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Arkansas 2nd State Senate 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

English10.8%12.3%9.5%

American7.5%7.5%5.3%

Irish6.4%8.9%9.4%

German4.8%9.2%12.5%

Scottish1.1%1.8%1.3%

French0.8%1.3%1.6%

Italian0.6%1.4%4.8%

Dutch0.5%——

African American†28.8%13.5%9.9%

African1.0%0.9%0.5%

Mexican3.0%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 SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Median age	42.2	38.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	9.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	17.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	AR SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Median household income	$54,903	$60,773	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.7%	16.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.0%	26.0%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	AR SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Owner-occupied homes	73.5%	66.4%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	26.5%	33.6%	34.8%
Median home value	$119,700	$188,000	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$804	$947	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	46.9%	44.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	22.2%	13.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	AR SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Mean commute	22.7 min	22.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.6%	5.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.4%	78.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	5.8%	8.8%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	AR SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.9%	8.3%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	6.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	AR SD 2	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 SD 2	Arkansas	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	5.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	1.9%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.5%	7.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.468	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

HarrisDemocratic30.9%10,413TrumpRepublican67.5%22,763OtherAll other candidates1.7%562

R+36.6

Lead: 12,350
Total: 33,738
vs nation: R+35.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic32.6%11,869TrumpRepublican64.2%23,383OtherAll other candidates3.2%1,158

R+31.6

Lead: 11,514
Total: 36,410
vs nation: R+36.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.8%12,892TrumpRepublican62.6%22,531OtherAll other candidates1.5%542

R+26.8

Lead: 9,639
Total: 35,965
vs nation: R+28.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic37.4%13,795RomneyRepublican60.8%22,423OtherAll other candidates1.9%686

R+23.4

Lead: 8,628
Total: 36,904
vs nation: R+27.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic37.1%13,732McCainRepublican60.8%22,530OtherAll other candidates2.1%772

R+23.8

Lead: 8,798
Total: 37,034
vs nation: R+31.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic42.9%16,538BushRepublican56.0%21,559OtherAll other candidates1.1%435

R+13.0

Lead: 5,021
Total: 38,532
vs nation: R+10.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic45.6%16,132BushRepublican51.4%18,184OtherAll other candidates3.1%1,091

R+5.8

Lead: 2,052
Total: 35,407
vs nation: R+6.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic56.8%20,382DoleRepublican33.9%12,182OtherAll other candidates9.3%3,333

D+22.8

Lead: 8,200
Total: 35,897
vs nation: D+14.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+36.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 84,8172024 5-year
Population density: 25 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,365 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $54,9032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.0%2024 5-year
Black: 29.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86.2 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38.9 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 1, AR · twin score 97.1

presidential history

Party record book

Arkansas 2nd State Senate 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

92.8%

9,742 votes · D+85.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 92.8%

Republican

Richard Nixon1972

69.3%

23,537 votes · R+38.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 67.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

25,004votes

66.0% of the vote · D+32.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 21,787 votes

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

24,895votes

58.8% of the vote · R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 23,537 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

Franklin D. Roosevelt1940

+71.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+81.8 · U.S. D+9.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +68.4 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+36.1pts R vs U.S.

Place R+31.6 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +35.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMatt StoneState Senate · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 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	29.1%9,538	70.9%23,227	32,765
2020	R	31.9%11,178	68.1%23,809	34,987
2018	R	34.2%4,289	65.8%8,262	12,551

Arkansas 2nd State Senate District sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 38.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.6 points.

A population of 84,817, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,903 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 3.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 1

% Evangelical2008–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 3

2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical% Catholic≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 35

% Evangelicalcollege share% 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 2nd State Senate District

counties it covers5

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Frequently asked questions

How did Arkansas 2nd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Arkansas 2nd State Senate District voted Republican by 36.6 points (R+36.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,738 votes cast, 10,413 went Democratic and 22,763 went Republican.

When did Arkansas 2nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Arkansas 2nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Arkansas 2nd State Senate District?

Arkansas 2nd State Senate District has a population of 84,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Arkansas 2nd State Senate District?

Median household income in Arkansas 2nd State Senate District is $54,903 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of Arkansas 2nd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arkansas 2nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.