akashic
1876–2024
Clark County, Arkansas
Clark County·Arkansas

Clark County changed direction in the last decade.

A south-central Arkansas county where timber and agriculture still shape the economy

18762024·38 elections
Clark County, Arkansas · Brandonrush · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Recent convert
since the recent cycles
Population
21,125
2024 ACS
Most similar
Wilkinson County
GA · similarity 0.97
20 precincts · 7,657 votes cast
Trump · R+20
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−20.5%
2,9594,5267,657
2020R
−14.0%
3,4384,6168,395
2016R
−9.5%
3,6204,4048,220
2012R
−6.3%
3,8114,3438,409
2008R
−3.7%
4,2674,6089,094
2004D
+9.2%
4,9904,1449,211
2000D
+10.3%
4,6613,7768,626
1996D
+39.0%
5,2812,1128,122
1992D
+37.7%
5,7672,4038,922
1988D
+15.8%
4,6753,3898,130
1984D
+5.1%
4,6384,1858,853
1980D
+36.9%
6,1222,7439,153
1976D
+56.9%
6,6411,8168,479
1972R
−20.6%
2,7414,1736,960
1968D
+15.3%
2,7331,6427,151
1964D
+37.2%
4,1271,8846,037
1960D
+38.1%
3,2951,3575,083
1956D
+17.3%
2,8091,9734,840
1952D
+27.6%
2,9631,6794,647
1948D
+54.5%
1,7503832,509
1944D
+51.3%
1,9816372,621
1940D
+72.9%
2,0083112,327
1936D
+81.8%
1,9621932,163
1932D
+88.2%
3,0371833,235
1928D
+33.0%
1,8179132,736
1924D
+38.7%
1,2234831,910
1920D
+19.1%
1,5071,0202,546
1916D
+48.9%
1,9756782,653
1912D
+39.1%
1,0513761,726
1908D
+8.6%
1,2061,0072,316
1904R
−0.6%
7227321,636
1900D
+22.6%
1,2327532,119
1896D
+38.1%
1,9108332,825
1892D
+17.1%
1,4047753,674
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.7%
African American
18.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
49.7%
Other Christian
14.8%
Methodist
7.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clark County has trended steadily Republican in recent presidential cycles, posting a 20-point margin in 2024, yet its county seat of Arkadelphia anchors a small college-town demographic that keeps local races occasionally competitive.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by four points. The 2024 margin was twenty points, in line with the county's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 21,125, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,034 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilkinson County and Baker County.