Johnson County, Arkansas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,0032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,9952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Yell County, AR · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Johnson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Johnson 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 | +43.0% |
| 1896 | +57.5% |
| 1900 | +40.6% |
| 1904 | +33.3% |
| 1908 | +33.2% |
| 1912 | +49.1% |
| 1916 | +44.3% |
| 1920 | +21.2% |
| 1924 | +45.7% |
| 1928 | +25.4% |
| 1932 | +66.7% |
| 1936 | +62.9% |
| 1940 | +63.3% |
| 1944 | +37.6% |
| 1948 | +46.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +5.5% |
| 1960 | +12.7% |
| 1964 | +34.0% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | +39.8% |
| 1980 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | −21.3% |
| 1988 | −17.7% |
| 1992 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | +17.8% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | −23.1% |
| 2012 | −28.0% |
| 2016 | −41.6% |
| 2020 | −49.0% |
| 2024 | −51.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,107 | 6,766 | 9,059 | ||
| R | 2,283 | 6,938 | 9,498 | ||
| R | 2,427 | 6,091 | 8,812 | ||
| R | 2,799 | 5,064 | 8,098 | ||
| R | 3,034 | 4,922 | 8,180 | ||
| R | 3,622 | 4,311 | 8,044 | ||
| R | 3,270 | 3,657 | 7,161 | ||
| D | 3,585 | 2,367 | 6,833 | ||
| D | 3,951 | 2,563 | 7,578 | ||
| R | 2,818 | 4,046 | 6,941 | ||
| R | 3,056 | 4,720 | 7,827 | ||
| D | 3,709 | 3,619 | 7,636 | ||
| D | 5,044 | 2,173 | 7,217 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 4,107 | 6,152 | ||
| D | 1,747 | 1,667 | 5,107 | ||
| D | 3,127 | 1,535 | 4,683 | ||
| D | 1,938 | 1,490 | 3,523 | ||
| D | 1,697 | 1,520 | 3,245 | ||
| D | 2,021 | 1,728 | 3,765 | ||
| D | 1,565 | 523 | 2,249 | ||
| D | 1,311 | 593 | 1,911 | ||
| D | 1,429 | 318 | 1,756 | ||
| D | 1,432 | 318 | 1,772 | ||
| D | 1,557 | 284 | 1,908 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 766 | 2,074 | ||
| D | 1,029 | 311 | 1,572 | ||
| D | 1,579 | 996 | 2,755 | ||
| D | 1,479 | 571 | 2,050 | ||
| D | 927 | 189 | 1,504 | ||
| D | 1,164 | 544 | 1,867 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 507 | 1,620 | ||
| D | 1,317 | 552 | 1,884 | ||
| D | 1,831 | 491 | 2,331 | ||
| D | 1,479 | 514 | 2,246 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
20.8%
English
12.0%
German
9.2%
Irish
7.0%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.8%
African American
1.3%
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: 39.1 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
$45,995
Johnson County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Johnson County$45,995
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Johnson County ranks in the bottom 10% 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
19.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
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 50.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Johnson County delivered a 51-point presidential margin in 2024, consistent with the broader shift toward lopsided GOP margins across rural Arkansas hill country over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A median household income of $45,995, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 26,003 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yell County and Van Buren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Johnson County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Johnson County, Arkansas voted Republican by 51.4 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,059 votes cast, 2,107 went Democratic and 6,766 went Republican.
What is Johnson County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Johnson County, Arkansas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Johnson County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Johnson County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Johnson County, Arkansas?
Johnson County, Arkansas has a population of 26,003 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Johnson County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Johnson County, Arkansas is $45,995 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Johnson County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Johnson County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.