† 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
GroupMountain Home, ARArkansasUnited States
English17.7%12.3%9.5%
German17.4%9.2%12.5%
Irish13.9%8.9%9.4%
American7.7%7.5%5.3%
Scottish3.3%1.8%1.3%
Italian2.8%1.4%4.8%
French2.5%1.3%1.6%
Norwegian2.1%——
Mexican1.9%6.3%11.3%
Spanish0.3%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
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
Mountain Home, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
51.4
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.0%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mountain Home, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$48,452
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.4%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mountain Home, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mountain Home, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
4.5%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
38.5%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.2%
42.5%
51.5%
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.
Mountain Home, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+47.8%
1896
+57.7%
1900
+43.0%
1904
+27.7%
1908
+31.5%
1912
+39.6%
1916
+48.4%
1920
+17.7%
1924
+30.7%
1928
+13.6%
1932
+67.4%
1936
+34.5%
1940
+27.3%
1944
+16.3%
1948
+31.0%
1952
+0.0%
1956
−8.5%
1960
−10.7%
1964
+18.7%
1968
−21.1%
1972
−42.6%
1976
−1.0%
1980
−32.3%
1984
−40.7%
1988
−28.0%
1992
+8.6%
1996
−1.1%
2000
−18.1%
2004
−21.6%
2008
−31.6%
2012
−44.0%
2016
−54.5%
2020
−53.3%
2024
−56.8%
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
20.7%Harris4,341
77.6%Trump16,253
1.7%
R+56.8
R+3.5
R+55.4
20,954
R
22.1%Biden4,635
75.4%Trump15,836
2.6%
R+53.3
D+1.1
R+57.8
21,007
R
21.6%Clinton4,169
76.1%Trump14,682
2.3%
R+54.5
R+10.4
R+56.6
19,303
R
26.7%Obama5,172
70.8%Romney13,688
2.5%
R+44.0
R+12.4
R+47.9
19,339
R
32.7%Obama6,539
64.3%McCain12,852
3.0%
R+31.6
R+10.0
R+38.9
19,981
R
38.5%Kerry7,129
60.1%Bush11,128
1.5%
R+21.6
R+3.5
R+19.1
18,530
R
39.0%Gore6,516
57.1%Bush9,538
3.9%
R+18.1
R+17.0
R+18.6
16,708
R
43.2%Clinton6,703
44.4%Dole6,877
12.4%
R+1.1
R+9.7
R+9.6
15,505
D
44.4%Clinton6,991
35.9%Bush5,640
19.7%
D+8.6
D+36.6
D+3.0
15,732
R
35.4%Dukakis4,808
63.4%Bush8,614
1.3%
R+28.0
D+12.8
R+20.3
13,597
R
29.1%Mondale4,528
69.8%Reagan10,870
1.1%
R+40.7
R+8.4
R+22.5
15,564
R
31.6%Carter4,789
63.9%Reagan9,684
4.4%
R+32.3
R+31.3
R+22.6
15,147
R
49.5%Carter5,766
50.5%Ford5,885
0.0%
R+1.0
D+41.6
R+3.1
11,651
R
28.0%McGovern2,677
70.6%Nixon6,754
1.3%
R+42.6
R+21.5
R+19.5
9,560
R
28.4%Humphrey1,952
49.5%Nixon3,401
22.0%
R+21.1
R+39.8
R+20.4
6,866
D
59.3%Johnson2,900
40.6%Goldwater1,986
0.1%
D+18.7
D+29.4
R+3.9
4,891
R
43.7%Kennedy1,694
54.3%Nixon2,108
2.0%
R+10.7
R+2.2
R+10.8
3,879
R
45.5%Stevenson1,451
53.9%Eisenhower1,721
0.6%
R+8.5
R+8.5
D+6.9
3,192
D
49.7%Stevenson1,388
49.7%Eisenhower1,387
0.6%
D+0.04
R+30.9
D+10.8
2,793
D
62.4%Truman1,098
31.4%Dewey553
6.2%
D+31.0
D+14.6
D+26.5
1,760
D
58.0%Roosevelt796
41.7%Dewey572
0.3%
D+16.3
R+11.0
D+8.8
1,372
D
63.4%Roosevelt859
36.1%Willkie489
0.5%
D+27.3
R+7.2
D+17.4
1,355
D
66.9%Roosevelt773
32.5%Landon375
0.6%
D+34.5
R+32.9
D+10.2
1,155
D
82.9%Roosevelt1,039
15.5%Hoover194
1.7%
D+67.4
D+53.7
D+49.6
1,254
D
56.4%Smith665
42.7%Hoover504
0.9%
D+13.6
R+17.1
D+31.1
1,180
D
58.0%Davis640
27.3%Coolidge301
14.7%
D+30.7
D+13.0
D+55.9
1,103
D
56.1%Cox707
38.4%Harding484
5.6%
D+17.7
R+30.7
D+43.9
1,261
D
74.2%Wilson914
25.8%Hughes318
0.0%
D+48.4
D+8.8
D+45.2
1,232
D
53.8%Wilson536
14.3%Taft142
31.9%
D+39.6
D+8.1
D+20.0
996
D
62.2%Bryan607
30.7%Taft300
7.1%
D+31.5
D+3.8
D+41.0
976
D
62.1%Parker426
34.4%Roosevelt236
3.5%
D+27.7
R+15.3
D+47.4
686
D
71.2%Bryan723
28.3%McKinley287
0.5%
D+43.0
R+14.8
D+50.5
1,015
D
78.8%Bryan980
21.1%McKinley262
0.2%
D+57.7
D+10.0
D+63.8
1,244
D
71.9%Cleveland802
24.1%Harrison269
4.0%
D+47.8
—
D+46.1
1,116
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
18.9%2,940
78.3%12,207
15,590
2020
R
0.0%0
78.9%16,094
20,386
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mountain Home, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
29,640
2020
30,115
2022
30,233
2024
30,823
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+625 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +7,187 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mountain Home, AR in Mountain Home, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+194
2012
+100
2013
+232
2014
+220
2015
+484
2016
+322
2017
+499
2018
+644
2019
+656
2021
+1,042
2022
+779
2023
+814
2024
+576
2025
+625
Mountain Home anchors a small metro where in-migration of retirees from the Midwest has steadily pushed median age above 50, producing some of the widest Republican margins in Arkansas's Ozark fringe.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.8 points.
A population of 42,407, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,452 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crossville, TN and Harrison, AR.
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In 2024, Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 56.8 points (R+56.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,954 votes cast, 4,341 went Democratic and 16,253 went Republican.
When did Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas?
Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas has a population of 42,407 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas is $48,452 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mountain Home, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
