Grant County, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+69%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+69MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,2422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,5492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lafourche Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grant CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grant 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 | +59.0% |
| 1896 | +72.6% |
| 1900 | +53.3% |
| 1904 | +45.5% |
| 1908 | +48.4% |
| 1912 | +53.1% |
| 1916 | +66.9% |
| 1920 | +45.0% |
| 1924 | +57.7% |
| 1928 | +40.8% |
| 1932 | +93.2% |
| 1936 | +73.8% |
| 1940 | +73.4% |
| 1944 | +53.0% |
| 1948 | +61.7% |
| 1952 | +39.8% |
| 1956 | +21.2% |
| 1960 | +36.6% |
| 1964 | +12.1% |
| 1968 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | −35.4% |
| 1976 | +56.8% |
| 1980 | +20.3% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −11.7% |
| 1992 | +14.8% |
| 1996 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | −12.5% |
| 2004 | −24.8% |
| 2008 | −50.9% |
| 2012 | −51.9% |
| 2016 | −59.8% |
| 2020 | −67.4% |
| 2024 | −68.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,192 | 6,755 | 8,078 | ||
| R | 1,268 | 6,794 | 8,200 | ||
| R | 1,373 | 5,725 | 7,275 | ||
| R | 1,468 | 4,829 | 6,479 | ||
| R | 1,562 | 5,023 | 6,793 | ||
| R | 2,524 | 4,205 | 6,770 | ||
| R | 2,535 | 3,285 | 6,013 | ||
| D | 2,948 | 1,925 | 5,536 | ||
| D | 3,190 | 2,272 | 6,198 | ||
| R | 2,142 | 2,717 | 4,904 | ||
| R | 2,148 | 3,167 | 5,353 | ||
| D | 3,078 | 2,007 | 5,276 | ||
| D | 3,797 | 1,047 | 4,844 | ||
| R | 1,147 | 2,414 | 3,581 | ||
| O | 852 | 627 | 3,673 | ||
| D | 1,678 | 1,308 | 3,047 | ||
| D | 1,394 | 563 | 2,269 | ||
| D | 1,272 | 818 | 2,139 | ||
| D | 1,487 | 637 | 2,135 | ||
| D | 883 | 121 | 1,235 | ||
| D | 1,088 | 334 | 1,422 | ||
| D | 1,043 | 160 | 1,203 | ||
| D | 978 | 147 | 1,126 | ||
| D | 1,626 | 55 | 1,685 | ||
| D | 1,045 | 439 | 1,486 | ||
| D | 628 | 133 | 858 | ||
| D | 619 | 230 | 865 | ||
| D | 957 | 190 | 1,147 | ||
| D | 440 | 110 | 622 | ||
| D | 524 | 160 | 752 | ||
| D | 406 | 151 | 560 | ||
| D | 574 | 175 | 749 | ||
| D | 801 | 125 | 931 | ||
| D | 695 | 156 | 913 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
26.9%
American
11.4%
Irish
9.5%
German
7.4%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
0.8%
French
0.5%
African American
2.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 40.5 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
$71,549
Grant County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grant County$71,549
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Grant 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
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.3%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grant County's R+68.9 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the most one-sided rural counties in the state, reflecting a heavily white, non-metropolitan electorate where Democratic candidates have struggled to find a foothold for decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-nine points.
A median household income of $71,549, a 13% poverty rate, and a 91% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lafourche Parish and Miller County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grant County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grant County, Arkansas voted Republican by 68.9 points (R+69), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,078 votes cast, 1,192 went Democratic and 6,755 went Republican.
What is Grant County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Grant 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grant County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Grant County, Arkansas?
Grant County, Arkansas has a population of 18,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grant County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Grant County, Arkansas is $71,549 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Grant County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.