Independence County, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,1752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,6092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stone County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Independence CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Independence County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +30.7% |
| 1896 | +56.9% |
| 1900 | +31.1% |
| 1904 | +17.1% |
| 1908 | +21.9% |
| 1912 | +37.0% |
| 1916 | +44.6% |
| 1920 | +17.3% |
| 1924 | +38.1% |
| 1928 | +13.5% |
| 1932 | +73.1% |
| 1936 | +50.7% |
| 1940 | +41.9% |
| 1944 | +19.7% |
| 1948 | +41.9% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.4% |
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +28.5% |
| 1968 | −6.3% |
| 1972 | −31.7% |
| 1976 | +42.4% |
| 1980 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | −25.3% |
| 1988 | −18.9% |
| 1992 | +22.2% |
| 1996 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | −8.6% |
| 2004 | −15.3% |
| 2008 | −37.1% |
| 2012 | −43.9% |
| 2016 | −53.6% |
| 2020 | −58.2% |
| 2024 | −59.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,689 | 11,023 | 14,011 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 11,250 | 14,512 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 9,936 | 13,169 | ||
| R | 3,281 | 8,728 | 12,397 | ||
| R | 3,688 | 8,255 | 12,299 | ||
| R | 5,443 | 7,430 | 13,011 | ||
| R | 5,146 | 6,145 | 11,594 | ||
| D | 6,240 | 4,021 | 11,628 | ||
| D | 7,083 | 4,232 | 12,840 | ||
| R | 4,523 | 6,637 | 11,208 | ||
| R | 4,415 | 7,428 | 11,911 | ||
| D | 5,683 | 5,076 | 11,125 | ||
| D | 7,116 | 2,878 | 9,998 | ||
| R | 2,630 | 5,076 | 7,721 | ||
| R | 2,289 | 2,782 | 7,841 | ||
| D | 4,455 | 2,470 | 6,960 | ||
| R | 2,487 | 2,639 | 5,289 | ||
| R | 2,316 | 2,333 | 4,683 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 2,499 | 5,003 | ||
| D | 2,340 | 855 | 3,541 | ||
| D | 1,779 | 1,192 | 2,980 | ||
| D | 2,276 | 928 | 3,220 | ||
| D | 2,101 | 685 | 2,792 | ||
| D | 2,427 | 371 | 2,811 | ||
| D | 1,511 | 1,150 | 2,668 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 534 | 2,042 | ||
| D | 1,546 | 1,077 | 2,710 | ||
| D | 1,987 | 762 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 1,225 | 412 | 2,200 | ||
| D | 1,529 | 948 | 2,654 | ||
| D | 1,052 | 736 | 1,847 | ||
| D | 1,526 | 782 | 2,390 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 567 | 2,676 | ||
| D | 1,792 | 868 | 3,005 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.3%
German
11.4%
Irish
10.1%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
African American
1.4%
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: 38.7 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
$56,609
Independence County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Independence County$56,609
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Independence 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
20.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Independence County, anchored by Batesville in the Ozark foothills, recorded an R+59.5 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided rural counties in a state that has trended sharply toward Republican dominance over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $56,609, a 20% poverty rate, and a 84% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stone County and Miller County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Independence County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Independence County, Arkansas voted Republican by 59.5 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,011 votes cast, 2,689 went Democratic and 11,023 went Republican.
What is Independence County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Independence 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Independence County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Independence County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Independence County, Arkansas?
Independence County, Arkansas has a population of 38,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Independence County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Independence County, Arkansas is $56,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Independence County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Independence County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.