Arkansas 3rd State Senate District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 82,1642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,5432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,968 | 19,924 | 29,416 | ||
| R | 10,498 | 20,510 | 32,137 | ||
| R | 11,474 | 19,697 | 31,698 | ||
| R | 12,651 | 19,490 | 32,842 | ||
| R | 13,701 | 19,815 | 34,361 | ||
| R | 16,677 | 17,763 | 34,737 | ||
| D | 16,821 | 16,415 | 34,011 | ||
| D | 20,424 | 10,042 | 33,735 | ||
| D | 20,984 | 11,486 | 36,795 | ||
| R | 16,408 | 17,275 | 34,116 | ||
| R | 15,841 | 21,058 | 37,092 | ||
| D | 20,626 | 15,689 | 37,231 | ||
| D | 23,305 | 11,695 | 35,038 | ||
| R | 9,377 | 20,465 | 29,956 | ||
| O | 10,026 | 7,166 | 30,947 | ||
| D | 15,162 | 11,625 | 26,937 | ||
| D | 11,504 | 7,531 | 21,119 | ||
| D | 11,836 | 8,689 | 20,987 | ||
| D | 13,029 | 7,523 | 20,608 | ||
| D | 7,379 | 1,408 | 11,955 | ||
| D | 8,835 | 2,408 | 11,265 | ||
| D | 9,743 | 1,430 | 11,223 | ||
| D | 8,779 | 916 | 9,715 | ||
| D | 12,451 | 964 | 13,463 | ||
| D | 7,760 | 4,074 | 11,853 | ||
| D | 5,618 | 2,266 | 8,654 | ||
| D | 7,874 | 5,494 | 13,493 | ||
| D | 8,603 | 3,686 | 12,289 | ||
| D | 4,531 | 2,026 | 8,119 | ||
| D | 6,092 | 4,503 | 11,134 | ||
| D | 4,649 | 3,769 | 9,153 | ||
| D | 5,168 | 3,738 | 9,170 | ||
| D | 8,269 | 3,245 | 11,648 | ||
| D | 6,397 | 3,140 | 12,582 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.0%
American
8.1%
Irish
6.7%
German
5.3%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.0%
Italian
1.0%
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: 38.0 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
$51,543
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$51,543
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.4%
Working age (18–64)18.1%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in the Ozark highlands of northwest Arkansas, this district recorded a 48-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided state senate districts in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 3rd State Senate District peaked at eighty-five points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,543 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Arkansas voted Republican by 37.2 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,416 votes cast, 8,968 went Democratic and 19,924 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Arkansas?
State Senate District 3, Arkansas has a population of 82,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Arkansas is $51,543 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.