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1876–2024
Camden, AR·Arkansas

Camden, AR has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+27 in 2024.

A small Arkansas metro where timber and defense industries shape local economics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
LatestR+27in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population26,7892024 ACS

Camden, AR, Arkansas: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
26,7892024 5-year
Median household income
$52,3482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.9%2024 5-year
Black
36.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Camden, AR
TrumpR+27
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2024 presidential margin by county for Camden, AR, ARA map of the constituent counties of Camden, AR, AR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Ouachita County, AR · R+19Calhoun County, AR · R+62
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.8%6,730
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.4%3,791
OtherAll other candidates1.8%197
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −27.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−27.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+37.4%
1896+29.2%
1900+12.2%
1904+13.3%
1908−0.5%
1912+18.2%
1916+30.5%
1920+15.6%
1924+25.2%
1928+28.2%
1932+79.5%
1936+84.6%
1940+83.9%
1944+74.4%
1948+62.1%
1952+49.5%
1956+32.6%
1960+36.6%
1964+30.8%
1968+19.9%
1972−26.1%
1976+54.3%
1980+23.0%
1984−8.1%
1988−9.5%
1992+26.7%
1996+31.6%
2000+4.9%
2004−4.3%
2008−15.2%
2012−13.5%
2016−16.2%
2020−20.8%
2024−27.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−27.4%
3,7916,73010,718
R
−20.8%
4,4746,93011,811
R
−16.2%
4,9606,90712,008
R
−13.5%
5,2936,97912,489
R
−15.2%
5,0376,88912,177
R
−4.3%
6,1276,68512,949
D
+4.9%
6,4815,86712,580
D
+31.6%
7,9413,86312,901
D
+26.7%
8,8004,75815,117
R
−9.5%
6,2537,61314,387
R
−8.1%
6,9168,17415,624
D
+23.0%
8,5905,22514,604
D
+54.3%
10,9603,24814,213
R
−26.1%
4,6387,91812,582
O
+19.9%
5,2912,49614,033
D
+30.8%
8,4654,46113,020
D
+36.6%
6,3202,7349,790
D
+32.6%
6,4913,2649,891
D
+49.5%
7,2682,4439,743
D
+62.1%
4,0835215,736
D
+74.4%
4,0605954,656
D
+83.9%
3,7693284,102
D
+84.6%
3,5122923,805
D
+79.5%
4,3534914,859
D
+28.2%
2,3471,3133,666
D
+25.2%
1,8711,1023,057
D
+15.6%
2,0431,4783,613
D
+30.5%
2,3381,2453,583
D
+18.2%
1,3518652,671
R
−0.5%
1,7201,7393,498
D
+13.3%
1,5841,2092,820
D
+12.2%
1,7741,3873,178
D
+29.2%
2,2761,2453,536
D
+37.4%
1,9598313,015
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
8.0%
English
7.7%
American
4.8%
German
4.3%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.9%
2.6%
75–84
3.3%
6.1%
65–74
7.0%
7.3%
55–64
7.5%
5.6%
45–54
5.8%
5.5%
35–44
6.2%
6.0%
25–34
5.4%
3.8%
18–24
3.6%
8.3%
5–17
8.2%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,348
Camden, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Camden, AR$52,348
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)18.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
46.2%
Other Christian
26.9%
Methodist
13.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
10.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 1.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Camden anchors the Ouachita River valley with a workforce tied to ammunition manufacturing and defense contracting, giving this roughly 30,000-person metro an employment base unusual for rural southern Arkansas.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of twenty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.

A population of 26,789, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,348 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Camden, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,718 votes cast, 3,791 went Democratic and 6,730 went Republican.
What is Camden, AR, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Camden, AR, Arkansas in the "Black Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Camden, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Camden, AR, Arkansas has a population of 26,789 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas is $52,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Camden, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.