† 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
GroupForrest City, ARArkansasUnited States
African American†53.7%13.5%9.9%
African0.7%0.9%0.5%
English5.8%12.3%9.5%
Irish4.8%8.9%9.4%
American4.8%7.5%5.3%
German4.5%9.2%12.5%
Italian0.8%1.4%4.8%
French0.6%1.3%1.6%
Scottish0.6%1.8%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.5%0.6%—
Mexican1.3%6.3%11.3%
Salvadoran0.9%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
Forrest City, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
40.1
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Forrest City, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$42,574
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.5%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.2%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Forrest City, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Forrest City, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
0.3%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.6%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.0%
42.5%
51.5%
Black Protestant
12.9%
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.
Forrest City, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−24.1%
1896
+40.8%
1900
−5.1%
1904
+12.0%
1908
−9.2%
1912
+26.3%
1916
+41.7%
1920
+15.8%
1924
+36.7%
1928
+37.9%
1932
+88.4%
1936
+61.0%
1940
+78.1%
1944
+57.3%
1948
+38.7%
1952
+15.8%
1956
+5.5%
1960
+14.3%
1964
+3.9%
1968
+18.3%
1972
−35.0%
1976
+30.5%
1980
+12.7%
1984
−5.0%
1988
+4.0%
1992
+30.6%
1996
+35.2%
2000
+18.5%
2004
+19.5%
2008
+16.5%
2012
+18.4%
2016
+11.5%
2020
+5.1%
2024
+0.7%
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
D
49.4%Harris2,953
48.7%Trump2,909
2.0%
D+0.7
R+4.4
D+2.2
5,979
D
50.7%Biden3,604
45.6%Trump3,242
3.7%
D+5.1
R+6.4
D+0.6
7,108
D
55.3%Clinton4,031
43.8%Trump3,195
0.9%
D+11.5
R+7.0
D+9.4
7,290
D
58.7%Obama4,910
40.3%Romney3,368
1.0%
D+18.4
D+1.9
D+14.6
8,362
D
57.7%Obama5,486
41.2%McCain3,917
1.1%
D+16.5
R+3.0
D+9.2
9,505
D
59.3%Kerry5,684
39.8%Bush3,815
0.9%
D+19.5
D+1.0
D+22.0
9,588
D
58.7%Gore4,986
40.2%Bush3,414
1.1%
D+18.5
R+16.7
D+18.0
8,496
D
64.3%Clinton5,562
29.2%Dole2,523
6.5%
D+35.2
D+4.5
D+26.6
8,644
D
61.6%Clinton6,548
30.9%Bush3,289
7.5%
D+30.6
D+26.7
D+25.1
10,635
D
51.8%Dukakis4,656
47.9%Bush4,298
0.3%
D+4.0
D+8.9
D+11.7
8,980
R
47.1%Mondale4,866
52.1%Reagan5,378
0.8%
R+5.0
R+17.7
D+13.3
10,322
D
55.5%Carter5,816
42.8%Reagan4,485
1.8%
D+12.7
R+17.8
D+22.4
10,487
D
65.1%Carter6,851
34.6%Ford3,639
0.3%
D+30.5
D+65.5
D+28.5
10,520
R
31.0%McGovern2,674
65.9%Nixon5,692
3.1%
R+35.0
R+53.3
R+11.8
8,631
O
35.9%Humphrey3,284
17.6%Nixon1,608
46.5%
Wallace +10.6
D+14.4
D+19.0
9,146
D
51.9%Johnson3,651
48.0%Goldwater3,377
0.1%
D+3.9
R+10.4
R+18.7
7,038
D
53.8%Kennedy2,432
39.5%Nixon1,786
6.6%
D+14.3
D+8.8
D+14.1
4,518
D
50.3%Stevenson2,114
44.9%Eisenhower1,884
4.8%
D+5.5
R+10.3
D+20.9
4,199
D
57.9%Stevenson2,466
42.1%Eisenhower1,792
0.0%
D+15.8
R+22.8
D+26.6
4,259
D
46.9%Truman1,011
8.3%Dewey178
44.8%
D+38.7
R+18.7
D+34.2
2,155
D
78.5%Roosevelt1,654
21.2%Dewey446
0.4%
D+57.3
R+20.8
D+49.8
2,108
D
88.2%Roosevelt1,671
10.1%Willkie192
1.6%
D+78.1
D+17.1
D+68.1
1,894
D
79.9%Roosevelt1,520
18.9%Landon359
1.3%
D+61.0
R+27.4
D+36.7
1,903
D
93.5%Roosevelt1,990
5.0%Hoover107
1.5%
D+88.4
D+50.5
D+70.7
2,129
D
68.7%Smith1,376
30.8%Hoover617
0.4%
D+37.9
D+1.2
D+55.4
2,002
D
66.3%Davis972
29.5%Coolidge433
4.2%
D+36.7
D+21.0
D+61.9
1,467
D
56.6%Cox1,252
40.8%Harding903
2.6%
D+15.8
R+25.9
D+42.0
2,212
D
70.8%Wilson960
29.2%Hughes395
0.0%
D+41.7
D+15.4
D+38.6
1,355
D
55.5%Wilson563
29.2%Taft296
15.3%
D+26.3
D+35.5
D+6.8
1,014
R
41.9%Bryan619
51.1%Taft755
7.0%
R+9.2
R+21.2
D+0.3
1,477
D
55.3%Parker737
43.3%Roosevelt577
1.4%
D+12.0
D+17.1
D+31.7
1,333
R
46.8%Bryan634
51.8%McKinley703
1.4%
R+5.1
R+45.9
D+2.5
1,356
D
70.1%Bryan1,087
29.4%McKinley455
0.5%
D+40.8
D+64.9
D+46.9
1,550
R
35.2%Cleveland697
59.3%Harrison1,175
5.5%
R+24.1
—
R+25.8
1,981
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
48.1%2,424
49.9%2,514
5,039
2020
R
0.0%0
55.7%3,606
6,479
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Forrest City, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
12,415
2020
11,609
2022
9,872
2024
10,437
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−195 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,212 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Forrest City, AR in Forrest City, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−289
2012
−146
2013
−539
2014
−519
2015
−547
2016
−406
2017
−432
2018
−511
2019
−508
2021
−316
2022
−304
2023
−288
2024
−212
2025
−195
Forrest City, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 35.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.7 points.
A population of 22,400, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,574 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pine Bluff, AR and Natchez, MS-LA.
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In 2024, Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+0.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,979 votes cast, 2,953 went Democratic and 2,909 went Republican.
When did Forrest City, AR, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Forrest City, AR, Arkansas has a population of 22,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas is $42,574 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
