† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupArkadelphia, ARArkansasUnited States
English11.8%12.3%9.5%
American10.0%7.5%5.3%
Irish7.3%8.9%9.4%
German6.8%9.2%12.5%
Scottish2.3%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.1%1.4%4.8%
French1.1%1.3%1.6%
Dutch1.1%——
African American†22.3%13.5%9.9%
African0.7%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican4.1%6.3%11.3%
Colombian0.5%—0.4%
Panamanian0.2%——
Salvadoran0.2%0.9%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Arkadelphia, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
32
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
21.3%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Arkadelphia, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$52,034
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.6%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.2%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Arkadelphia, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.2%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Arkadelphia, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
1.2%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
59.9%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
21.1%
42.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
5.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
8.1%
6.2%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Arkadelphia, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+17.1%
1896
+38.1%
1900
+22.6%
1904
−0.6%
1908
+8.6%
1912
+39.1%
1916
+48.9%
1920
+19.1%
1924
+38.7%
1928
+33.0%
1932
+88.2%
1936
+81.8%
1940
+72.9%
1944
+51.3%
1948
+54.5%
1952
+27.6%
1956
+17.3%
1960
+38.1%
1964
+37.2%
1968
+15.3%
1972
−20.6%
1976
+56.9%
1980
+36.9%
1984
+5.1%
1988
+15.8%
1992
+37.7%
1996
+39.0%
2000
+10.3%
2004
+9.2%
2008
−3.7%
2012
−6.3%
2016
−9.5%
2020
−14.0%
2024
−20.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.6%Harris2,959
59.1%Trump4,526
2.2%
R+20.5
R+6.4
R+19.0
7,657
R
41.0%Biden3,438
55.0%Trump4,616
4.1%
R+14.0
R+4.5
R+18.5
8,395
R
44.0%Clinton3,620
53.6%Trump4,404
2.4%
R+9.5
R+3.2
R+11.6
8,220
R
45.3%Obama3,811
51.6%Romney4,343
3.0%
R+6.3
R+2.6
R+10.2
8,409
R
46.9%Obama4,267
50.7%McCain4,608
2.4%
R+3.7
R+12.9
R+11.0
9,094
D
54.2%Kerry4,990
45.0%Bush4,144
0.8%
D+9.2
R+1.1
D+11.6
9,211
D
54.0%Gore4,661
43.8%Bush3,776
2.2%
D+10.3
R+28.8
D+9.7
8,626
D
65.0%Clinton5,281
26.0%Dole2,112
9.0%
D+39.0
D+1.3
D+30.5
8,122
D
64.6%Clinton5,767
26.9%Bush2,403
8.4%
D+37.7
D+21.9
D+32.1
8,922
D
57.5%Dukakis4,675
41.7%Bush3,389
0.8%
D+15.8
D+10.7
D+23.5
8,130
D
52.4%Mondale4,638
47.3%Reagan4,185
0.3%
D+5.1
R+31.8
D+23.3
8,853
D
66.9%Carter6,122
30.0%Reagan2,743
3.1%
D+36.9
R+20.0
D+46.7
9,153
D
78.3%Carter6,641
21.4%Ford1,816
0.3%
D+56.9
D+77.5
D+54.8
8,479
R
39.4%McGovern2,741
60.0%Nixon4,173
0.7%
R+20.6
R+35.8
D+2.6
6,960
O
38.2%Humphrey2,733
23.0%Nixon1,642
38.8%
Wallace +0.6
R+21.9
D+16.0
7,151
D
68.4%Johnson4,127
31.2%Goldwater1,884
0.4%
D+37.2
R+1.0
D+14.6
6,037
D
64.8%Kennedy3,295
26.7%Nixon1,357
8.5%
D+38.1
D+20.9
D+38.0
5,083
D
58.0%Stevenson2,809
40.8%Eisenhower1,973
1.2%
D+17.3
R+10.4
D+32.7
4,840
D
63.8%Stevenson2,963
36.1%Eisenhower1,679
0.1%
D+27.6
R+26.9
D+38.4
4,647
D
69.7%Truman1,750
15.3%Dewey383
15.0%
D+54.5
D+3.2
D+50.0
2,509
D
75.6%Roosevelt1,981
24.3%Dewey637
0.1%
D+51.3
R+21.6
D+43.8
2,621
D
86.3%Roosevelt2,008
13.4%Willkie311
0.3%
D+72.9
R+8.9
D+63.0
2,327
D
90.7%Roosevelt1,962
8.9%Landon193
0.4%
D+81.8
R+6.4
D+57.5
2,163
D
93.9%Roosevelt3,037
5.7%Hoover183
0.5%
D+88.2
D+55.2
D+70.4
3,235
D
66.4%Smith1,817
33.4%Hoover913
0.2%
D+33.0
R+5.7
D+50.5
2,736
D
64.0%Davis1,223
25.3%Coolidge483
10.7%
D+38.7
D+19.6
D+63.9
1,910
D
59.2%Cox1,507
40.1%Harding1,020
0.7%
D+19.1
R+29.8
D+45.3
2,546
D
74.4%Wilson1,975
25.6%Hughes678
0.0%
D+48.9
D+9.8
D+45.7
2,653
D
60.9%Wilson1,051
21.8%Taft376
17.3%
D+39.1
D+30.5
D+19.6
1,726
D
52.1%Bryan1,206
43.5%Taft1,007
4.4%
D+8.6
D+9.2
D+18.1
2,316
R
44.1%Parker722
44.7%Roosevelt732
11.1%
R+0.6
R+23.2
D+19.1
1,636
D
58.1%Bryan1,232
35.5%McKinley753
6.3%
D+22.6
R+15.5
D+30.2
2,119
D
67.6%Bryan1,910
29.5%McKinley833
2.9%
D+38.1
D+21.0
D+44.2
2,825
O
38.2%Cleveland1,404
21.1%Harrison775
40.7%
Weaver +2.5
—
D+15.5
3,674
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
37.1%2,267
60.4%3,685
6,105
2020
R
0.0%0
63.1%5,089
8,067
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Arkadelphia, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
12,079
2020
12,302
2022
12,407
2024
12,839
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+48 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −812 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Arkadelphia, AR in Arkadelphia, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+19
2012
−190
2013
−160
2014
−42
2015
−36
2016
+50
2017
−395
2018
+122
2019
+14
2021
−113
2022
−77
2023
−161
2024
+109
2025
+48
Arkadelphia, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 20.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.5 points.
A population of 21,125, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,034 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blytheville, AR and Camden, AR.
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In 2024, Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,657 votes cast, 2,959 went Democratic and 4,526 went Republican.
When did Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas has a population of 21,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas is $52,034 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Arkadelphia, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
