† 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
GroupRussellville, ARArkansasUnited States
American14.7%7.5%5.3%
English12.9%12.3%9.5%
German9.2%9.2%12.5%
Irish8.4%8.9%9.4%
Scottish1.9%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.8%1.4%4.8%
French1.3%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.0%0.6%—
Mexican7.9%6.3%11.3%
Salvadoran2.2%0.9%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.3%0.3%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Venezuelan0.2%——
African American†1.9%13.5%9.9%
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
Russellville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
37.5
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Russellville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$57,007
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.4%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Russellville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.8%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
10.4%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Russellville, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
2.7%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
36.9%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.2%
42.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.8%
5.5%
5.2%
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.
Russellville, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+44.2%
1896
+48.6%
1900
+35.2%
1904
+16.9%
1908
+28.0%
1912
+42.3%
1916
+46.2%
1920
+29.2%
1924
+52.0%
1928
+34.1%
1932
+77.1%
1936
+76.7%
1940
+71.2%
1944
+48.0%
1948
+52.5%
1952
+17.3%
1956
+13.2%
1960
+9.9%
1964
+33.0%
1968
−7.5%
1972
−34.5%
1976
+38.4%
1980
−1.6%
1984
−30.7%
1988
−27.6%
1992
+5.1%
1996
+7.2%
2000
−19.0%
2004
−26.4%
2008
−40.4%
2012
−45.3%
2016
−51.2%
2020
−52.1%
2024
−54.0%
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
21.8%Harris6,700
75.9%Trump23,265
2.3%
R+54.0
R+1.9
R+52.5
30,668
R
22.6%Biden7,056
74.8%Trump23,307
2.6%
R+52.1
R+1.0
R+56.6
31,173
R
23.0%Clinton6,480
74.2%Trump20,864
2.8%
R+51.2
R+5.9
R+53.2
28,119
R
25.9%Obama6,848
71.2%Romney18,805
2.9%
R+45.3
R+4.8
R+49.1
26,413
R
28.5%Obama8,005
68.9%McCain19,376
2.6%
R+40.4
R+14.0
R+47.7
28,115
R
36.3%Kerry10,013
62.7%Bush17,292
0.9%
R+26.4
R+7.4
R+24.0
27,561
R
39.1%Gore9,731
58.1%Bush14,467
2.8%
R+19.0
R+26.2
R+19.5
24,901
D
47.8%Clinton12,182
40.6%Dole10,354
11.6%
D+7.2
D+2.0
R+1.3
25,484
D
46.5%Clinton11,869
41.4%Bush10,562
12.1%
D+5.1
D+32.7
R+0.4
25,505
R
35.9%Dukakis7,704
63.5%Bush13,619
0.6%
R+27.6
D+3.1
R+19.8
21,454
R
34.3%Mondale7,761
65.0%Reagan14,718
0.8%
R+30.7
R+29.1
R+12.5
22,657
R
47.1%Carter10,066
48.7%Reagan10,404
4.2%
R+1.6
R+40.0
D+8.2
21,367
D
69.1%Carter14,140
30.7%Ford6,280
0.1%
D+38.4
D+73.0
D+36.4
20,449
R
32.7%McGovern4,971
67.2%Nixon10,227
0.2%
R+34.5
R+27.0
R+11.4
15,223
R
29.3%Humphrey4,091
36.8%Nixon5,138
33.8%
R+7.5
R+40.5
R+6.8
13,947
D
65.8%Johnson8,379
32.8%Goldwater4,178
1.3%
D+33.0
D+23.1
D+10.4
12,728
D
52.8%Kennedy4,768
43.0%Nixon3,876
4.2%
D+9.9
R+3.3
D+9.7
9,022
D
56.4%Stevenson4,761
43.2%Eisenhower3,648
0.3%
D+13.2
R+4.1
D+28.6
8,438
D
58.5%Stevenson4,920
41.2%Eisenhower3,469
0.2%
D+17.3
R+35.2
D+28.0
8,410
D
71.5%Truman4,391
19.1%Dewey1,172
9.4%
D+52.5
D+4.5
D+48.0
6,137
D
73.9%Roosevelt3,690
25.9%Dewey1,294
0.2%
D+48.0
R+23.3
D+40.5
4,993
D
85.4%Roosevelt6,001
14.1%Willkie994
0.5%
D+71.2
R+5.4
D+61.3
7,028
D
88.3%Roosevelt5,060
11.6%Landon666
0.1%
D+76.7
R+0.4
D+52.4
5,730
D
88.2%Roosevelt4,401
11.1%Hoover552
0.8%
D+77.1
D+43.0
D+59.3
4,992
D
66.8%Smith4,821
32.7%Hoover2,361
0.5%
D+34.1
R+18.0
D+51.5
7,218
D
72.4%Davis2,895
20.3%Coolidge813
7.3%
D+52.0
D+22.8
D+77.2
4,000
D
63.4%Cox4,007
34.2%Harding2,162
2.3%
D+29.2
R+17.0
D+55.4
6,317
D
73.1%Wilson4,247
26.9%Hughes1,564
0.0%
D+46.2
D+3.9
D+43.0
5,811
D
57.5%Wilson2,918
15.2%Taft770
27.4%
D+42.3
D+14.3
D+22.7
5,079
D
61.2%Bryan3,407
33.2%Taft1,851
5.6%
D+28.0
D+11.1
D+37.5
5,567
D
57.1%Parker2,503
40.3%Roosevelt1,763
2.6%
D+16.9
R+18.3
D+36.6
4,380
D
67.3%Bryan3,425
32.1%McKinley1,633
0.6%
D+35.2
R+13.3
D+42.8
5,088
D
74.0%Bryan4,576
25.5%McKinley1,574
0.5%
D+48.6
D+4.4
D+54.6
6,182
D
68.5%Cleveland3,601
24.3%Harrison1,279
7.1%
D+44.2
—
D+42.5
5,255
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
19.9%4,514
76.7%17,422
22,716
2020
R
0.0%0
77.1%23,774
30,834
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Russellville, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
45,002
2020
45,602
2022
46,285
2024
44,985
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+160 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −401 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Russellville, AR in Russellville, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−60
2012
−432
2013
−244
2014
+133
2015
−142
2016
−79
2017
−507
2018
−304
2019
+163
2021
+282
2022
+315
2023
+429
2024
−115
2025
+160
Russellville anchors Pope County, where Republicans have carried presidential contests by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles. The metro's economy blends nuclear energy, poultry processing, and Arkansas Tech University, producing a workforce mix unusual for its size.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.0 points.
A population of 84,265, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,007 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Searcy, AR and Fort Smith, AR-OK.
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In 2024, Russellville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,668 votes cast, 6,700 went Democratic and 23,265 went Republican.
When did Russellville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Russellville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Russellville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 84,265 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Russellville, AR, Arkansas is $57,007 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Russellville, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
