akashic
1876–2024
Little Rock-Pine Bluff·Arkansas

Little Rock-Pine Bluff has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+26 in 2024.

Arkansas's anchor market, where Delta demographics meet state-capital politics

18762024·38 elections
AR
LatestR+26in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population1,466,3312024 ACS

Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South market. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
1,466,3312024 5-year
Median household income
$60,3722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.0%2024 5-year
Black
19.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Little Rock-Pine Bluff
TrumpR+26
2024 presidential margin by county for Little Rock-Pine Bluff, ARA map of the constituent counties of Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Ouachita County, AR · R+19Desha County, AR · R+5Montgomery County, AR · R+63Stone County, AR · R+62Drew County, AR · R+34Jackson County, AR · R+49Arkansas County, AR · R+44Jefferson County, AR · D+20Nevada County, AR · R+40Clark County, AR · R+20Bradley County, AR · R+39Cleveland County, AR · R+68Conway County, AR · R+40Faulkner County, AR · R+32Garland County, AR · R+36Lonoke County, AR · R+54Yell County, AR · R+61Woodruff County, AR · R+32Grant County, AR · R+69Izard County, AR · R+66Dallas County, AR · R+29Independence County, AR · R+59Van Buren County, AR · R+60Calhoun County, AR · R+62Prairie County, AR · R+66Cleburne County, AR · R+68Perry County, AR · R+58Polk County, AR · R+70White County, AR · R+61Lincoln County, AR · R+50Searcy County, AR · R+72Pope County, AR · R+52Pike County, AR · R+73Monroe County, AR · R+16Saline County, AR · R+40Pulaski County, AR · D+22Hot Spring County, AR · R+52
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican62.0%361,915
Kamala HarrisDemocratic35.8%209,050
OtherAll other candidates2.2%12,831
D+60
R+60
37 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: −26.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−26.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+26.9%
1896+47.9%
1900+25.3%
1904+13.1%
1908+17.9%
1912+34.8%
1916+40.4%
1920+17.4%
1924+33.5%
1928+24.2%
1932+76.9%
1936+69.0%
1940+62.2%
1944+44.3%
1948+44.3%
1952+16.9%
1956+8.0%
1960+16.1%
1964+14.1%
1968+3.6%
1972−31.2%
1976+39.1%
1980+7.9%
1984−16.7%
1988−10.4%
1992+21.8%
1996+21.5%
2000−1.8%
2004−5.4%
2008−16.2%
2012−19.2%
2016−22.5%
2020−23.0%
2024−26.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−26.2%
209,050361,915583,796
R
−23.0%
228,004368,844613,448
R
−22.5%
208,729333,975556,748
R
−19.2%
216,394322,273552,140
R
−16.2%
229,821321,184564,172
R
−5.4%
254,948284,479545,256
R
−1.8%
226,088234,615474,048
D
+21.5%
259,603160,565461,307
D
+21.8%
274,674167,693490,784
R
−10.4%
192,435237,815436,454
R
−16.7%
190,670268,270465,396
D
+7.9%
220,975187,222427,078
D
+39.1%
274,577120,166395,256
R
−31.2%
112,479214,976328,870
O
+3.6%
99,58588,336313,635
D
+14.1%
168,345126,397296,530
D
+16.1%
115,75780,872216,500
D
+8.0%
108,98692,534204,753
D
+16.9%
115,99182,379199,152
D
+44.3%
76,02923,040119,508
D
+44.3%
73,56628,363102,151
D
+62.2%
76,27717,58994,324
D
+69.0%
70,76712,89483,904
D
+76.9%
91,25711,578103,603
D
+24.2%
58,20535,47493,983
D
+33.5%
38,57117,79062,013
D
+17.4%
49,79534,72586,854
D
+40.4%
55,33923,46778,806
D
+34.8%
32,96812,18859,664
D
+17.9%
40,60627,65872,176
D
+13.1%
29,90022,67555,160
D
+25.3%
36,62521,60059,333
D
+47.9%
52,83518,33472,023
D
+26.9%
42,11322,59272,592
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.7%
Irish
8.7%
German
8.4%
American
7.5%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.3%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
27.1%
Other Christian
13.3%
Methodist
6.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the capital corridor and the majority-Black Delta counties around Pine Bluff, this market blends competitive state-level races with some of Arkansas's most economically distressed and reliably Democratic precincts.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-one points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 1,466,331, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,372 describe the market.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/dma/693/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas voted Republican by 26.2 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 583,796 votes cast, 209,050 went Democratic and 361,915 went Republican.
What is Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas?
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas has a population of 1,466,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas?
Median household income in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas is $60,372 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.