State House District 20 State House District (AR) — Elections 1876–2024

Arkansas 20th State House District, Arkansas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population: 7,9602024 5-year
Median household income: $70,6392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.7%2024 5-year
Black: 3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 18.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+52 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.7%	1,357	1,558	3,012
2020	R	−3.9%	1,359	1,473	2,922
2016	R	−10.4%	1,034	1,286	2,424
2012	R	−16.3%	875	1,230	2,184
2008	R	−13.1%	900	1,177	2,120
2004	R	−12.7%	856	1,108	1,987
2000	R	−13.2%	664	875	1,595
1996	D	+2.1%	633	604	1,363
1992	D	+3.6%	683	629	1,484
1988	R	−30.2%	389	732	1,136
1984	R	−37.3%	351	775	1,138
1980	R	−24.0%	381	644	1,098
1976	D	+5.0%	484	438	925
1972	R	−42.2%	220	543	766
1968	R	−20.6%	190	330	678
1964	D	+19.3%	315	213	529
1960	R	−30.0%	167	313	486
1956	R	−22.3%	151	238	391
1952	R	−27.3%	153	268	422
1948	D	+8.7%	108	89	219
1944	O	+0.0%	96	96	192
1940	D	+22.4%	89	56	147
1936	D	+36.4%	105	49	154
1932	D	+52.5%	154	47	204
1928	R	−13.3%	74	97	173
1924	D	+20.5%	71	45	127
1920	D	+10.6%	82	66	151
1916	D	+29.1%	91	50	141
1912	D	+41.2%	58	18	97
1908	D	+21.9%	85	53	146
1904	D	+17.3%	61	42	110
1900	D	+31.3%	82	42	128
1896	D	+44.9%	99	37	138
1892	D	+12.6%	76	58	143
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.5%

German

10.5%

Irish

8.6%

American

4.8%

Scottish

2.2%

Italian

2.0%

French

1.6%

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: 32.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.6%

1.6%

75–84

2.2%

3.5%

65–74

3.9%

4.9%

55–64

5.0%

5.7%

45–54

5.4%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.6%

25–34

7.2%

7.5%

18–24

7.3%

8.9%

5–17

8.3%

3.2%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,639

State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 20$70,639

Arkansas$60,773

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.3%

Working age (18–64)14.3%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.5%

speak English only

Spanish13.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

23.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.5%

Other Christian

12.0%

Methodist

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+22.1 in a state that trends heavily Republican statewide, this district stands as a distinct blue enclave — likely anchored by an urban core or a concentration of majority-minority precincts.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Arkansas 20th State House District, by a thirteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The 2024 margin was seven points.

The political shift has tracked, in Arkansas 20th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,639, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, Arkansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 20, Arkansas voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,012 votes cast, 1,357 went Democratic and 1,558 went Republican.

What is State House District 20, Arkansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 20, Arkansas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 20, Arkansas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State House District 20, Arkansas?

State House District 20, Arkansas has a population of 7,960 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 20, Arkansas?

Median household income in State House District 20, Arkansas is $70,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of State House District 20, Arkansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arkansas 20th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 7 points.

Key facts

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