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1876–2024
Arkadelphia, AR·Arkansas

Arkadelphia, AR changed direction in the last decade — R+20 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
21,125
2024 ACS

Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas: Recent convert metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Recent convertAkashic typology
Population
21,1252024 5-year
Median household income
$52,0342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.5%2024 5-year
Black
23.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.5%
2,9594,5267,657
R
−14.0%
3,4384,6168,395
R
−9.5%
3,6204,4048,220
R
−6.3%
3,8114,3438,409
R
−3.7%
4,2674,6089,094
D
+9.2%
4,9904,1449,211
D
+10.3%
4,6613,7768,626
D
+39.0%
5,2812,1128,122
D
+37.7%
5,7672,4038,922
D
+15.8%
4,6753,3898,130
D
+5.1%
4,6384,1858,853
D
+36.9%
6,1222,7439,153
D
+56.9%
6,6411,8168,479
R
−20.6%
2,7414,1736,960
O
+15.3%
2,7331,6427,151
D
+37.2%
4,1271,8846,037
D
+38.1%
3,2951,3575,083
D
+17.3%
2,8091,9734,840
D
+27.6%
2,9631,6794,647
D
+54.5%
1,7503832,509
D
+51.3%
1,9816372,621
D
+72.9%
2,0083112,327
D
+81.8%
1,9621932,163
D
+88.2%
3,0371833,235
D
+33.0%
1,8179132,736
D
+38.7%
1,2234831,910
D
+19.1%
1,5071,0202,546
D
+48.9%
1,9756782,653
D
+39.1%
1,0513761,726
D
+8.6%
1,2061,0072,316
R
−0.6%
7227321,636
D
+22.6%
1,2327532,119
D
+38.1%
1,9108332,825
O
+17.1%
1,4047753,674
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
American
10.0%
Irish
7.3%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 32.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.9%
2.4%
75–84
3.0%
4.5%
65–74
5.1%
5.3%
55–64
5.8%
4.7%
45–54
5.0%
4.3%
35–44
5.6%
6.0%
25–34
5.4%
10.0%
18–24
11.3%
7.6%
5–17
7.3%
2.3%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,034
Arkadelphia, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Arkadelphia, AR$52,034
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.2%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
49.7%
Other Christian
14.8%
Methodist
7.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arkadelphia, AR in the Mid-South has, until recently, been a Democratic metro. The metro's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the metro by four points. The 2024 margin was twenty points, in line with the metro's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 21,125, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,034 situate the metro in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,657 votes cast, 2,959 went Democratic and 4,526 went Republican.
What is Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas as a "Recent convert" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas has a population of 21,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas is $52,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.