Benton County, Arkansas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 303,6322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,5062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Knox County, TN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Benton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Benton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +33.2% |
| 1896 | +67.1% |
| 1900 | +45.9% |
| 1904 | +22.2% |
| 1908 | +32.0% |
| 1912 | +47.1% |
| 1916 | +41.2% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +13.5% |
| 1928 | −15.9% |
| 1932 | +48.1% |
| 1936 | +18.1% |
| 1940 | +10.7% |
| 1944 | −7.2% |
| 1948 | +5.7% |
| 1952 | −37.9% |
| 1956 | −26.7% |
| 1960 | −36.4% |
| 1964 | −2.8% |
| 1968 | −24.7% |
| 1972 | −56.1% |
| 1976 | −5.7% |
| 1980 | −32.6% |
| 1984 | −53.1% |
| 1988 | −43.7% |
| 1992 | −12.4% |
| 1996 | −14.3% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −37.9% |
| 2008 | −36.5% |
| 2012 | −40.4% |
| 2016 | −35.4% |
| 2020 | −26.4% |
| 2024 | −27.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 45,231 | 79,907 | 128,595 | ||
| R | 42,249 | 73,965 | 119,912 | ||
| R | 28,005 | 60,871 | 92,747 | ||
| R | 22,636 | 54,646 | 79,257 | ||
| R | 23,331 | 51,124 | 76,073 | ||
| R | 20,756 | 46,571 | 68,121 | ||
| R | 17,277 | 34,838 | 53,646 | ||
| R | 17,205 | 23,748 | 45,768 | ||
| R | 15,774 | 21,126 | 43,279 | ||
| R | 9,399 | 24,295 | 34,110 | ||
| R | 7,306 | 24,296 | 32,010 | ||
| R | 9,231 | 18,830 | 29,440 | ||
| R | 11,289 | 12,670 | 24,020 | ||
| R | 4,083 | 14,621 | 18,778 | ||
| R | 4,088 | 8,104 | 16,228 | ||
| R | 5,655 | 5,977 | 11,662 | ||
| R | 3,619 | 7,832 | 11,590 | ||
| R | 3,744 | 6,500 | 10,305 | ||
| R | 3,558 | 7,916 | 11,500 | ||
| D | 3,281 | 2,911 | 6,513 | ||
| R | 2,861 | 3,305 | 6,175 | ||
| D | 2,442 | 1,962 | 4,473 | ||
| D | 2,418 | 1,672 | 4,114 | ||
| D | 3,775 | 1,275 | 5,198 | ||
| R | 2,348 | 3,248 | 5,669 | ||
| D | 2,313 | 1,694 | 4,573 | ||
| D | 2,838 | 1,916 | 4,870 | ||
| D | 3,106 | 1,293 | 4,399 | ||
| D | 2,353 | 541 | 3,850 | ||
| D | 3,067 | 1,527 | 4,806 | ||
| D | 1,963 | 1,202 | 3,426 | ||
| D | 2,980 | 1,087 | 4,123 | ||
| D | 3,548 | 685 | 4,267 | ||
| D | 2,587 | 1,212 | 4,138 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.8%
English
11.5%
Irish
8.6%
American
4.7%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.6%
African American
1.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,506
Benton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Benton County$93,506
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Benton County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.3%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.2%
speak English only
Spanish11.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Benton County anchors the booming Bentonville metro, home to Walmart's global headquarters, drawing a wave of corporate transplants that has made it one of Arkansas's most populous and economically dynamic counties while sustaining deep-red margins.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-seven points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 303,632, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,506 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Woodford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Benton County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Benton County, Arkansas voted Republican by 27.0 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 128,595 votes cast, 45,231 went Democratic and 79,907 went Republican.
What is Benton County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Benton County, Arkansas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Benton County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Benton County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Benton County, Arkansas?
Benton County, Arkansas has a population of 303,632 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Benton County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Benton County, Arkansas is $93,506 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Benton County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Benton County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.