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1876–2024
State Senate District 9·Arkansas

Arkansas 9th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Arkansas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
Latest
D+5
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
77,815
2024 ACS

Arkansas 9th State Senate District, Arkansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
77,8152024 5-year
Median household income
$49,5362024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
38.4%2024 5-year
Black
53.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 6 D · 0 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
D
+4.7%
12,25411,13723,863
D
+9.8%
14,67811,97327,569
D
+14.6%
15,59511,57227,520
D
+20.7%
18,17311,87730,471
D
+19.2%
19,86613,37333,762
D
+17.1%
17,97912,70330,903
D
+19.9%
17,07311,35728,794
D
+33.6%
18,5038,64229,346
D
+29.3%
21,04810,87334,673
D
+5.3%
16,02114,36131,063
D
+3.5%
16,12514,99732,040
D
+13.9%
18,04813,53532,492
D
+30.9%
21,05311,10532,188
R
−31.1%
9,81318,77528,796
O
+18.5%
11,1945,82728,936
D
+10.4%
12,95710,50623,550
D
+18.6%
8,6925,82015,407
D
+8.1%
7,9586,71415,306
D
+20.5%
8,9175,87314,821
O
+23.8%
2,3666297,307
D
+60.3%
4,9731,2296,208
D
+84.3%
5,5844676,068
D
+88.9%
5,5223135,857
D
+92.6%
7,1902527,491
D
+61.7%
4,8901,1546,053
D
+53.3%
3,6071,0554,784
D
+41.9%
4,0431,6365,742
D
+48.5%
2,9271,0153,942
D
+37.7%
2,1347843,579
D
+31.6%
2,5501,3063,937
D
+25.9%
3,0341,7824,836
D
+32.4%
3,5251,7945,344
D
+39.2%
3,2641,3954,773
R
−5.4%
2,7413,0666,019
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
6.1%
English
5.8%
Irish
5.0%
German
3.8%
Italian
1.1%
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
0.5%
85+
1.0%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
4.6%
65–74
5.5%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.4%
45–54
6.1%
6.0%
35–44
6.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.2%
9.7%
5–17
9.1%
3.5%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,536
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$49,536
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.7%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
37.7%
Other Christian
14.8%
Methodist
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65, this rural district ranks among the most reliably one-sided in the state, reflecting demographic and geographic patterns common to Arkansas's non-metropolitan interior.

The Democratic margin in Arkansas 9th State Senate District reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $49,536, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 77,815 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Arkansas voted Democratic by 4.7 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,863 votes cast, 12,254 went Democratic and 11,137 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Arkansas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 30 times, Republican 2 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Arkansas voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Arkansas?
State Senate District 9, Arkansas has a population of 77,815 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 9, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Arkansas is $49,536 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.