Faulkner County, Arkansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 127,7172024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Saline County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Faulkner CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Faulkner 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 | +9.9% |
| 1896 | +56.9% |
| 1900 | +26.6% |
| 1904 | +16.2% |
| 1908 | +39.0% |
| 1912 | +45.9% |
| 1916 | +42.6% |
| 1920 | +25.3% |
| 1924 | +42.2% |
| 1928 | +45.5% |
| 1932 | +71.3% |
| 1936 | +66.0% |
| 1940 | +65.8% |
| 1944 | +44.3% |
| 1948 | +56.4% |
| 1952 | +26.8% |
| 1956 | +17.6% |
| 1960 | +21.1% |
| 1964 | +30.3% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −18.9% |
| 1976 | +49.0% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | −23.2% |
| 1988 | −18.5% |
| 1992 | +13.9% |
| 1996 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | −14.1% |
| 2004 | −19.0% |
| 2008 | −25.3% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −32.2% |
| 2020 | −29.5% |
| 2024 | −32.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17,752 | 35,357 | 54,465 | ||
| R | 18,347 | 34,421 | 54,428 | ||
| R | 14,629 | 29,346 | 45,650 | ||
| R | 13,621 | 26,722 | 41,460 | ||
| R | 14,955 | 25,362 | 41,179 | ||
| R | 14,538 | 21,514 | 36,686 | ||
| R | 11,950 | 16,055 | 29,216 | ||
| D | 12,032 | 10,178 | 24,123 | ||
| D | 13,000 | 9,491 | 25,215 | ||
| R | 7,302 | 10,678 | 18,279 | ||
| R | 7,169 | 11,595 | 19,043 | ||
| D | 8,528 | 7,544 | 17,073 | ||
| D | 11,423 | 3,904 | 15,343 | ||
| R | 4,604 | 6,746 | 11,350 | ||
| O | 3,756 | 2,791 | 10,922 | ||
| D | 6,116 | 3,259 | 9,417 | ||
| D | 3,820 | 2,426 | 6,609 | ||
| D | 3,428 | 2,399 | 5,860 | ||
| D | 3,461 | 1,995 | 5,470 | ||
| D | 2,653 | 626 | 3,597 | ||
| D | 2,332 | 897 | 3,239 | ||
| D | 2,535 | 519 | 3,066 | ||
| D | 2,521 | 511 | 3,044 | ||
| D | 2,749 | 437 | 3,243 | ||
| D | 2,659 | 992 | 3,664 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 536 | 2,132 | ||
| D | 1,971 | 1,148 | 3,251 | ||
| D | 2,031 | 817 | 2,848 | ||
| D | 1,316 | 402 | 1,990 | ||
| D | 1,771 | 740 | 2,643 | ||
| D | 1,073 | 764 | 1,907 | ||
| D | 1,191 | 682 | 1,911 | ||
| D | 2,044 | 556 | 2,614 | ||
| D | 1,499 | 1,200 | 3,020 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
German
7.9%
Irish
6.9%
American
5.6%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.3%
African American
9.4%
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: 34.1 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
$67,289
Faulkner County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Faulkner County$67,289
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Faulkner 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
14.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
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 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Faulkner County has added roughly 20,000 residents since 2010, driven largely by spillover growth from the Little Rock metro. That demographic shift has not disrupted its consistent pattern of lopsided Republican margins at the presidential level.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 127,717, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,289 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saline County and Lonoke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Faulkner County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Faulkner County, Arkansas voted Republican by 32.3 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 54,465 votes cast, 17,752 went Democratic and 35,357 went Republican.
What is Faulkner County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Faulkner County, Arkansas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Faulkner County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Faulkner County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Faulkner County, Arkansas?
Faulkner County, Arkansas has a population of 127,717 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Faulkner County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Faulkner County, Arkansas is $67,289 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Faulkner County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Faulkner County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.