Lafayette County, Arkansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 2,325 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 04Precinct 04 | 63 | 262 | 8 | 333 | 18.9% | 78.7% | R+59.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 01Precinct 01 | 65 | 238 | 5 | 308 | 21.1% | 77.3% | R+56.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 02Precinct 02 | 74 | 212 | 4 | 290 | 25.5% | 73.1% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 07Precinct 07 | 15 | 264 | 3 | 282 | 5.3% | 93.6% | R+88.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 03Precinct 03 | 70 | 174 | 1 | 245 | 28.6% | 71.0% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 05Precinct 05 | 144 | 71 | 6 | 221 | 65.2% | 32.1% | D+33.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 09Precinct 09 | 41 | 174 | 4 | 219 | 18.7% | 79.5% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 08Precinct 08 | 62 | 151 | 3 | 216 | 28.7% | 69.9% | R+41.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 06Precinct 06 | 164 | 43 | 4 | 211 | 77.7% | 20.4% | D+57.3 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +8.8% |
| 1896 | +17.9% |
| 1900 | −3.0% |
| 1904 | +4.0% |
| 1908 | +14.3% |
| 1912 | +33.3% |
| 1916 | +41.9% |
| 1920 | +31.2% |
| 1924 | +40.3% |
| 1928 | +39.0% |
| 1932 | +81.4% |
| 1936 | +85.3% |
| 1940 | +77.7% |
| 1944 | +73.3% |
| 1948 | +41.2% |
| 1952 | +37.9% |
| 1956 | +22.5% |
| 1960 | +24.6% |
| 1964 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | −14.8% |
| 1988 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | +27.3% |
| 1996 | +38.9% |
| 2000 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | −1.2% |
| 2008 | −19.0% |
| 2012 | −18.4% |
| 2016 | −25.8% |
| 2020 | −34.3% |
| 2024 | −38.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 32.3%632 | 65.5%1,281 | 1,956 |
| 2020 | R | 0.0%0 | 72.2%1,836 | 2,544 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,265 |
| 2020 | 4,402 |
| 2022 | 3,956 |
| 2024 | 3,540 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−111 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −949 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $39,752 in average income, against $58,212 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+36.5 on average — 1.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Lafayette County, AR itself (R+38.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Columbia County, AR32R+36.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Columbia County, AR26
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 | −69 |
| 2012 | −62 |
| 2013 | −110 |
| 2014 | −101 |
| 2015 | −121 |
| 2016 | −114 |
| 2017 | −64 |
| 2018 | −109 |
| 2019 | −20 |
| 2021 | −98 |
| 2022 | −8 |
| 2023 | +8 |
| 2024 | +30 |
| 2025 | −111 |
Lafayette County's population has fallen below 9,000 as agriculture remains the dominant economic base, and its presidential margins have shifted sharply rightward over the past two decades, reflecting broader rural realignment across the Arkansas Timberlands region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 44.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.3 points.
A population of 6,136, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,278 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nevada County and Dallas County.
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Lafayette County, Arkansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/05073/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.