Des Arc, AR
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+24.5 |
| 2012 | R+35.6 |
| 2016 | R+39.5 |
| 2020 | R+53.4 |
| 2024 | R+62.1 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,591 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+62.1 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $30,921 |
| County | Prairie County |
| State | AR |
Place narrative
Des Arc anchors Prairie County, a rural stretch where presidential margins have swung sharply rightward over the past two decades as the regional agricultural economy shifted and the white working-class electorate realigned.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −62.1% | 109 | 480 | 8 | 597 |
| 2020 | R | −53.4% | 147 | 494 | 9 | 650 |
| 2016 | R | −39.5% | 191 | 457 | 26 | 674 |
| 2012 | R | −35.6% | 189 | 410 | 21 | 620 |
| 2008 | R | −24.5% | 187 | 318 | 29 | 534 |
| 2004† | — | Tied | 300 | 300 | 2 | 602 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 77.4% |
| Black | 12.6% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.8% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $30,921 |
| Poverty rate | 20.0% |
| Median age | 48.8 |
| Age 18–29 | 17.9% |
| Age 65 and older | 25.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 10.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 0.5% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Prairie County county page and the AR state page.