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1876–2024
State House District 80·Arkansas

Arkansas 80th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Arkansas's most Democratic-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
D+22
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
70,454
2024 ACS

Arkansas 80th State House District, Arkansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
70,4542024 5-year
Median household income
$62,8732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.4%2024 5-year
Black
36.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+22.1%
16,21810,21627,124
D
+22.5%
17,96511,22329,949
D
+18.3%
15,78410,79427,341
D
+11.5%
15,37412,15628,085
D
+11.6%
15,65712,37228,431
D
+10.8%
14,89611,96627,070
D
+9.8%
12,0399,84422,406
D
+23.7%
13,2317,89122,508
D
+23.1%
14,0068,42124,134
R
−11.5%
9,84312,43422,614
R
−17.5%
9,55713,68323,510
D
+2.4%
9,6639,18519,901
D
+25.5%
11,1976,64217,881
R
−26.2%
5,92310,14616,118
D
+1.1%
4,8634,70714,124
D
+2.8%
7,1436,75113,972
D
+7.0%
4,5883,9029,831
R
−4.6%
4,1184,5298,864
D
+2.0%
4,3084,1348,509
D
+29.3%
2,3121,0414,342
D
+46.0%
2,9021,0693,981
D
+65.4%
2,5065213,036
D
+79.2%
2,0232332,261
D
+71.6%
2,4764022,897
D
+30.7%
1,6248602,489
D
+30.9%
1,0054811,696
D
+26.9%
1,1466541,827
D
+39.7%
1,0594571,516
D
+37.4%
5941841,097
D
+4.6%
6866231,363
D
+11.2%
5464321,017
D
+14.8%
460340813
D
+25.9%
532309862
D
+14.1%
5984391,124
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
7.8%
Irish
7.3%
American
5.6%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.6%
65–74
5.6%
5.7%
55–64
6.4%
5.5%
45–54
6.2%
6.2%
35–44
6.9%
6.9%
25–34
7.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.4%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,873
State House District 80 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 80$62,873
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.6%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
21.7%
Other Christian
15.5%
Methodist
7.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+53.2 in a state Donald Trump carried by roughly 30 points, District 80 stands as a pronounced outlier—likely anchored by a majority-minority urban core that reliably produces some of the widest Democratic margins in the state.

The Democratic margin in Arkansas 80th State House District reached its widest at seventy-nine points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,873, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 70,454 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 80, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 80, Arkansas voted Democratic by 22.1 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,124 votes cast, 16,218 went Democratic and 10,216 went Republican.
What is State House District 80, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 80, Arkansas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 80, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 80, Arkansas voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 80, Arkansas?
State House District 80, Arkansas has a population of 70,454 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 80, Arkansas?
Median household income in State House District 80, Arkansas is $62,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State House District 80, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 80, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.