Garland County, Arkansas: Old Confederacy county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 100,0352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,1812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Columbia County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Garland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Garland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,015 | 28,359 | 42,327 | ||
| R | 14,045 | 29,069 | 44,199 | ||
| R | 12,311 | 26,087 | 39,387 | ||
| R | 13,804 | 26,014 | 40,728 | ||
| R | 15,899 | 26,825 | 43,719 | ||
| R | 18,040 | 21,734 | 40,154 | ||
| R | 15,840 | 19,098 | 35,935 | ||
| D | 19,211 | 13,662 | 36,206 | ||
| D | 18,811 | 12,886 | 35,995 | ||
| R | 11,406 | 19,281 | 31,642 | ||
| R | 11,484 | 21,213 | 33,958 | ||
| R | 12,515 | 15,739 | 29,717 | ||
| D | 15,707 | 10,394 | 26,170 | ||
| R | 5,207 | 15,602 | 21,112 | ||
| R | 5,655 | 7,674 | 20,284 | ||
| D | 11,591 | 9,952 | 21,629 | ||
| R | 6,333 | 7,204 | 13,944 | ||
| R | 5,437 | 9,427 | 15,076 | ||
| R | 5,165 | 7,848 | 13,065 | ||
| D | 3,764 | 2,286 | 7,154 | ||
| D | 3,596 | 2,069 | 5,669 | ||
| D | 3,335 | 1,424 | 4,772 | ||
| D | 2,931 | 1,217 | 4,183 | ||
| D | 4,252 | 833 | 5,086 | ||
| D | 2,823 | 2,720 | 5,558 | ||
| D | 1,501 | 1,064 | 2,837 | ||
| D | 1,670 | 1,055 | 2,901 | ||
| D | 1,678 | 1,057 | 2,735 | ||
| D | 1,046 | 300 | 2,027 | ||
| D | 1,340 | 1,105 | 2,575 | ||
| R | 804 | 854 | 1,677 | ||
| D | 940 | 708 | 1,661 | ||
| D | 1,465 | 703 | 2,244 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 940 | 2,534 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
Irish
12.5%
German
11.2%
American
6.2%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.5%
African American
6.1%
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. 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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,181
Garland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Garland County$57,181
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Garland County's resort-city core around Hot Springs gives it more tourism-driven economic diversity than many Arkansas counties, yet it has posted Republican presidential margins above 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting the broader rightward tilt of non-metropolitan Arkansas.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Garland County, by a nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Garland County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,181, and a 16% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia County and Independence County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Garland County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garland County, Arkansas voted Republican by 36.3 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,327 votes cast, 13,015 went Democratic and 28,359 went Republican.
What is Garland County, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Garland County, Arkansas as a "Old Confederacy" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Garland County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garland County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Garland County, Arkansas?
Garland County, Arkansas has a population of 100,035 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garland County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Garland County, Arkansas is $57,181 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Garland County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Garland County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.