Arkansas 65th State House District, Arkansas: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+19MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,7922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,1242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 56.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 65, AROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 7,409 | 4,994 | 12,601 | ||
| D | 8,672 | 5,611 | 14,666 | ||
| D | 9,131 | 5,440 | 14,745 | ||
| D | 10,124 | 5,597 | 15,951 | ||
| D | 10,701 | 6,259 | 17,293 | ||
| D | 11,413 | 5,995 | 17,754 | ||
| D | 10,279 | 5,145 | 15,842 | ||
| D | 11,462 | 3,700 | 16,126 | ||
| D | 12,696 | 4,408 | 18,475 | ||
| D | 9,681 | 7,324 | 17,335 | ||
| D | 10,499 | 8,496 | 19,176 | ||
| D | 10,079 | 6,257 | 17,528 | ||
| D | 12,254 | 4,696 | 16,950 | ||
| R | 6,008 | 9,874 | 15,898 | ||
| O | 5,311 | 2,850 | 14,061 | ||
| D | 7,504 | 5,849 | 13,428 | ||
| D | 4,943 | 2,846 | 8,927 | ||
| D | 3,781 | 3,390 | 7,397 | ||
| D | 4,857 | 3,490 | 8,363 | ||
| D | 2,981 | 699 | 4,829 | ||
| D | 2,409 | 939 | 3,350 | ||
| D | 2,275 | 360 | 2,644 | ||
| D | 2,026 | 139 | 2,169 | ||
| D | 3,107 | 256 | 3,377 | ||
| D | 1,548 | 1,084 | 2,638 | ||
| D | 1,146 | 422 | 1,866 | ||
| D | 1,572 | 641 | 2,252 | ||
| D | 1,285 | 550 | 1,836 | ||
| D | 981 | 341 | 1,850 | ||
| D | 941 | 818 | 1,849 | ||
| D | 898 | 776 | 1,734 | ||
| R | 815 | 868 | 1,686 | ||
| D | 988 | 621 | 1,637 | ||
| D | 1,057 | 649 | 1,839 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.0%
Irish
4.1%
American
4.0%
German
3.6%
Scottish
0.9%
Italian
0.5%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,124
State House District 65 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 65$51,124
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.8%
Working age (18–64)17.4%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.9, this district sits at the far end of Arkansas's partisan spectrum, reflecting the heavily rural, homogeneous composition typical of the state's most one-sided legislative seats.
The Democratic margin in Arkansas 65th State House District peaked at eighty-seven points in 1936. By 1976 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $51,124 sits well below state and national norms, and 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 65, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 65, Arkansas voted Democratic by 19.2 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,601 votes cast, 7,409 went Democratic and 4,994 went Republican.
What is State House District 65, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 65, Arkansas as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 31 times, Republican 2 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 65, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 65, Arkansas voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State House District 65, Arkansas?
State House District 65, Arkansas has a population of 37,792 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 65, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 65, Arkansas is $51,124 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 65, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 65, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.