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Arkansas 62nd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

African American†51.5%13.5%9.9%

African2.5%0.9%0.5%

South African0.2%——

English6.0%12.3%9.5%

Irish4.2%8.9%9.4%

American4.1%7.5%5.3%

German3.7%9.2%12.5%

Italian1.2%1.4%4.8%

Scottish0.5%1.8%1.3%

French0.3%1.3%1.6%

Dutch0.3%——

Mexican1.7%6.3%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Median age	42.6	38.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.0%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	17.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Median household income	$40,903	$60,773	$84,427
Poverty rate	30.0%	16.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	12.6%	26.0%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	57.4%	66.4%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	42.6%	33.6%	34.8%
Median home value	$83,000	$188,000	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$694	$947	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	59.2%	44.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	29.3%	13.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Mean commute	22.4 min	22.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.0%	5.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.8%	78.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	7.3%	8.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.6%	8.3%	22.3%
Spanish	1.8%	6.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Catholic	—	5.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	38.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	42.5%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	AR HD 62	Arkansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.2%	5.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.2%	7.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.525	0.479	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic50.1%4,543TrumpRepublican47.9%4,343OtherAll other candidates2.0%178

D+2.2

Lead: 200
Total: 9,064
vs nation: D+3.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic51.4%5,648TrumpRepublican44.7%4,912OtherAll other candidates3.8%418

D+6.7

Lead: 736
Total: 10,978
vs nation: D+2.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic57.6%6,713TrumpRepublican41.4%4,821OtherAll other candidates1.0%114

D+16.2

Lead: 1,892
Total: 11,648
vs nation: D+14.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic60.6%8,087RomneyRepublican37.9%5,051OtherAll other candidates1.5%206

D+22.8

Lead: 3,036
Total: 13,344
vs nation: D+18.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic59.0%8,764McCainRepublican39.2%5,813OtherAll other candidates1.8%269

D+19.9

Lead: 2,951
Total: 14,846
vs nation: D+12.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic60.6%9,140BushRepublican38.5%5,806OtherAll other candidates0.9%135

D+22.1

Lead: 3,334
Total: 15,081
vs nation: D+24.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic62.7%9,648BushRepublican35.9%5,524OtherAll other candidates1.4%216

D+26.8

Lead: 4,124
Total: 15,388
vs nation: D+26.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic67.0%10,152DoleRepublican25.7%3,892OtherAll other candidates7.3%1,098

D+41.3

Lead: 6,260
Total: 15,142
vs nation: D+32.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+2.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 29,6302024 5-year
Population density: 12 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,528 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $40,9032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.5%2024 5-year
Black: 54.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+90.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38.1 in 1876MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 91, MS · twin score 96.1

presidential history

Party record book

Arkansas 62nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

94.7%

4,052 votes · D+89.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 94.7%

Republican

Rutherford B. Hayes1876

69.1%

4,149 votes · R+38.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1888 · 67.7%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

12,860votes

68.9% of the vote · D+37.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 11,192 votes

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

11,762votes

62.7% of the vote · R+26.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 8,500 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Al Smith1928

+77.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+59.8 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +72.2 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+7.9pts R vs U.S.

Place D+14.7 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +2.9 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMark McElroyState House · 62

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	49.5%4,199	50.5%4,280	8,479
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%7,626	7,626

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+2.2 in a state that trends heavily Republican statewide, District 62 stands out as a competitive pocket worth watching in both legislative and federal cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 38.1 points in 1876. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.2 points.

A population of 29,630, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,903 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 91 and State House District 76.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 91

% Black% Evangelicalcollege share

State House District 76

elasticity% Black2012 margin

State House District 34

12-yr trendcollege share% Black≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Arkansas 62nd State House District

counties it covers6

Arkansas County Desha County Lee County Monroe County Phillips County St. Francis County

Frequently asked questions

How did Arkansas 62nd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Arkansas 62nd State House District voted Democratic by 2.2 points (D+2.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,064 votes cast, 4,543 went Democratic and 4,343 went Republican.

When did Arkansas 62nd State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Arkansas 62nd State House District voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Arkansas 62nd State House District?

Arkansas 62nd State House District has a population of 29,630 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Arkansas 62nd State House District?

Median household income in Arkansas 62nd State House District is $40,903 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of Arkansas 62nd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arkansas 62nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.