† 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
2 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
GroupCamden, ARArkansasUnited States
Irish8.0%8.9%9.4%
English7.7%12.3%9.5%
American4.8%7.5%5.3%
German4.3%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.5%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.0%1.4%4.8%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
Dutch0.7%——
African American†34.3%13.5%9.9%
African2.3%0.9%0.5%
Mexican2.4%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
Camden, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
43.9
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.9%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Camden, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$52,348
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.4%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Camden, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.2%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Camden, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
0.4%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
66.2%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
1.6%
42.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
5.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
23.8%
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.
Camden, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+37.4%
1896
+29.2%
1900
+12.2%
1904
+13.3%
1908
−0.5%
1912
+18.2%
1916
+30.5%
1920
+15.6%
1924
+25.2%
1928
+28.2%
1932
+79.5%
1936
+84.6%
1940
+83.9%
1944
+74.4%
1948
+62.1%
1952
+49.5%
1956
+32.6%
1960
+36.6%
1964
+30.8%
1968
+19.9%
1972
−26.1%
1976
+54.3%
1980
+23.0%
1984
−8.1%
1988
−9.5%
1992
+26.7%
1996
+31.6%
2000
+4.9%
2004
−4.3%
2008
−15.2%
2012
−13.5%
2016
−16.2%
2020
−20.8%
2024
−27.4%
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
35.4%Harris3,791
62.8%Trump6,730
1.8%
R+27.4
R+6.6
R+25.9
10,718
R
37.9%Biden4,474
58.7%Trump6,930
3.4%
R+20.8
R+4.6
R+25.2
11,811
R
41.3%Clinton4,960
57.5%Trump6,907
1.2%
R+16.2
R+2.7
R+18.3
12,008
R
42.4%Obama5,293
55.9%Romney6,979
1.7%
R+13.5
D+1.7
R+17.4
12,489
R
41.4%Obama5,037
56.6%McCain6,889
2.1%
R+15.2
R+10.9
R+22.5
12,177
R
47.3%Kerry6,127
51.6%Bush6,685
1.1%
R+4.3
R+9.2
R+1.9
12,949
D
51.5%Gore6,481
46.6%Bush5,867
1.8%
D+4.9
R+26.7
D+4.4
12,580
D
61.6%Clinton7,941
29.9%Dole3,863
8.5%
D+31.6
D+4.9
D+23.1
12,901
D
58.2%Clinton8,800
31.5%Bush4,758
10.3%
D+26.7
D+36.2
D+21.2
15,117
R
43.5%Dukakis6,253
52.9%Bush7,613
3.6%
R+9.5
R+1.4
R+1.7
14,387
R
44.3%Mondale6,916
52.3%Reagan8,174
3.4%
R+8.1
R+31.1
D+10.2
15,624
D
58.8%Carter8,590
35.8%Reagan5,225
5.4%
D+23.0
R+31.2
D+32.8
14,604
D
77.1%Carter10,960
22.9%Ford3,248
0.0%
D+54.3
D+80.3
D+52.2
14,213
R
36.9%McGovern4,638
62.9%Nixon7,918
0.2%
R+26.1
R+46.0
R+2.9
12,582
O
37.7%Humphrey5,291
17.8%Nixon2,496
44.5%
Wallace +6.8
R+10.8
D+20.6
14,033
D
65.0%Johnson8,465
34.3%Goldwater4,461
0.7%
D+30.8
R+5.9
D+8.2
13,020
D
64.6%Kennedy6,320
27.9%Nixon2,734
7.5%
D+36.6
D+4.0
D+36.5
9,790
D
65.6%Stevenson6,491
33.0%Eisenhower3,264
1.4%
D+32.6
R+16.9
D+48.0
9,891
D
74.6%Stevenson7,268
25.1%Eisenhower2,443
0.3%
D+49.5
R+12.6
D+60.3
9,743
D
71.2%Truman4,083
9.1%Dewey521
19.7%
D+62.1
R+12.3
D+57.6
5,736
D
87.2%Roosevelt4,060
12.8%Dewey595
0.0%
D+74.4
R+9.5
D+66.9
4,656
D
91.9%Roosevelt3,769
8.0%Willkie328
0.1%
D+83.9
R+0.7
D+73.9
4,102
D
92.3%Roosevelt3,512
7.7%Landon292
0.0%
D+84.6
D+5.1
D+60.4
3,805
D
89.6%Roosevelt4,353
10.1%Hoover491
0.3%
D+79.5
D+51.3
D+61.7
4,859
D
64.0%Smith2,347
35.8%Hoover1,313
0.2%
D+28.2
D+3.0
D+45.7
3,666
D
61.2%Davis1,871
36.0%Coolidge1,102
2.7%
D+25.2
D+9.5
D+50.3
3,057
D
56.5%Cox2,043
40.9%Harding1,478
2.5%
D+15.6
R+14.9
D+41.8
3,613
D
65.3%Wilson2,338
34.7%Hughes1,245
0.0%
D+30.5
D+12.3
D+27.4
3,583
D
50.6%Wilson1,351
32.4%Taft865
17.0%
D+18.2
D+18.7
R+1.3
2,671
R
49.2%Bryan1,720
49.7%Taft1,739
1.1%
R+0.5
R+13.8
D+9.0
3,498
D
56.2%Parker1,584
42.9%Roosevelt1,209
1.0%
D+13.3
D+1.1
D+33.0
2,820
D
55.8%Bryan1,774
43.6%McKinley1,387
0.5%
D+12.2
R+17.0
D+19.7
3,178
D
64.4%Bryan2,276
35.2%McKinley1,245
0.4%
D+29.2
R+8.3
D+35.2
3,536
D
65.0%Cleveland1,959
27.6%Harrison831
7.5%
D+37.4
—
D+35.8
3,015
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
34.3%2,944
63.3%5,432
8,577
2020
R
0.0%0
65.5%7,501
11,458
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Camden, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
19,565
2020
19,446
2022
18,230
2024
18,944
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−52 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,404 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Camden, AR in Camden, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−381
2012
−280
2013
−439
2014
−158
2015
−349
2016
−275
2017
−10
2018
−66
2019
−175
2021
−85
2022
−158
2023
−71
2024
+95
2025
−52
Camden anchors the Ouachita River valley with a workforce tied to ammunition manufacturing and defense contracting, giving this roughly 30,000-person metro an employment base unusual for rural southern Arkansas.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 27.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.4 points.
A population of 26,789, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,348 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of El Dorado, AR and Magnolia, AR.
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In 2024, Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,718 votes cast, 3,791 went Democratic and 6,730 went Republican.
When did Camden, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Camden, AR, Arkansas has a population of 26,789 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas is $52,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Camden, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
