† 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
GroupBatesville, ARArkansasUnited States
English18.3%12.3%9.5%
German11.4%9.2%12.5%
Irish10.1%8.9%9.4%
American8.5%7.5%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.8%1.3%
French1.5%1.3%1.6%
Italian1.2%1.4%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.0%0.6%—
Mexican4.0%6.3%11.3%
Guatemalan2.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran1.3%0.9%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†1.7%13.5%9.9%
Marshallese0.3%0.3%—
Maya0.2%——
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
Batesville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
38.7
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.7%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Batesville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$56,609
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.4%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.1%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Batesville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.9%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Batesville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
2.0%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
60.1%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
27.0%
42.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
5.5%
5.2%
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.
Batesville, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+30.7%
1896
+56.9%
1900
+31.1%
1904
+17.1%
1908
+21.9%
1912
+37.0%
1916
+44.6%
1920
+17.3%
1924
+38.1%
1928
+13.5%
1932
+73.1%
1936
+50.7%
1940
+41.9%
1944
+19.7%
1948
+41.9%
1952
−0.3%
1956
−0.4%
1960
−2.9%
1964
+28.5%
1968
−6.3%
1972
−31.7%
1976
+42.4%
1980
+5.5%
1984
−25.3%
1988
−18.9%
1992
+22.2%
1996
+19.1%
2000
−8.6%
2004
−15.3%
2008
−37.1%
2012
−43.9%
2016
−53.6%
2020
−58.2%
2024
−59.5%
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
19.2%Harris2,689
78.7%Trump11,023
2.1%
R+59.5
R+1.3
R+58.0
14,011
R
19.3%Biden2,806
77.5%Trump11,250
3.1%
R+58.2
R+4.6
R+62.6
14,512
R
21.9%Clinton2,881
75.4%Trump9,936
2.7%
R+53.6
R+9.6
R+55.7
13,169
R
26.5%Obama3,281
70.4%Romney8,728
3.1%
R+43.9
R+6.8
R+47.8
12,397
R
30.0%Obama3,688
67.1%McCain8,255
2.9%
R+37.1
R+21.9
R+44.4
12,299
R
41.8%Kerry5,443
57.1%Bush7,430
1.1%
R+15.3
R+6.7
R+12.8
13,011
R
44.4%Gore5,146
53.0%Bush6,145
2.6%
R+8.6
R+27.7
R+9.1
11,594
D
53.7%Clinton6,240
34.6%Dole4,021
11.8%
D+19.1
R+3.1
D+10.6
11,628
D
55.2%Clinton7,083
33.0%Bush4,232
11.9%
D+22.2
D+41.1
D+16.6
12,840
R
40.4%Dukakis4,523
59.2%Bush6,637
0.4%
R+18.9
D+6.4
R+11.1
11,208
R
37.1%Mondale4,415
62.4%Reagan7,428
0.6%
R+25.3
R+30.8
R+7.1
11,911
D
51.1%Carter5,683
45.6%Reagan5,076
3.3%
D+5.5
R+36.9
D+15.2
11,125
D
71.2%Carter7,116
28.8%Ford2,878
0.0%
D+42.4
D+74.1
D+40.3
9,998
R
34.1%McGovern2,630
65.7%Nixon5,076
0.2%
R+31.7
R+25.4
R+8.5
7,721
R
29.2%Humphrey2,289
35.5%Nixon2,782
35.3%
R+6.3
R+34.8
R+5.6
7,841
D
64.0%Johnson4,455
35.5%Goldwater2,470
0.5%
D+28.5
D+31.4
D+5.9
6,960
R
47.0%Kennedy2,487
49.9%Nixon2,639
3.1%
R+2.9
R+2.5
R+3.0
5,289
R
49.5%Stevenson2,316
49.8%Eisenhower2,333
0.7%
R+0.4
R+0.1
D+15.0
4,683
R
49.7%Stevenson2,485
50.0%Eisenhower2,499
0.4%
R+0.3
R+42.2
D+10.5
5,003
D
66.1%Truman2,340
24.1%Dewey855
9.8%
D+41.9
D+22.2
D+37.5
3,541
D
59.7%Roosevelt1,779
40.0%Dewey1,192
0.3%
D+19.7
R+22.2
D+12.2
2,980
D
70.7%Roosevelt2,276
28.8%Willkie928
0.5%
D+41.9
R+8.9
D+31.9
3,220
D
75.3%Roosevelt2,101
24.5%Landon685
0.2%
D+50.7
R+22.4
D+26.5
2,792
D
86.3%Roosevelt2,427
13.2%Hoover371
0.5%
D+73.1
D+59.6
D+55.4
2,811
D
56.6%Smith1,511
43.1%Hoover1,150
0.3%
D+13.5
R+24.6
D+31.0
2,668
D
64.3%Davis1,313
26.2%Coolidge534
9.5%
D+38.1
D+20.8
D+63.3
2,042
D
57.0%Cox1,546
39.7%Harding1,077
3.2%
D+17.3
R+27.3
D+43.5
2,710
D
72.3%Wilson1,987
27.7%Hughes762
0.0%
D+44.6
D+7.6
D+41.4
2,749
D
55.7%Wilson1,225
18.7%Taft412
25.6%
D+37.0
D+15.1
D+17.4
2,200
D
57.6%Bryan1,529
35.7%Taft948
6.7%
D+21.9
D+4.8
D+31.4
2,654
D
57.0%Parker1,052
39.8%Roosevelt736
3.2%
D+17.1
R+14.0
D+36.8
1,847
D
63.8%Bryan1,526
32.7%McKinley782
3.4%
D+31.1
R+25.7
D+38.7
2,390
D
78.1%Bryan2,089
21.2%McKinley567
0.7%
D+56.9
D+26.1
D+63.0
2,676
D
59.6%Cleveland1,792
28.9%Harrison868
11.5%
D+30.7
—
D+29.1
3,005
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
17.5%1,839
79.1%8,325
10,521
2020
R
0.0%0
80.9%11,530
14,249
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Batesville, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
21,964
2020
22,010
2022
21,466
2024
21,207
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+225 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,327 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Batesville, AR in Batesville, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−66
2012
−17
2013
−153
2014
+135
2015
−30
2016
+5
2017
+275
2018
+244
2019
−17
2021
+215
2022
+252
2023
+164
2024
+95
2025
+225
Batesville anchors Independence County along the White River, where food-manufacturing employment and a regional university create a workforce mix that tracks closer to rural Arkansas trends than to any urban pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.5 points.
A population of 38,175, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,609 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Searcy, AR and Corinth, MS.
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In 2024, Batesville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 59.5 points (R+59.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,011 votes cast, 2,689 went Democratic and 11,023 went Republican.
When did Batesville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Batesville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Batesville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 38,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Batesville, AR, Arkansas is $56,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Batesville, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
