Pulaski County, Arkansas
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 48.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(16) | 8.4% |
▶Black / African American(11) | 36.8% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.5% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.2% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 34.3% | 55.0% |
| Black Protestant | 9.6% | 15.3% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.4% | 13.4% |
| Catholic | 7.0% | 11.2% |
| Other | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Non-religious | 37.7% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+22.1 |
| 2020 | Biden+22.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton+18.3 |
| 2012 | Obama+11.5 |
| 2008 | Obama+11.6 |
| 2004 | Kerry+10.8 |
| 2000 | Gore+9.8 |
| 1996 | Clinton+23.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+23.1 |
Pulaski, Arkansas is a county that has a population of 399,818. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+22.1. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.8% | 37.7% | D+22.1 | R+0.4 |
| 2020 | 60.0% | 37.5% | D+22.5 | D+4.3 |
| 2016 | 57.7% | 39.5% | D+18.3 | D+6.8 |
| 2012 | 54.7% | 43.3% | D+11.5 | R+0.1 |
| 2008 | 55.1% | 43.5% | D+11.6 | D+0.7 |
| 2004 | 55.0% | 44.2% | D+10.8 | D+1.0 |
| 2000 | 53.7% | 43.9% | D+9.8 | R+13.9 |
| 1996 | 58.8% | 35.1% | D+23.7 | D+0.6 |
| 1992 | 58.0% | 34.9% | D+23.1 | D+34.6 |
| 1988 | 43.5% | 55.0% | R+11.5 | D+6.1 |
| 1984 | 40.7% | 58.2% | R+17.6 | R+19.9 |
| 1980 | 48.6% | 46.2% | D+2.4 | R+23.1 |
| 1976 | 62.6% | 37.1% | D+25.5 | D+51.7 |
| 1972 | 36.7% | 62.9% | R+26.2 | R+27.3 |
| 1968 | 34.4% | 33.3% | D+1.1 | R+1.7 |
| 1964 | 51.1% | 48.3% | D+2.8 | R+11.5 |
| 1960 | 49.8% | 35.5% | D+14.3 | D+18.9 |
| 1956 | 46.5% | 51.1% | R+4.6 | R+6.7 |
| 1952 | 50.6% | 48.6% | D+2.0 | R+27.2 |
| 1948 | 53.2% | 24.0% | D+29.3 | — |
What defines Pulaski?
It has a racially mixed, moderately educated electorate — the urban swing demographic that decides close elections.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 22.1% margin
- Turnout decreased by 5.4 percentage points since the previous presidential election