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1876–2024
State House District 39·Arkansas

Arkansas 39th State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

A reliably red district where GOP margins routinely top 25 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+59
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
36,339
2024 ACS

Arkansas 39th State House District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+59MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
36,3392024 5-year
Median household income
$53,2352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−58.8%
2,60510,44313,330
R
−56.2%
2,80210,43813,589
R
−53.2%
2,6999,18612,195
R
−44.6%
3,1748,56412,097
R
−38.8%
3,5688,34212,303
R
−16.8%
5,1667,28512,595
R
−7.9%
4,9555,83611,088
D
+19.4%
5,9773,84510,978
D
+21.2%
6,5184,00911,845
R
−9.7%
4,7045,72710,503
R
−19.1%
4,5146,67211,290
D
+9.1%
5,6294,66110,604
D
+47.2%
7,4592,67810,137
R
−33.8%
2,6085,2857,917
O
+0.4%
2,2602,2308,019
D
+25.6%
4,7912,8297,669
D
+11.6%
3,2192,5146,071
D
+24.4%
3,4712,1045,611
D
+29.5%
3,6321,9755,614
D
+58.2%
2,5625523,454
D
+45.1%
2,0987942,894
D
+59.3%
2,3755992,994
D
+65.5%
2,0804322,516
D
+79.6%
2,5162792,809
D
+20.0%
1,6211,0792,712
D
+38.5%
1,1544701,777
D
+17.6%
1,5931,1002,795
D
+52.6%
1,7805532,333
D
+30.9%
1,0204331,899
D
+19.6%
1,2738252,286
D
+15.4%
8876401,607
D
+30.3%
1,2456501,963
D
+56.2%
1,9215332,469
D
+31.6%
1,5957642,627
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
American
11.0%
Irish
9.3%
German
8.6%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.9%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
2.4%
75–84
3.1%
4.7%
65–74
5.6%
6.3%
55–64
6.5%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.3%
6.2%
25–34
6.2%
5.1%
18–24
5.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.5%
3.0%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$53,235
State House District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 39$53,235
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.9%
Working age (18–64)17.7%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
33.2%
Other Christian
19.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.5%
Methodist
4.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arkansas House District 39 leans heavily Republican at the presidential level, with 2024's R+29.4 margin reflecting a pattern of lopsided statewide results that has solidified across rural Arkansas over the past decade.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 39th State House District peaked at eighty 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 eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,235 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 39, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 39, Arkansas voted Republican by 58.8 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,330 votes cast, 2,605 went Democratic and 10,443 went Republican.
What is State House District 39, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 39, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 39, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 39, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 39, Arkansas?
State House District 39, Arkansas has a population of 36,339 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 39, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 39, Arkansas is $53,235 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 39, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 39, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.