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State Senate District 29·Arkansas

Arkansas 29th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 24 points.

One of Arkansas's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
AR
Latest
R+24
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
188,352
2024 ACS

Arkansas 29th State Senate District, Arkansas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
188,3522024 5-year
Median household income
$68,5292024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.8%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−23.7%
26,44843,50271,970
R
−21.8%
26,67642,13770,793
R
−26.8%
21,02237,23060,497
R
−28.7%
18,87234,80455,497
R
−25.5%
19,61833,49254,407
R
−20.4%
20,43731,08752,156
R
−18.3%
16,90224,78843,116
D
+0.1%
16,86416,82937,593
D
+1.6%
17,56916,93439,883
R
−35.4%
9,80320,78230,991
R
−42.9%
8,67921,93130,880
R
−28.9%
10,02918,83830,445
D
+7.5%
13,67811,76525,488
R
−51.0%
5,04215,65320,802
R
−18.7%
4,6157,99418,048
D
+12.3%
8,5736,68915,307
R
−23.9%
5,1008,37013,673
R
−14.6%
5,1286,89612,095
R
−17.9%
4,9157,06712,011
D
+16.1%
3,4602,4186,456
D
+9.5%
3,2322,6695,933
D
+30.2%
3,0041,5924,670
D
+42.0%
3,6361,4795,137
D
+54.6%
5,4231,5537,090
R
−3.0%
2,9293,1106,059
D
+17.3%
2,5741,7224,931
D
+10.7%
3,1672,5465,813
D
+21.1%
3,0691,9995,068
D
+35.4%
1,9016873,433
D
+15.5%
3,0222,1825,410
D
+6.5%
1,8551,6193,634
D
+22.6%
2,7651,7274,583
D
+28.8%
3,4591,9035,400
D
+14.0%
2,7622,0255,275
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No data
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.6%
German
10.7%
Irish
10.1%
American
7.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.8%
Other Christian
12.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.9%
Methodist
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40.3, this district of roughly 85,000 residents sits firmly in the Republican column, reflecting the broader rural and small-town realignment that has reshaped Arkansas legislative politics over the past two decades.

The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Arkansas 29th State Senate District, by a eighteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

The political shift has tracked, in Arkansas 29th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,529, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Arkansas voted Republican by 23.7 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,970 votes cast, 26,448 went Democratic and 43,502 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Arkansas?
State Senate District 29, Arkansas has a population of 188,352 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 29, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Arkansas is $68,529 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.