† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBentonArkansasUnited States
English15.0%12.3%9.5%
Irish12.2%8.9%9.4%
German11.4%9.2%12.5%
American8.7%7.5%5.3%
Scottish2.8%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.6%1.4%4.8%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.9%0.6%—
African American†9.0%13.5%9.9%
African1.1%0.9%0.5%
Mexican5.0%6.3%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.4%——
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.9%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Panamanian0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Benton
Arkansas
United States
Median age
38.1
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Benton
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$72,876
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Benton
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
5.4%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Benton
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
—
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
42.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Benton, Arkansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.8%
2008
−36.3%
2012
−38.6%
2016
−37.1%
2020
−34.3%
2024
−33.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.1%Harris4,776
65.4%Trump9,745
2.5%
R+33.4
D+0.9
R+31.9
14,891
R
31.6%Biden4,831
65.8%Trump10,071
2.6%
R+34.3
D+2.9
R+38.7
15,299
R
28.2%Clinton4,024
65.3%Trump9,331
6.5%
R+37.1
D+1.4
R+39.2
14,287
R
29.4%Obama3,707
68.0%Romney8,573
2.6%
R+38.6
R+2.3
R+42.4
12,610
R
30.8%Obama3,479
67.1%McCain7,581
2.1%
R+36.3
R+14.5
R+43.6
11,303
R
38.4%Kerry3,886
60.2%Bush6,092
1.5%
R+21.8
—
R+19.3
10,125
Benton has expanded rapidly as Little Rock's southern suburbs stretch outward, drawing younger families and reshaping a voter base that has trended heavily Republican in statewide races over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.4 points.
A population of 36,595, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,876 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bartlesville and Prattville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Benton, Arkansas voted Republican by 33.4 points (R+33.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,891 votes cast, 4,776 went Democratic and 9,745 went Republican.
How many people live in Benton, Arkansas?
Benton, Arkansas has a population of 36,595 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Benton, Arkansas?
Median household income in Benton, Arkansas is $72,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Benton, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Benton, Arkansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
