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1876–2024
Forrest City, AR·Arkansas

Forrest City, AR has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+1 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
LatestD+1in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population22,4002024 ACS

Forrest City, AR, Arkansas: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
22,4002024 5-year
Median household income
$42,5742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
41.0%2024 5-year
Black
54.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Forrest City, AR
HarrisD+1
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.4%2,953
Donald TrumpRepublican48.7%2,909
OtherAll other candidates2.0%117
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: +0.7% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+0.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−24.1%
1896+40.8%
1900−5.1%
1904+12.0%
1908−9.2%
1912+26.3%
1916+41.7%
1920+15.8%
1924+36.7%
1928+37.9%
1932+88.4%
1936+61.0%
1940+78.1%
1944+57.3%
1948+38.7%
1952+15.8%
1956+5.5%
1960+14.3%
1964+3.9%
1968+18.3%
1972−35.0%
1976+30.5%
1980+12.7%
1984−5.0%
1988+4.0%
1992+30.6%
1996+35.2%
2000+18.5%
2004+19.5%
2008+16.5%
2012+18.4%
2016+11.5%
2020+5.1%
2024+0.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+0.7%
2,9532,9095,979
D
+5.1%
3,6043,2427,108
D
+11.5%
4,0313,1957,290
D
+18.4%
4,9103,3688,362
D
+16.5%
5,4863,9179,505
D
+19.5%
5,6843,8159,588
D
+18.5%
4,9863,4148,496
D
+35.2%
5,5622,5238,644
D
+30.6%
6,5483,28910,635
D
+4.0%
4,6564,2988,980
R
−5.0%
4,8665,37810,322
D
+12.7%
5,8164,48510,487
D
+30.5%
6,8513,63910,520
R
−35.0%
2,6745,6928,631
O
+18.3%
3,2841,6089,146
D
+3.9%
3,6513,3777,038
D
+14.3%
2,4321,7864,518
D
+5.5%
2,1141,8844,199
D
+15.8%
2,4661,7924,259
D
+38.7%
1,0111782,155
D
+57.3%
1,6544462,108
D
+78.1%
1,6711921,894
D
+61.0%
1,5203591,903
D
+88.4%
1,9901072,129
D
+37.9%
1,3766172,002
D
+36.7%
9724331,467
D
+15.8%
1,2529032,212
D
+41.7%
9603951,355
D
+26.3%
5632961,014
R
−9.2%
6197551,477
D
+12.0%
7375771,333
R
−5.1%
6347031,356
D
+40.8%
1,0874551,550
R
−24.1%
6971,1751,981
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
5.8%
Irish
4.8%
American
4.8%
German
4.5%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.6%
Scottish
0.6%
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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.5%
75–84
2.8%
5.2%
65–74
5.8%
6.2%
55–64
6.1%
7.2%
45–54
5.3%
8.9%
35–44
4.7%
9.6%
25–34
5.3%
4.1%
18–24
3.6%
8.4%
5–17
6.8%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$42,574
Forrest City, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Forrest City, AR$42,574
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
28.5%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1842.4%
Working age (18–64)25.8%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
38.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.3%
Other Christian
6.1%
Methodist
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Forrest City, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.

A population of 22,400, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,574 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Forrest City, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,979 votes cast, 2,953 went Democratic and 2,909 went Republican.
What is Forrest City, AR, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Forrest City, 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 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Forrest City, AR, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Forrest City, AR, Arkansas has a population of 22,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas is $42,574 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.