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Arkansas 98th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+4.02012R+5.82016R+5.32020R+9.42024R+13.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+13.8
2024
median income$45,902U.S. $80,734 · AR $60,773
median age42.1U.S. 39.1 · AR 38.8
poverty rate21.6%U.S. 12.5% · AR 16.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)17.1%U.S. 35.6% · AR 26.0%
non-english2.2%U.S. 22.3% · AR 8.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English6.7%
Irish5.8%
American5.0%
African American†42.1%
African2.4%
Mexican2.1%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Ouachita County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Arkansas 98th State House District

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Arkansas 98th State House DistrictTrumpR+13.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Arkansas 98th State House DistrictThe boundary of Arkansas 98th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+13.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Arkansas 98th State House District · R+13.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.0%6,170
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.2%4,653
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.8%197
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Arkansas 98th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Columbia County, ARRepublicanR+36.5
Lafayette County, ARRepublicanR+38.3
Nevada County, ARRepublicanR+39.7
Ouachita County, ARRepublicanR+19.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.2%Harris4,653
56.0%Trump6,170
1.8%Kennedy197
−13.8%
11,020
R
43.4%Biden5,379
52.8%Trump6,546
3.9%Jorgensen479
−9.4%
12,404
R
46.0%Clinton5,678
51.3%Trump6,334
2.8%Johnson341
−5.3%
12,353
R
47.1%Obama6,410
52.9%Romney7,206
0.0%
−5.8%
13,616
R
46.6%Obama6,254
50.5%McCain6,790
2.9%Nader390
−4.0%
13,434
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.8% in 2024.−13.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.0%
2012−5.8%
2016−5.3%
2020−9.4%
2024−13.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RWade AndrewsState House · 98

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+13.8, against R+4.0 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 58.2% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 13.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.8 points.

A population of 30,460, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,902 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 97 and State House District 95.

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 97
Arkansas
92.6twin score
% unaffiliated% Evangelicalelasticity
State House District 95
Arkansas
92.6twin score
% Evangelicalcollege share% Catholic≠ % unaffiliated
State House District 94
Arkansas
91.1twin score
% Evangelicalmedian income% Catholic≠ % unaffiliated

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 98th State House District

counties it covers4
Columbia CountyLafayette CountyNevada CountyOuachita County

Frequently asked questions

How did Arkansas 98th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arkansas 98th State House District voted Republican by 13.8 points (R+13.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,020 votes cast, 4,653 went Democratic and 6,170 went Republican.
How many people live in Arkansas 98th State House District?
Arkansas 98th State House District has a population of 30,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkansas 98th State House District?
Median household income in Arkansas 98th State House District is $45,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkansas 98th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Arkansas 98th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.