† 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
GroupMalvern, ARArkansasUnited States
English11.8%12.3%9.5%
American9.3%7.5%5.3%
German7.4%9.2%12.5%
Irish6.2%8.9%9.4%
Scottish1.5%1.8%1.3%
French1.2%1.3%1.6%
Welsh0.9%——
Scotch-Irish0.9%0.6%—
African American†10.9%13.5%9.9%
Mexican3.4%6.3%11.3%
Cuban0.4%—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
Malvern, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
43.1
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Malvern, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$55,405
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Malvern, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Malvern, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
0.4%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
34.2%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.3%
42.5%
51.5%
Black Protestant
11.2%
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.
Malvern, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+51.9%
1896
+63.2%
1900
+28.4%
1904
+5.8%
1908
+9.4%
1912
+34.9%
1916
+37.8%
1920
+7.5%
1924
+29.9%
1928
−6.0%
1932
+82.1%
1936
+55.9%
1940
+56.3%
1944
+31.6%
1948
+49.8%
1952
+30.6%
1956
+9.3%
1960
+29.4%
1964
+21.7%
1968
+4.4%
1972
−30.1%
1976
+56.2%
1980
+30.8%
1984
+1.8%
1988
+9.7%
1992
+30.8%
1996
+30.9%
2000
+4.4%
2004
−0.5%
2008
−24.4%
2012
−29.0%
2016
−43.5%
2020
−48.7%
2024
−52.2%
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
22.9%Harris2,818
75.1%Trump9,226
1.9%
R+52.2
R+3.4
R+50.7
12,283
R
24.5%Biden3,082
73.3%Trump9,202
2.2%
R+48.7
R+5.3
R+53.2
12,557
R
27.2%Clinton3,149
70.7%Trump8,172
2.1%
R+43.5
R+14.4
R+45.5
11,560
R
34.0%Obama3,830
63.0%Romney7,097
3.0%
R+29.0
R+4.6
R+32.9
11,260
R
35.9%Obama4,288
60.3%McCain7,209
3.8%
R+24.4
R+23.9
R+31.7
11,955
R
48.9%Kerry5,901
49.4%Bush5,960
1.7%
R+0.5
R+4.9
D+2.0
12,065
D
50.3%Gore5,527
45.9%Bush5,042
3.8%
D+4.4
R+26.5
D+3.9
10,981
D
59.1%Clinton6,002
28.2%Dole2,864
12.7%
D+30.9
D+0.1
D+22.4
10,155
D
59.4%Clinton6,308
28.6%Bush3,036
12.0%
D+30.8
D+21.2
D+25.3
10,616
D
54.1%Dukakis5,090
44.5%Bush4,181
1.4%
D+9.7
D+7.9
D+17.4
9,405
D
50.5%Mondale5,836
48.8%Reagan5,629
0.7%
D+1.8
R+29.0
D+20.0
11,546
D
63.8%Carter6,897
32.9%Reagan3,561
3.3%
D+30.8
R+25.4
D+40.6
10,817
D
78.1%Carter7,809
21.9%Ford2,187
0.0%
D+56.2
D+86.3
D+54.2
9,996
R
34.5%McGovern2,872
64.5%Nixon5,378
1.0%
R+30.1
R+34.5
R+6.9
8,333
O
26.5%Humphrey2,137
22.1%Nixon1,780
51.4%
Wallace +24.9
R+17.3
D+5.1
8,056
D
60.4%Johnson4,543
38.7%Goldwater2,911
0.9%
D+21.7
R+7.7
R+0.9
7,522
D
59.0%Kennedy3,454
29.6%Nixon1,732
11.4%
D+29.4
D+20.2
D+29.3
5,854
D
54.2%Stevenson3,525
45.0%Eisenhower2,923
0.8%
D+9.3
R+21.4
D+24.7
6,502
D
65.2%Stevenson3,474
34.6%Eisenhower1,842
0.3%
D+30.6
R+19.2
D+41.4
5,331
D
69.9%Truman1,932
20.1%Dewey555
10.0%
D+49.8
D+18.2
D+45.3
2,764
D
65.6%Roosevelt1,646
34.0%Dewey853
0.4%
D+31.6
R+24.7
D+24.1
2,510
D
78.0%Roosevelt1,730
21.7%Willkie482
0.2%
D+56.3
D+0.4
D+46.3
2,217
D
77.8%Roosevelt1,581
21.8%Landon444
0.4%
D+55.9
R+26.2
D+31.7
2,033
D
90.6%Roosevelt2,542
8.4%Hoover237
1.0%
D+82.1
D+88.1
D+64.4
2,806
R
46.9%Smith999
52.9%Hoover1,126
0.2%
R+6.0
R+35.9
D+11.5
2,130
D
59.2%Davis793
29.3%Coolidge392
11.6%
D+29.9
D+22.5
D+55.1
1,340
D
52.4%Cox1,061
45.0%Harding910
2.6%
D+7.5
R+30.3
D+33.7
2,024
D
68.9%Wilson1,429
31.1%Hughes645
0.0%
D+37.8
D+2.9
D+34.7
2,074
D
55.4%Wilson668
20.6%Taft248
24.0%
D+34.9
D+25.5
D+15.3
1,205
D
53.2%Bryan833
43.8%Taft686
3.0%
D+9.4
D+3.6
D+18.9
1,566
D
51.5%Parker605
45.7%Roosevelt537
2.8%
D+5.8
R+22.6
D+25.5
1,175
D
63.7%Bryan763
35.3%McKinley423
1.0%
D+28.4
R+34.8
D+35.9
1,198
D
81.0%Bryan1,331
17.8%McKinley292
1.3%
D+63.2
D+11.3
D+69.3
1,644
D
71.1%Cleveland1,025
19.2%Harrison277
9.6%
D+51.9
—
D+50.2
1,441
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
21.7%2,139
74.6%7,360
9,866
2020
R
0.0%0
75.8%9,388
12,381
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Malvern, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
18,204
2020
18,209
2022
18,536
2024
18,518
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+361 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,259 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Malvern, AR in Malvern, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−124
2012
+395
2013
+46
2014
−32
2015
+134
2016
−15
2017
+222
2018
+124
2019
+119
2021
+232
2022
+281
2023
+257
2024
+259
2025
+361
Malvern, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.2 points.
A population of 33,180, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,405 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Paragould, AR and Scottsboro, AL.
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In 2024, Malvern, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,283 votes cast, 2,818 went Democratic and 9,226 went Republican.
When did Malvern, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Malvern, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Malvern, AR, Arkansas?
Malvern, AR, Arkansas has a population of 33,180 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Malvern, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Malvern, AR, Arkansas is $55,405 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Malvern, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Malvern, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
