Crawford County, Arkansas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 61,1392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,1322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+56 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pope County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +14.9% |
| 1896 | +17.5% |
| 1900 | +15.3% |
| 1904 | −3.5% |
| 1908 | +10.5% |
| 1912 | +29.9% |
| 1916 | +15.2% |
| 1920 | +10.7% |
| 1924 | +15.4% |
| 1928 | +5.6% |
| 1932 | +56.3% |
| 1936 | +47.4% |
| 1940 | +38.4% |
| 1944 | +19.6% |
| 1948 | +24.7% |
| 1952 | −5.8% |
| 1956 | −6.3% |
| 1960 | −16.0% |
| 1964 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | −15.9% |
| 1972 | −63.7% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −35.6% |
| 1984 | −51.0% |
| 1988 | −42.9% |
| 1992 | −1.4% |
| 1996 | −2.7% |
| 2000 | −25.6% |
| 2004 | −32.5% |
| 2008 | −46.0% |
| 2012 | −49.8% |
| 2016 | −56.1% |
| 2020 | −56.7% |
| 2024 | −58.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,753 | 18,615 | 23,834 | ||
| R | 4,959 | 18,607 | 24,091 | ||
| R | 4,488 | 16,686 | 21,755 | ||
| R | 4,881 | 15,145 | 20,591 | ||
| R | 5,238 | 14,688 | 20,532 | ||
| R | 6,764 | 13,391 | 20,401 | ||
| R | 6,288 | 10,804 | 17,625 | ||
| R | 6,749 | 7,182 | 15,814 | ||
| R | 6,656 | 6,882 | 16,165 | ||
| R | 3,582 | 9,092 | 12,832 | ||
| R | 3,071 | 9,551 | 12,701 | ||
| R | 3,948 | 8,542 | 12,899 | ||
| D | 5,946 | 4,764 | 10,710 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 6,974 | 8,566 | ||
| O | 1,578 | 2,723 | 7,218 | ||
| D | 3,537 | 3,294 | 6,852 | ||
| R | 2,430 | 3,373 | 5,907 | ||
| R | 2,723 | 3,090 | 5,843 | ||
| R | 2,477 | 2,782 | 5,269 | ||
| D | 1,730 | 1,002 | 2,952 | ||
| D | 1,702 | 1,141 | 2,862 | ||
| D | 1,581 | 691 | 2,318 | ||
| D | 1,963 | 697 | 2,672 | ||
| D | 2,962 | 809 | 3,824 | ||
| D | 1,743 | 1,559 | 3,302 | ||
| D | 1,445 | 996 | 2,910 | ||
| D | 1,861 | 1,497 | 3,398 | ||
| D | 1,622 | 1,195 | 2,817 | ||
| D | 969 | 407 | 1,880 | ||
| D | 1,661 | 1,339 | 3,079 | ||
| R | 875 | 941 | 1,883 | ||
| D | 1,449 | 1,060 | 2,537 | ||
| D | 1,870 | 1,311 | 3,199 | ||
| D | 1,545 | 1,099 | 2,992 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.4%
Irish
13.3%
English
12.7%
German
11.1%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
1.0%
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: 39.2 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
$64,132
Crawford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crawford County$64,132
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Crawford County ranks near the middle 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)6.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford County, anchored by Van Buren along the Oklahoma border, recorded an R+58.2 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deeply conservative realignment that has reshaped rural, working-class corners of the Arkansas River Valley over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A median household income of $64,132, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 61,139 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pope County and Taylor County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Arkansas voted Republican by 58.2 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,834 votes cast, 4,753 went Democratic and 18,615 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Crawford County, Arkansas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Crawford County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Crawford County, Arkansas?
Crawford County, Arkansas has a population of 61,139 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Crawford County, Arkansas is $64,132 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.