† 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
GroupHelena-West HelenaArkansasUnited States
African American†71.3%13.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.9%0.5%
South African0.2%——
English3.3%12.3%9.5%
Irish2.8%8.9%9.4%
American1.9%7.5%5.3%
German1.7%9.2%12.5%
Italian1.1%1.4%4.8%
Scottish0.2%1.8%1.3%
Mexican1.7%6.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.3%——
Filipino1.2%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.7%—1.3%
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
Helena-West Helena
Arkansas
United States
Median age
39.3
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Helena-West Helena
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$36,019
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.7%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.3%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Helena-West Helena
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
8.3%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.2%
0.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Helena-West Helena
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.
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+45.3%
2008
+45.9%
2012
+51.7%
2016
+49.6%
2020
+45.0%
2024
+40.3%
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
D
69.3%Harris1,698
29.0%Trump711
1.7%
D+40.3
R+4.8
D+41.8
2,450
D
70.9%Biden2,309
25.9%Trump842
3.3%
D+45.0
R+4.6
D+40.6
3,257
D
73.4%Clinton2,820
23.8%Trump913
2.9%
D+49.6
R+2.0
D+47.5
3,843
D
75.0%Obama3,371
23.3%Romney1,049
1.6%
D+51.7
D+5.8
D+47.8
4,494
D
71.9%Obama3,774
26.0%McCain1,365
2.1%
D+45.9
D+0.6
D+38.6
5,248
D
72.4%Kerry3,731
27.1%Bush1,396
0.5%
D+45.3
—
D+47.8
5,151
Helena-West Helena sits at the confluence of the Mississippi Delta and Arkansas's Arkansas Delta, with a majority-Black population that has driven municipal elections decided by single-digit margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.3 points.
A population of 8,935, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,019 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Holly Springs and Forrest City.
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.
How did Helena-West Helena, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas voted Democratic by 40.3 points (D+40.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,450 votes cast, 1,698 went Democratic and 711 went Republican.
How many people live in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas?
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas has a population of 8,935 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas?
Median household income in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas is $36,019 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
