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Arkansas 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+24.62012D+26.02016D+18.82020D+14.02024D+9.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+9.4
2024
median income$48,042U.S. $80,734 · AR $60,773
median age37.8U.S. 39.1 · AR 38.8
poverty rate26.4%U.S. 12.5% · AR 16.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)15.8%U.S. 35.6% · AR 26.0%
non-english2.6%U.S. 22.3% · AR 8.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†57.2%
African0.7%
American5.9%
English5.6%
Irish4.9%
Mexican2.0%
Spanish0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Phillips County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Arkansas 9th State Senate District

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Arkansas 9th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+9.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Arkansas 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Arkansas 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+9.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Arkansas 9th State Senate District · D+9.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.7%13,064
Donald TrumpRepublican44.3%10,780
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.0%498
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Arkansas 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Crittenden County, ARDemocraticD+2.3
Lee County, ARDemocraticD+3.5
Phillips County, ARDemocraticD+13.3
Shelby County, TNDemocraticD+25.2
St. Francis County, ARDemocraticD+0.7
Tunica County, MSDemocraticD+38.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.7%Harris13,064
44.3%Trump10,780
2.0%Kennedy498
+9.4%
24,342
D
55.3%Biden15,605
41.2%Trump11,639
3.5%Jorgensen987
+14.0%
28,231
D
57.8%Clinton16,734
39.0%Trump11,285
3.2%Johnson935
+18.8%
28,954
D
63.0%Obama19,654
37.0%Romney11,540
0.0%
+26.0%
31,194
D
61.3%Obama21,225
36.7%McCain12,705
2.0%Nader697
+24.6%
34,627
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +9.4% in 2024.+9.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+24.6%
2012+26.0%
2016+18.8%
2020+14.0%
2024+9.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DReginald MurdockState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.4 points.

A population of 86,025, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,042 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 and State Senate District 38.

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 37
Mississippi
97.4twin score
% Black2012 marginmedian income
State Senate District 38
Mississippi
97.2twin score
% Blackcollege share% Evangelical
State Senate District 32
Mississippi
96.2twin score
% Blackmedian income% Catholic

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 9th State Senate District

counties it covers4
Crittenden CountyLee CountyPhillips CountySt. Francis County

Frequently asked questions

How did Arkansas 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arkansas 9th State Senate District voted Democratic by 9.4 points (D+9.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,342 votes cast, 13,064 went Democratic and 10,780 went Republican.
How many people live in Arkansas 9th State Senate District?
Arkansas 9th State Senate District has a population of 86,025 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkansas 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Arkansas 9th State Senate District is $48,042 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkansas 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Arkansas 9th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.