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State House District 4·Arkansas

Arkansas 4th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Arkansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+58
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
36,176
2024 ACS

Arkansas 4th State House District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+58%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+58MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
36,1762024 5-year
Median household income
$48,5322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−58.4%
3,44113,49217,214
R
−54.8%
3,60212,85916,890
R
−55.3%
3,29711,89615,552
R
−41.7%
4,34810,89015,692
R
−30.8%
5,30610,26716,090
R
−21.9%
5,7879,09915,147
R
−18.7%
5,1457,66413,481
D
+2.6%
5,7305,38513,053
D
+10.1%
5,8814,54313,274
R
−23.6%
4,1816,84211,253
R
−35.5%
3,9688,40212,478
R
−26.4%
4,1867,38612,124
D
+8.6%
5,5554,67510,230
R
−39.2%
2,3045,3497,769
R
−16.5%
1,8622,9056,320
D
+19.9%
2,9571,9754,944
R
−6.2%
1,7251,9583,741
D
+2.5%
1,7091,6263,348
D
+7.9%
1,7191,4643,208
D
+42.4%
1,6236282,347
D
+28.1%
1,1986701,881
D
+39.3%
1,2485381,806
D
+37.4%
1,3346021,956
D
+66.0%
1,7463222,159
D
+21.6%
1,0286611,700
D
+38.6%
1,1114161,801
D
+25.4%
1,0605871,860
D
+48.2%
1,1894161,605
D
+38.3%
7762231,444
D
+29.6%
9765041,595
D
+24.6%
7704611,258
D
+41.7%
1,2285031,739
D
+56.1%
1,6504532,132
D
+52.7%
1,3233831,784
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.2%
English
16.2%
Irish
15.9%
American
7.7%
French
3.5%
Scottish
3.2%
Polish
1.8%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
20.8%
Other Christian
10.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.4%
Methodist
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+59.2 in a district of roughly 30,000 residents, State House District 4 ranks among the most uniformly partisan constituencies in the state, leaving little competitive ground for statewide or legislative contests.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 4th State House District peaked at sixty-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $48,532 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 4, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 4, Arkansas voted Republican by 58.4 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,214 votes cast, 3,441 went Democratic and 13,492 went Republican.
What is State House District 4, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 4, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 4, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 4, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 4, Arkansas?
State House District 4, Arkansas has a population of 36,176 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 4, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 4, Arkansas is $48,532 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 4, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 4, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.