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El Dorado·Arkansas

El Dorado delivered D+10.5 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
AR
El Dorado
HarrisD+10.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic54.2%3,017
Donald TrumpRepublican43.7%2,435
OtherAll other candidates2.1%117
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +10.5% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+10.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+7.3%
2012−26.3%
2016+18.2%
2020+10.4%
2024+10.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.5%
3,0172,4355,569
D
+10.4%
3,3822,7226,365
D
+18.2%
2,9291,9955,133
R
−26.3%
2,7594,7337,492
D
+7.3%
2,7312,3525,212

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorEl DoradoCityArkansasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White43.3%69.1%61.0%
Black49.2%14.7%12.2%
Asian1.7%1.6%6.0%
Two or more races4.8%10.3%12.6%
Other race1.0%4.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%9.0%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$49,244$60,773$84,427
Poverty rate23.3%16.0%12.5%
Median age36.638.839.1
Age 18–248.0%9.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.3%17.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)17.1%25.7%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home6.0%8.3%22.3%
Spanish4.5%6.1%13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.2%0.1%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 9.7%English 12.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 8.6%German 9.2%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 4.6%Irish 8.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic2.9%County context5.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant49.6%County context38.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed17.6%County context42.5%51.5%
Black Protestant22.5%County context6.2%2.2%
Mainline Protestant5.8%County context5.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.7%
American
8.6%
German
4.6%
Irish
4.5%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.7%
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
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.2%
Korean0.3%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
49.6%
Black Protestant
22.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.8%
Catholic
2.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Unaffiliated or not counted17.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

El Dorado sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.2 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 26.3 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 10.5 points.

A population of 17,115, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,244 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did El Dorado, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, El Dorado, Arkansas voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+10.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,569 votes cast, 3,017 went Democratic and 2,435 went Republican.
What is El Dorado, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places El Dorado, Arkansas in the "" 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 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did El Dorado, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which El Dorado, Arkansas voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in El Dorado, Arkansas?
El Dorado, Arkansas has a population of 17,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in El Dorado, Arkansas?
Median household income in El Dorado, Arkansas is $49,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of El Dorado, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in El Dorado, Arkansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.