† 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
GroupRussellvilleArkansasUnited States
American15.0%7.5%5.3%
English12.6%12.3%9.5%
German8.9%9.2%12.5%
Irish8.2%8.9%9.4%
Scottish2.0%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.9%1.4%4.8%
French1.6%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%0.6%—
Mexican9.8%6.3%11.3%
Salvadoran3.4%0.9%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.3%1.8%
Honduran1.0%0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.7%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Venezuelan0.5%——
African American†3.9%13.5%9.9%
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
Russellville
Arkansas
United States
Median age
30.6
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
18.9%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.8%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Russellville
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$50,877
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.8%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.8%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Russellville
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.0%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
14.1%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Russellville
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.
Russellville, Arkansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.2%
2008
−31.4%
2012
−35.3%
2016
−30.9%
2020
−28.6%
2024
−30.6%
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
33.3%Harris2,963
63.9%Trump5,685
2.8%
R+30.6
R+2.0
R+29.1
8,900
R
34.2%Biden3,168
62.8%Trump5,815
3.0%
R+28.6
D+2.3
R+33.0
9,265
R
31.0%Clinton2,674
61.9%Trump5,340
7.1%
R+30.9
D+4.3
R+33.0
8,623
R
31.0%Obama2,506
66.3%Romney5,354
2.7%
R+35.3
R+3.9
R+39.1
8,077
R
33.0%Obama2,211
64.4%McCain4,314
2.6%
R+31.4
R+12.3
R+38.7
6,696
R
40.3%Kerry2,566
59.4%Bush3,787
0.3%
R+19.2
—
R+16.7
6,374
Russellville sits at the intersection of higher education and energy infrastructure, hosting Arkansas Tech University and the state's only nuclear power facility — a pairing that shapes its workforce and gives it an economic profile distinct from most rural Arkansas cities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.6 points.
A population of 29,162, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,877 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Searcy and Cleburne.
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, Russellville, Arkansas voted Republican by 30.6 points (R+30.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,900 votes cast, 2,963 went Democratic and 5,685 went Republican.
How many people live in Russellville, Arkansas?
Russellville, Arkansas has a population of 29,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russellville, Arkansas?
Median household income in Russellville, Arkansas is $50,877 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Russellville, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Russellville, Arkansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
