Cross County, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,5432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,8632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Prairie County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cross CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cross 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 | +20.7% |
| 1896 | +60.4% |
| 1900 | +34.2% |
| 1904 | +31.6% |
| 1908 | +15.6% |
| 1912 | +18.0% |
| 1916 | +57.3% |
| 1920 | +28.9% |
| 1924 | +47.5% |
| 1928 | +59.5% |
| 1932 | +91.5% |
| 1936 | +84.1% |
| 1940 | +71.8% |
| 1944 | +58.3% |
| 1948 | +39.2% |
| 1952 | +23.1% |
| 1956 | +28.9% |
| 1960 | +22.2% |
| 1964 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | −49.0% |
| 1976 | +37.3% |
| 1980 | +8.9% |
| 1984 | −18.3% |
| 1988 | −3.2% |
| 1992 | +25.1% |
| 1996 | +26.5% |
| 2000 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | −10.3% |
| 2008 | −25.4% |
| 2012 | −29.8% |
| 2016 | −38.7% |
| 2020 | −45.7% |
| 2024 | −47.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,642 | 4,753 | 6,534 | ||
| R | 1,772 | 4,946 | 6,942 | ||
| R | 1,999 | 4,584 | 6,688 | ||
| R | 2,279 | 4,269 | 6,681 | ||
| R | 2,580 | 4,393 | 7,130 | ||
| R | 3,135 | 3,864 | 7,074 | ||
| D | 3,096 | 3,033 | 6,215 | ||
| D | 3,631 | 2,000 | 6,160 | ||
| D | 4,058 | 2,303 | 6,986 | ||
| R | 2,989 | 3,186 | 6,212 | ||
| R | 2,701 | 3,917 | 6,635 | ||
| D | 3,471 | 2,895 | 6,492 | ||
| D | 4,198 | 1,909 | 6,137 | ||
| R | 1,221 | 3,743 | 5,143 | ||
| O | 1,555 | 1,093 | 5,704 | ||
| D | 2,421 | 2,147 | 4,580 | ||
| D | 2,088 | 1,287 | 3,615 | ||
| D | 2,165 | 1,176 | 3,417 | ||
| D | 2,344 | 1,461 | 3,817 | ||
| D | 1,100 | 213 | 2,265 | ||
| D | 1,724 | 452 | 2,182 | ||
| D | 1,746 | 285 | 2,035 | ||
| D | 1,644 | 133 | 1,797 | ||
| D | 2,066 | 87 | 2,164 | ||
| D | 1,282 | 324 | 1,610 | ||
| D | 625 | 192 | 911 | ||
| D | 845 | 457 | 1,344 | ||
| D | 927 | 252 | 1,179 | ||
| D | 491 | 293 | 1,097 | ||
| D | 705 | 507 | 1,273 | ||
| D | 630 | 321 | 979 | ||
| D | 638 | 312 | 953 | ||
| D | 908 | 224 | 1,133 | ||
| D | 677 | 432 | 1,183 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.9%
English
10.4%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.1%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.3%
Italian
0.5%
African American
12.6%
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: 40.9 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
$50,863
Cross County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Cross County$50,863
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Cross County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
19.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.3%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)23.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages1.4%
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cross County sits in Arkansas's Mississippi Delta lowlands, where a majority-Black population and declining rural economy combine to produce one of the state's more complex demographic backdrops despite the lopsided 2024 presidential margin.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A median household income of $50,863, a 20% poverty rate, and a 72% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Prairie County and Avoyelles Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cross County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cross County, Arkansas voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,534 votes cast, 1,642 went Democratic and 4,753 went Republican.
What is Cross County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Cross County, Arkansas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cross County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cross County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Cross County, Arkansas?
Cross County, Arkansas has a population of 16,543 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cross County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Cross County, Arkansas is $50,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Cross County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cross County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.