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1876–2024
State Senate District 7·Arkansas

Arkansas 7th State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

A reliably conservative district anchored in Arkansas's Ozark highlands.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+43
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
108,863
2024 ACS

Arkansas 7th State Senate District, Arkansas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+43%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
108,8632024 5-year
Median household income
$69,6812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.6%2024 5-year
Black
9.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 0 D · 4 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
R
−43.5%
12,64132,85646,483
R
−43.0%
12,77332,87146,719
R
−43.7%
11,23629,50741,844
R
−37.9%
11,86526,98839,906
R
−34.6%
12,50826,30339,865
R
−16.9%
15,11421,32936,854
R
−9.9%
13,76816,92231,750
D
+16.5%
15,42910,60629,209
D
+18.0%
15,0289,95028,270
R
−10.5%
10,56413,08424,009
R
−15.3%
10,48714,37825,433
D
+14.4%
13,3909,90324,277
D
+46.7%
15,6115,67021,295
R
−33.2%
5,62911,30317,078
O
+1.7%
4,3514,07716,152
D
+17.8%
8,6636,02314,810
D
+21.3%
6,0553,74610,828
D
+4.6%
5,8485,33111,303
D
+22.9%
5,9843,7499,781
D
+46.5%
3,3951,0315,081
D
+41.3%
3,4221,4184,858
D
+59.7%
3,1537903,956
D
+64.0%
2,9396373,595
D
+81.9%
4,2224014,668
D
+11.0%
2,1371,7113,857
D
+36.4%
1,4175912,271
D
+22.5%
1,8711,1643,139
D
+48.1%
2,4358543,288
D
+42.2%
1,2163572,034
D
+20.1%
1,4609532,526
D
+11.2%
1,0098001,864
D
+32.2%
1,3116672,002
D
+61.7%
2,2085102,750
D
+48.1%
1,8065712,565
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.3%
Irish
10.5%
German
10.0%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.4%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
3.0%
75–84
3.7%
5.3%
65–74
6.1%
6.6%
55–64
6.4%
6.5%
45–54
6.1%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
6.4%
25–34
5.9%
4.0%
18–24
3.5%
8.4%
5–17
8.1%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,681
State Senate District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 7$69,681
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.4%
Other Christian
7.8%
Methodist
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+27, District 7 sits among Arkansas's most durable Republican strongholds, reflecting the rural, small-town demographic patterns typical of the northwestern Ozark region.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Arkansas 7th State Senate District peaked at eighty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of ten points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $69,681 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 7, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 7, Arkansas voted Republican by 43.5 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,483 votes cast, 12,641 went Democratic and 32,856 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 7, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 7, Arkansas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 7, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 7, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 7, Arkansas?
State Senate District 7, Arkansas has a population of 108,863 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 7, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 7, Arkansas is $69,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 7, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 7, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.