State Senate District 12 State Senate District (AR) — Elections 1876–2024

Arkansas 12th State Senate District, Arkansas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 100,4182024 5-year
Median household income: $62,8732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.4%2024 5-year
Black: 36.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+22.1%	23,116	14,561	38,659
2020	D	+22.5%	25,605	15,996	42,686
2016	D	+18.2%	22,497	15,385	38,970
2012	D	+11.5%	21,913	17,326	40,030
2008	D	+11.6%	22,316	17,634	40,523
2004	D	+10.8%	21,231	17,054	38,583
2000	D	+9.8%	17,159	14,031	31,935
1996	D	+23.7%	18,858	11,247	32,081
1992	D	+23.1%	19,963	12,003	34,398
1988	R	−11.5%	14,029	17,722	32,232
1984	R	−17.6%	13,622	19,503	33,509
1980	D	+2.4%	13,773	13,092	28,365
1976	D	+25.5%	15,959	9,466	25,486
1972	R	−26.2%	8,442	14,461	22,973
1968	D	+1.1%	6,931	6,708	20,130
1964	D	+2.8%	10,181	9,622	19,914
1960	D	+7.0%	6,539	5,562	14,012
1956	R	−4.6%	5,870	6,455	12,634
1952	D	+2.0%	6,140	5,892	12,127
1948	D	+29.3%	3,295	1,484	6,188
1944	D	+46.1%	4,137	1,524	5,673
1940	D	+65.4%	3,571	742	4,327
1936	D	+79.2%	2,884	332	3,222
1932	D	+71.6%	3,529	573	4,129
1928	D	+30.7%	2,314	1,226	3,547
1924	D	+30.9%	1,433	685	2,417
1920	D	+27.0%	1,634	932	2,604
1916	D	+39.7%	1,509	651	2,160
1912	D	+37.3%	846	262	1,564
1908	D	+4.7%	978	887	1,943
1904	D	+11.2%	778	615	1,450
1900	D	+14.7%	655	485	1,159
1896	D	+25.9%	759	441	1,229
1892	D	+14.1%	852	626	1,602
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

11.0%

German

7.8%

Irish

7.3%

American

5.6%

Scottish

1.8%

French

1.4%

Italian

1.2%

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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.6%

4.6%

65–74

5.6%

5.7%

55–64

6.4%

5.5%

45–54

6.2%

35–44

6.9%

25–34

7.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.7%

5–17

8.4%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,873

State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 12$62,873

Arkansas$60,773

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1824.6%

Working age (18–64)14.7%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

21.7%

Other Christian

15.5%

Methodist

7.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

7.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

6.4%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+39.3 across a population of roughly 88,000, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, reflecting the deep-red rural and small-town composition typical of Arkansas's legislative map.

The Democratic margin in Arkansas 12th State Senate District reached its widest at seventy-nine points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,873, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 100,418 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 12, Arkansas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 12, Arkansas voted Democratic by 22.1 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 38,659 votes cast, 23,116 went Democratic and 14,561 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 12, Arkansas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, 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 4 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 12, Arkansas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Arkansas voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 12, Arkansas?

State Senate District 12, Arkansas has a population of 100,418 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 12, Arkansas?

Median household income in State Senate District 12, Arkansas is $62,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.

What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Arkansas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arkansas 12th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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