Arkansas 16th State Senate District, Arkansas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,7442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,7992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,205 | 9,087 | 15,655 | ||
| R | 6,460 | 9,258 | 16,109 | ||
| R | 5,525 | 8,519 | 14,456 | ||
| R | 5,374 | 8,280 | 13,983 | ||
| R | 5,400 | 7,973 | 13,626 | ||
| R | 5,504 | 6,809 | 12,419 | ||
| R | 4,672 | 5,276 | 10,244 | ||
| D | 5,147 | 3,658 | 9,609 | ||
| D | 5,063 | 3,484 | 9,401 | ||
| R | 3,475 | 4,690 | 8,266 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 4,828 | 8,150 | ||
| D | 3,781 | 3,324 | 7,468 | ||
| D | 4,380 | 2,067 | 6,457 | ||
| R | 1,990 | 3,454 | 5,463 | ||
| O | 1,530 | 1,411 | 4,843 | ||
| D | 2,430 | 2,002 | 4,462 | ||
| D | 1,614 | 1,174 | 3,182 | ||
| D | 1,485 | 1,373 | 2,914 | ||
| D | 1,583 | 1,145 | 2,751 | ||
| D | 832 | 279 | 1,382 | ||
| D | 1,037 | 329 | 1,371 | ||
| D | 852 | 153 | 1,010 | ||
| D | 750 | 63 | 817 | ||
| D | 886 | 104 | 1,002 | ||
| D | 550 | 265 | 817 | ||
| D | 339 | 122 | 528 | ||
| D | 444 | 203 | 663 | ||
| D | 490 | 133 | 623 | ||
| D | 264 | 66 | 430 | ||
| D | 297 | 191 | 512 | ||
| D | 214 | 156 | 387 | ||
| D | 236 | 129 | 372 | ||
| D | 358 | 110 | 472 | ||
| D | 326 | 146 | 503 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
Irish
10.1%
German
9.8%
American
7.4%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.5%
Italian
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: 39.4 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
$72,799
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$72,799
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+28.1 across a population of roughly 88,000, this district reflects the strong Republican lean that has defined much of rural Arkansas over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Arkansas 16th State Senate District, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Arkansas 16th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,799, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Arkansas voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,655 votes cast, 6,205 went Democratic and 9,087 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Arkansas as a "Old Confederacy" 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 16, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Arkansas?
State Senate District 16, Arkansas has a population of 36,744 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 16, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Arkansas is $72,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.