† 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
GroupBlytheville, ARArkansasUnited States
American8.5%7.5%5.3%
Irish7.4%8.9%9.4%
English6.2%12.3%9.5%
German4.6%9.2%12.5%
Dutch1.9%——
Scotch-Irish0.8%0.6%—
Scottish0.7%1.8%1.3%
French0.6%1.3%1.6%
African American†32.4%13.5%9.9%
African1.5%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
Mexican4.4%6.3%11.3%
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
Blytheville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
37.3
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.6%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Blytheville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$52,548
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.1%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.7%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Blytheville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Blytheville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
0.7%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
53.9%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
26.6%
42.5%
51.5%
Black Protestant
13.5%
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.
Blytheville, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+19.4%
1896
+65.7%
1900
+22.0%
1904
+24.4%
1908
−10.5%
1912
+38.8%
1916
+49.9%
1920
+25.5%
1924
+47.2%
1928
+53.9%
1932
+87.2%
1936
+88.1%
1940
+78.8%
1944
+50.5%
1948
+47.2%
1952
+20.6%
1956
+19.7%
1960
+1.5%
1964
+16.5%
1968
+4.0%
1972
−50.5%
1976
+26.2%
1980
+10.6%
1984
−14.8%
1988
−7.3%
1992
+33.5%
1996
+32.8%
2000
+15.2%
2004
+10.4%
2008
−2.2%
2012
−1.0%
2016
−10.8%
2020
−22.2%
2024
−31.6%
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
33.3%Harris3,574
65.0%Trump6,963
1.7%
R+31.6
R+9.4
R+30.2
10,717
R
36.9%Biden4,558
59.1%Trump7,296
4.0%
R+22.2
R+11.4
R+26.6
12,342
R
43.9%Clinton5,670
54.7%Trump7,061
1.4%
R+10.8
R+9.8
R+12.9
12,912
R
48.4%Obama6,467
49.4%Romney6,603
2.3%
R+1.0
D+1.2
R+4.9
13,375
R
47.6%Obama6,667
49.8%McCain6,976
2.6%
R+2.2
R+12.6
R+9.5
14,010
D
53.6%Kerry7,593
43.2%Bush6,121
3.1%
D+10.4
R+4.8
D+12.9
14,153
D
56.5%Gore7,107
41.3%Bush5,199
2.2%
D+15.2
R+17.7
D+14.6
12,586
D
62.2%Clinton8,301
29.4%Dole3,919
8.4%
D+32.8
R+0.7
D+24.3
13,347
D
62.9%Clinton10,046
29.4%Bush4,697
7.6%
D+33.5
D+40.8
D+28.0
15,962
R
45.4%Dukakis6,759
52.7%Bush7,841
1.9%
R+7.3
D+7.5
D+0.5
14,888
R
42.5%Mondale7,548
57.3%Reagan10,180
0.2%
R+14.8
R+25.4
D+3.4
17,766
D
54.3%Carter8,908
43.7%Reagan7,170
2.1%
D+10.6
R+15.6
D+20.3
16,417
D
63.0%Carter10,292
36.8%Ford6,009
0.2%
D+26.2
D+76.7
D+24.2
16,328
R
24.2%McGovern3,544
74.7%Nixon10,931
1.0%
R+50.5
R+54.5
R+27.3
14,627
O
32.2%Humphrey4,993
28.2%Nixon4,369
39.6%
Wallace +7.4
R+12.5
D+4.7
15,509
D
58.2%Johnson8,678
41.7%Goldwater6,213
0.1%
D+16.5
D+15.1
R+6.1
14,911
D
48.5%Kennedy5,138
47.1%Nixon4,983
4.4%
D+1.5
R+18.2
D+1.3
10,585
D
58.7%Stevenson6,428
39.0%Eisenhower4,269
2.4%
D+19.7
R+0.9
D+35.1
10,955
D
60.2%Stevenson6,968
39.6%Eisenhower4,586
0.1%
D+20.6
R+26.6
D+31.4
11,567
D
59.4%Truman3,763
12.2%Dewey771
28.4%
D+47.2
R+3.3
D+42.7
6,335
D
75.2%Roosevelt3,938
24.7%Dewey1,292
0.1%
D+50.5
R+28.2
D+43.1
5,235
D
89.2%Roosevelt5,257
10.5%Willkie616
0.3%
D+78.8
R+9.3
D+68.8
5,891
D
93.9%Roosevelt4,835
5.9%Landon303
0.2%
D+88.1
D+0.8
D+63.8
5,147
D
93.1%Roosevelt5,776
5.9%Hoover364
1.0%
D+87.2
D+33.3
D+69.5
6,203
D
76.8%Smith4,451
22.8%Hoover1,324
0.4%
D+53.9
D+6.7
D+71.4
5,799
D
72.1%Davis2,039
24.9%Coolidge703
3.0%
D+47.2
D+21.8
D+72.4
2,828
D
60.7%Cox1,809
35.2%Harding1,050
4.1%
D+25.5
R+24.5
D+51.7
2,980
D
75.0%Wilson1,249
25.0%Hughes417
0.0%
D+49.9
D+11.2
D+46.8
1,666
D
59.0%Wilson767
20.2%Taft263
20.8%
D+38.8
D+49.2
D+19.2
1,300
R
41.1%Bryan930
51.6%Taft1,167
7.3%
R+10.5
R+34.9
R+0.9
2,263
D
61.8%Parker689
37.4%Roosevelt417
0.8%
D+24.4
D+2.4
D+44.1
1,115
D
61.0%Bryan591
39.0%McKinley378
0.0%
D+22.0
R+43.7
D+29.5
969
D
82.7%Bryan815
17.1%McKinley168
0.2%
D+65.7
D+46.3
D+71.8
985
D
59.7%Cleveland777
40.3%Harrison525
0.0%
D+19.4
—
D+17.7
1,302
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
33.8%2,876
63.9%5,430
8,501
2020
R
0.0%0
66.7%7,792
11,690
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Blytheville, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
22,412
2020
20,601
2022
19,421
2024
20,151
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−408 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −9,536 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Blytheville, AR in Blytheville, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−504
2012
−665
2013
−987
2014
−645
2015
−703
2016
−984
2017
−862
2018
−919
2019
−652
2021
−843
2022
−634
2023
−151
2024
−579
2025
−408
Once anchored by Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville's economy shifted sharply after the 1991 base closure, accelerating population loss and leaving a majority-Black city in one of Arkansas's most economically distressed corners.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 50.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.6 points.
A population of 39,126, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,548 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rockingham, NC and Arkadelphia, AR.
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In 2024, Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+31.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,717 votes cast, 3,574 went Democratic and 6,963 went Republican.
When did Blytheville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Blytheville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 39,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas is $52,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
