White County, Arkansas: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 77,8382024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,2492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lonoke County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of White CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for White 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 | 5,641 | 24,514 | 30,837 | ||
| R | 5,978 | 24,182 | 30,885 | ||
| R | 5,170 | 21,077 | 26,942 | ||
| R | 5,765 | 20,011 | 26,514 | ||
| R | 6,732 | 19,467 | 26,955 | ||
| R | 9,129 | 17,001 | 26,425 | ||
| R | 8,342 | 13,170 | 22,150 | ||
| D | 10,204 | 8,659 | 20,991 | ||
| D | 10,494 | 8,538 | 21,563 | ||
| R | 6,957 | 11,094 | 18,234 | ||
| R | 6,603 | 12,566 | 19,435 | ||
| D | 8,750 | 8,079 | 17,313 | ||
| D | 11,412 | 4,756 | 16,168 | ||
| R | 4,161 | 8,701 | 12,941 | ||
| O | 3,198 | 3,887 | 12,139 | ||
| D | 6,566 | 5,023 | 11,684 | ||
| D | 5,244 | 3,985 | 9,834 | ||
| D | 4,895 | 3,813 | 8,750 | ||
| D | 4,179 | 2,884 | 7,070 | ||
| D | 3,193 | 833 | 4,625 | ||
| D | 2,532 | 1,346 | 3,878 | ||
| D | 3,345 | 876 | 4,245 | ||
| D | 2,503 | 535 | 3,045 | ||
| D | 3,251 | 430 | 3,705 | ||
| D | 2,299 | 1,957 | 4,279 | ||
| D | 1,488 | 679 | 2,452 | ||
| D | 2,086 | 1,359 | 3,593 | ||
| D | 2,823 | 673 | 3,496 | ||
| D | 1,448 | 380 | 2,517 | ||
| D | 1,788 | 887 | 3,038 | ||
| D | 1,238 | 676 | 2,153 | ||
| D | 1,694 | 811 | 2,680 | ||
| D | 2,876 | 559 | 3,460 | ||
| D | 1,863 | 979 | 3,440 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
American
8.8%
Irish
8.5%
German
7.8%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.1%
African American
3.4%
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: 38.8 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
$55,249
White County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
White County$55,249
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
White County has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with its largely rural, working-class population centered on Searcy anchoring some of the widest partisan gaps in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in White County peaked at seventy-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $55,249 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lonoke County and Berrien County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did White County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, White County, Arkansas voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,837 votes cast, 5,641 went Democratic and 24,514 went Republican.
What is White County, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies White County, Arkansas as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did White County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which White County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in White County, Arkansas?
White County, Arkansas has a population of 77,838 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in White County, Arkansas?
Median household income in White County, Arkansas is $55,249 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of White County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in White County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.