Arkansas 8th State Senate District, Arkansas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 162,8802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,3732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 39.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 29,153 | 27,995 | 58,325 | ||
| D | 33,105 | 30,064 | 65,062 | ||
| D | 32,118 | 28,182 | 61,544 | ||
| D | 33,855 | 28,785 | 63,829 | ||
| D | 35,411 | 30,186 | 66,882 | ||
| D | 37,089 | 27,801 | 65,743 | ||
| D | 32,610 | 23,111 | 57,142 | ||
| D | 37,193 | 16,359 | 57,383 | ||
| D | 40,646 | 18,607 | 64,288 | ||
| D | 29,633 | 28,578 | 59,332 | ||
| R | 30,791 | 32,665 | 64,265 | ||
| D | 32,100 | 23,087 | 58,357 | ||
| D | 38,697 | 16,291 | 55,028 | ||
| R | 17,805 | 32,102 | 50,010 | ||
| O | 16,520 | 10,811 | 46,728 | ||
| D | 24,527 | 20,076 | 44,811 | ||
| D | 17,022 | 10,404 | 31,224 | ||
| D | 15,305 | 12,488 | 28,463 | ||
| D | 17,450 | 11,874 | 29,419 | ||
| D | 10,655 | 2,839 | 17,434 | ||
| D | 9,265 | 3,304 | 12,585 | ||
| D | 9,168 | 1,660 | 10,891 | ||
| D | 8,503 | 750 | 9,270 | ||
| D | 11,380 | 1,142 | 12,591 | ||
| D | 6,591 | 3,512 | 10,123 | ||
| D | 4,113 | 1,703 | 6,723 | ||
| D | 5,872 | 3,262 | 9,280 | ||
| D | 5,531 | 2,337 | 7,868 | ||
| D | 3,310 | 1,095 | 6,102 | ||
| D | 3,651 | 2,641 | 6,560 | ||
| D | 3,074 | 2,287 | 5,550 | ||
| D | 3,320 | 2,498 | 5,868 | ||
| D | 4,243 | 2,047 | 6,397 | ||
| D | 3,922 | 2,757 | 7,197 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
Irish
6.1%
German
5.9%
American
5.4%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
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: 38.9 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
$57,373
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$57,373
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.0%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+35.3 across a population of roughly 85,000, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, making it a benchmark for measuring partisan baselines in the state's legislative map.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-four points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-nine points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 162,880, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $57,373 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Arkansas voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 58,325 votes cast, 29,153 went Democratic and 27,995 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Arkansas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 31 times, Republican 2 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Arkansas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Arkansas?
State Senate District 8, Arkansas has a population of 162,880 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 8, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Arkansas is $57,373 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.