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State House District 3·Arkansas

Arkansas 3rd State House District peaked at D+67; 2024 delivered R+58.

One of Arkansas's most reliably Republican legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+58
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
24,149
2024 ACS

Arkansas 3rd State House District, Arkansas: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+58MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
24,1492024 5-year
Median household income
$47,3832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+67 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−57.6%
2,3539,02711,583
R
−53.9%
2,5358,80411,633
R
−54.1%
2,3268,09510,670
R
−42.5%
2,9297,45010,645
R
−29.8%
3,6976,97211,000
R
−18.6%
4,1626,09810,410
R
−15.6%
3,7405,1859,265
D
+3.0%
3,9583,6998,737
D
+12.9%
4,2513,0849,017
R
−22.7%
2,9494,7097,747
R
−35.9%
2,7655,9128,764
R
−27.1%
2,9465,2758,579
D
+7.4%
3,6213,1256,748
R
−41.4%
1,5863,8705,517
R
−17.1%
1,2652,0084,351
D
+22.7%
1,9431,2223,170
R
−13.8%
1,0361,3752,453
R
−3.5%
1,0081,0812,103
D
+2.7%
1,0089551,972
D
+34.6%
8053751,244
D
+14.4%
5984471,048
D
+33.2%
6883431,039
D
+35.5%
6843241,013
D
+67.5%
9071721,089
D
+14.5%
6294691,104
D
+33.7%
531241860
D
+18.8%
5913981,028
D
+47.9%
8012821,084
D
+25.3%
452220917
D
+31.7%
537265859
D
+20.8%
363233626
D
+42.6%
673269948
D
+57.9%
8872361,125
D
+41.3%
673267982
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.5%
German
16.7%
Irish
13.2%
American
7.8%
Scottish
3.1%
French
2.6%
Italian
2.6%
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: 50.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.7%
85+
1.7%
4.6%
75–84
6.0%
7.7%
65–74
8.4%
6.9%
55–64
8.0%
5.4%
45–54
5.6%
5.2%
35–44
5.2%
4.8%
25–34
4.6%
3.0%
18–24
2.9%
7.3%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,383
State House District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 3$47,383
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.1%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
25.5%
Other Christian
10.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.8%
Methodist
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48, this northwest Arkansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep-red rural and small-town electorate that has defined the region for decades.

The Democratic margin in Arkansas 3rd State House District peaked at sixty-seven points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $47,383 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 3, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 3, Arkansas voted Republican by 57.6 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,583 votes cast, 2,353 went Democratic and 9,027 went Republican.
What is State House District 3, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 3, Arkansas as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 3, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 3, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 3, Arkansas?
State House District 3, Arkansas has a population of 24,149 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 3, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 3, Arkansas is $47,383 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 3, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 3, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.