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State House District 24·Arkansas

Arkansas 24th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 32 points.

One of Arkansas's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
73,637
2024 ACS

Arkansas 24th State House District, Arkansas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
73,6372024 5-year
Median household income
$67,5442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.6%2024 5-year
Black
2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1972MIT 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
−31.5%
9,30718,21928,264
R
−29.9%
9,43217,80227,977
R
−33.9%
7,58915,79524,223
R
−34.0%
7,04214,64422,391
R
−30.7%
7,36514,12322,045
R
−23.5%
8,02513,04321,326
R
−20.2%
6,82410,43417,835
R
−0.7%
6,9377,04315,671
D
+0.8%
7,1266,99416,460
R
−37.4%
3,9408,75712,863
R
−45.1%
3,4619,23012,794
R
−30.8%
4,1088,01912,716
D
+8.5%
5,7544,85410,622
R
−54.4%
1,9406,6308,622
R
−18.0%
1,8263,1607,423
D
+9.8%
3,5552,9186,492
R
−21.7%
2,2033,4495,742
R
−12.1%
2,2902,9255,245
R
−14.5%
2,1592,8945,065
D
+18.6%
1,5161,0042,755
D
+12.5%
1,4391,1172,572
D
+32.8%
1,3386692,042
D
+43.7%
1,6326372,279
D
+55.2%
2,4446893,182
R
−0.2%
1,3591,3642,729
D
+16.7%
1,1717912,281
D
+10.7%
1,4631,1762,680
D
+19.2%
1,3699292,297
D
+33.6%
8383181,549
D
+13.8%
1,3651,0232,472
D
+3.4%
7997451,610
D
+20.2%
1,2308102,075
D
+24.9%
1,5549312,501
D
+14.3%
1,2549112,407
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
10.8%
Irish
10.8%
American
8.9%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.5%
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
87.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.2%
Other Christian
13.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.3%
Methodist
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.5, this rural Arkansas district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns common to the state's small-town and agricultural heartland.

The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Arkansas 24th State House District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-four points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points.

The political shift has tracked, in Arkansas 24th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 72% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,544, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 24, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 24, Arkansas voted Republican by 31.5 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,264 votes cast, 9,307 went Democratic and 18,219 went Republican.
What is State House District 24, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 24, 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 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 24, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 24, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 24, Arkansas?
State House District 24, Arkansas has a population of 73,637 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 24, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 24, Arkansas is $67,544 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 24, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 24, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.