† 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
GroupSearcyArkansasUnited States
English12.5%12.3%9.5%
American8.4%7.5%5.3%
Irish8.1%8.9%9.4%
German7.4%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.6%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.1%1.4%4.8%
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
Polish0.9%—2.2%
African American†11.1%13.5%9.9%
Mexican4.3%6.3%11.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%0.9%0.7%
Peruvian0.2%——
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
Searcy
Arkansas
United States
Median age
32.4
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
20.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Searcy
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$52,170
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.6%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Searcy
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.8%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.9%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Searcy
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.
Searcy, Arkansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−34.4%
2008
−51.0%
2012
−55.5%
2016
−46.3%
2020
−44.1%
2024
−45.8%
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
25.6%Harris2,163
71.3%Trump6,038
3.1%
R+45.8
R+1.7
R+44.3
8,463
R
26.3%Biden2,320
70.3%Trump6,210
3.4%
R+44.1
D+2.2
R+48.5
8,829
R
22.4%Clinton1,813
68.7%Trump5,563
8.9%
R+46.3
D+9.2
R+48.4
8,100
R
20.9%Obama1,419
76.4%Romney5,192
2.8%
R+55.5
R+4.5
R+59.3
6,800
R
23.4%Obama1,355
74.4%McCain4,304
2.2%
R+51.0
R+16.6
R+58.2
5,787
R
32.6%Kerry1,830
67.0%Bush3,759
0.3%
R+34.4
—
R+31.9
5,608
Searcy votes heavily Republican in federal contests and is home to Harding University, a private liberal arts institution whose enrollment of roughly 4,000 shapes the city's demographics and civic culture.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 55.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.8 points.
A population of 23,340, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,170 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tillmans Corner and Cabot.
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, Searcy, Arkansas voted Republican by 45.8 points (R+45.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,463 votes cast, 2,163 went Democratic and 6,038 went Republican.
How many people live in Searcy, Arkansas?
Searcy, Arkansas has a population of 23,340 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Searcy, Arkansas?
Median household income in Searcy, Arkansas is $52,170 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Searcy, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Searcy, Arkansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
