Desha County, Arkansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 3,505 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -02 - Bowie W202 - Bowie W2 | 180 | 277 | 4 | 461 | 39.0% | 60.1% | R+21.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -01 - Bowie W101 - Bowie W1 | 108 | 341 | 9 | 458 | 23.6% | 74.5% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -15 - Rand W315 - Rand W3 | 128 | 175 | 5 | 308 | 41.6% | 56.8% | R+15.3 |
| Precinct -14 - Rand W214 - Rand W2 | 253 | 44 | 3 | 300 | 84.3% | 14.7% | D+69.7 |
| Precinct -13 - Rand W113 - Rand W1 | 183 | 104 | 9 | 296 | 61.8% | 35.1% | D+26.7 |
| Precinct -16 - Rand W416 - Rand W4 | 176 | 106 | 9 | 291 | 60.5% | 36.4% | D+24.1 |
| Precinct -03 - Bowie W303 - Bowie W3 | 203 | 52 | 5 | 260 | 78.1% | 20.0% | D+58.1 |
| Precinct -18 - Redfork18 - Redfork | 63 | 130 | 5 | 198 | 31.8% | 65.7% | R+33.8 |
| Precinct -20 - Silver Lake20 - Silver Lake | 35 | 104 | 2 | 141 | 24.8% | 73.8% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -08 - Franklin08 - Franklin | 63 | 66 | 2 | 131 | 48.1% | 50.4% | R+2.3 |
| Precinct -05 - Clayton McArthur05 - Clayton McArthur | 47 | 72 | 2 | 121 | 38.8% | 59.5% | R+20.7 |
| Precinct -19 - Richland19 - Richland | 13 | 94 | 0 | 107 | 12.1% | 87.9% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -12 - Mitcheville12 - Mitcheville | 75 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 93.8% | 6.3% | D+87.5 |
| Precinct -10 - Jefferson10 - Jefferson | 14 | 65 | 0 | 79 | 17.7% | 82.3% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -09 - Halley09 - Halley | 16 | 59 | 1 | 76 | 21.1% | 77.6% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -21 - Walnut Lake21 - Walnut Lake | 12 | 44 | 0 | 56 | 21.4% | 78.6% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -06 - Clayton Reed06 - Clayton Reed | 41 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 82.0% | 10.0% | D+72.0 |
| Precinct -04 - Bowie Rural04 - Bowie Rural | 14 | 28 | 0 | 42 | 33.3% | 66.7% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -17 - Rand Rural17 - Rand Rural | 10 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 29.4% | 67.6% | R+38.2 |
| Precinct -07 - Clayton Tillar07 - Clayton Tillar | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 30.0% | 70.0% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -11 - Mississippi11 - Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 66.7% | R+50.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +14.7% |
| 1896 | +14.8% |
| 1900 | +31.7% |
| 1904 | +42.5% |
| 1908 | +32.2% |
| 1912 | +48.5% |
| 1916 | +44.5% |
| 1920 | +43.5% |
| 1924 | +34.1% |
| 1928 | +53.1% |
| 1932 | +89.6% |
| 1936 | +92.4% |
| 1940 | +80.2% |
| 1944 | +72.6% |
| 1948 | +62.3% |
| 1952 | +50.4% |
| 1956 | +41.3% |
| 1960 | +36.6% |
| 1964 | +26.1% |
| 1968 | +22.7% |
| 1972 | −34.0% |
| 1976 | +51.0% |
| 1980 | +28.0% |
| 1984 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | +9.7% |
| 1992 | +45.1% |
| 1996 | +49.5% |
| 2000 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | +24.1% |
| 2008 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | −4.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 43.0%1,296 | 54.6%1,647 | 3,014 |
| 2020 | R | 0.0%0 | 57.4%2,299 | 4,003 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,988 |
| 2020 | 7,143 |
| 2022 | 7,137 |
| 2024 | 6,979 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−266 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,774 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $37,699 in average income, against $54,482 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+27.9 on average — 23 points more Republican-leaning than Desha County, AR itself (R+4.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lincoln County, AR29R+50.1
- Drew County, AR26R+33.8
- Chicot County, AR25D+4.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pulaski County, AR46
- Drew County, AR42
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −273 |
| 2012 | −169 |
| 2013 | −137 |
| 2014 | −262 |
| 2015 | −252 |
| 2016 | −127 |
| 2017 | −163 |
| 2018 | −201 |
| 2019 | −108 |
| 2021 | −200 |
| 2022 | −241 |
| 2023 | −241 |
| 2024 | −134 |
| 2025 | −266 |
Desha County sits in the Arkansas Delta lowlands, where a substantial Black population and a declining rural white working class have historically produced competitive results — though the 2024 presidential margin settled at R+4.8, reflecting a decade-long rightward drift in small Delta counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 34.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.8 points.
A population of 10,786, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,662 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lee County and Chicot County.
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Desha County, Arkansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/05041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.