How did AR-SD-23, Arkansas vote in the 2024 presidential election?

AR-SD-23, Arkansas voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+60.5. Kamala D Harris received 7,621 votes and Donald Trump received 32,070 out of 40,385 total votes cast, a 3.5-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is AR-SD-23, Arkansas's political history?

AR-SD-23, Arkansas has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 13.8 points in 2012.

What are the demographics of AR-SD-23, Arkansas?

AR-SD-23, Arkansas has a population of 85,228 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 91.3% non-Hispanic white, 2.2% Hispanic.

Which places are most similar to AR-SD-23, Arkansas?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to AR-SD-23, Arkansas are West Virginia State Senate District 6, West Virginia State Senate District 9, Arkansas State Senate District 28. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Arkansas State Senate District 23

Arkansas · Latest: 2024↓ R+3.5 vs 2020

Safe Republican — shifted 3.5pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 85K residents

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Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

West Virginia State Senate District 6WV

Suburban Republican

R+62.3

Similarity score98%

West Virginia State Senate District 9WV

Suburban Republican

R+55.7

Similarity score97%

Arkansas State Senate District 28AR

Suburban Republican

R+52.4

Similarity score97%

Indiana State Senate District 48IN

Suburban Republican

R+44.5

Similarity score96%

Tennessee State Senate District 26TN

Suburban Republican

R+53.8

Similarity score95%

Pennsylvania State Senate District 23PA

Suburban Republican

R+41.9

Similarity score95%

Oregon State Senate District 2OR

Urban Competitive 2

R+31.1

Similarity score95%

Tennessee State Senate District 24TN

Suburban Republican

R+58.4

Similarity score95%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

AR-SD-23Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 91.3%Multiracial 4.8%Hispanic 2.2%Native American 0.7%Black 0.5%Asian 0.4%

Group	AR-SD-23	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	91.3%	67.4%	57.4%
Multiracial / Other	4.8%	6.3%	4.0%
Hispanic / Latino	2.2%	9.0%	19.3%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%	0.9%
Black / African American	0.5%	14.7%	12.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.6%	6.0%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Arkansas State Senate District 23? 85,228 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

AR-SD-23 vs Arkansas vs National85K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

85K

local

85KState 3.0MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

81.3%

local

81.3%State 74.2%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $61,888National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 16.0%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 25.9%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 66.4%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 38.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.7%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.6%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 5.4%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 8.3%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 91.7%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in AR-SD-23

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

58.3%

vs Previous

+0.6pp

Voting-Age Pop

69,284

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is AR-SD-23?

Safe RAvg margin: R+57.3 (last 3 elections)

2008

R+30.0

2012

R+43.8

2016

R+54.4

2020

R+57.0

2024

R+60.5

Elasticity

30.5pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

R+49.2

Other Arkansas State Senate Districts

34 total

Name	Margin ↓
AR-SD-15	D+61.5
AR-SD-12	D+47.4
AR-SD-30	D+25.7
AR-SD-14	D+25.2
AR-SD-08	D+19.1
AR-SD-09	D+9.4
AR-SD-13	R+1.5
AR-SD-17	R+12.5
AR-SD-31	R+16.8
AR-SD-27	R+19.6
AR-SD-34	R+21.8
AR-SD-33	R+22.8
AR-SD-32	R+28.6
AR-SD-16	R+29.7
AR-SD-20	R+30.2
AR-SD-35	R+36.0
AR-SD-06	R+36.1
AR-SD-02	R+36.6
AR-SD-03	R+37.0
AR-SD-01	R+43.0
AR-SD-10	R+44.7
AR-SD-11	R+47.3
AR-SD-29	R+48.0
AR-SD-25	R+48.6
AR-SD-19	R+49.5

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