Madison County, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,3292024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carter County, MO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison 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 | +8.4% |
| 1896 | +14.4% |
| 1900 | +6.7% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −3.3% |
| 1912 | +7.2% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −7.8% |
| 1924 | +2.7% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +11.9% |
| 1936 | +6.2% |
| 1940 | +2.1% |
| 1944 | −8.5% |
| 1948 | −3.7% |
| 1952 | −15.2% |
| 1956 | −7.2% |
| 1960 | −17.7% |
| 1964 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | −15.2% |
| 1972 | −28.2% |
| 1976 | +7.8% |
| 1980 | −12.8% |
| 1984 | −24.3% |
| 1988 | −18.4% |
| 1992 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | −23.7% |
| 2004 | −22.7% |
| 2008 | −28.9% |
| 2012 | −32.9% |
| 2016 | −50.2% |
| 2020 | −55.7% |
| 2024 | −58.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,491 | 5,885 | 7,501 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 5,658 | 7,351 | ||
| R | 1,588 | 4,928 | 6,660 | ||
| R | 2,099 | 4,263 | 6,568 | ||
| R | 2,144 | 3,972 | 6,328 | ||
| R | 2,421 | 3,873 | 6,384 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 3,387 | 5,628 | ||
| D | 2,504 | 2,303 | 5,355 | ||
| D | 2,415 | 2,238 | 5,277 | ||
| R | 2,106 | 3,067 | 5,223 | ||
| R | 2,133 | 3,516 | 5,703 | ||
| R | 2,434 | 3,180 | 5,835 | ||
| D | 2,926 | 2,502 | 5,428 | ||
| R | 1,889 | 3,372 | 5,261 | ||
| R | 1,574 | 2,320 | 4,922 | ||
| D | 2,715 | 1,997 | 4,726 | ||
| R | 1,702 | 2,445 | 4,201 | ||
| R | 2,186 | 2,525 | 4,716 | ||
| R | 2,110 | 2,868 | 4,987 | ||
| R | 2,041 | 2,201 | 4,297 | ||
| R | 1,788 | 2,120 | 3,908 | ||
| D | 2,196 | 2,107 | 4,308 | ||
| D | 1,679 | 1,484 | 3,167 | ||
| D | 2,803 | 2,197 | 5,095 | ||
| R | 1,717 | 2,760 | 4,500 | ||
| D | 1,335 | 1,263 | 2,696 | ||
| R | 1,463 | 1,715 | 3,230 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 1,332 | 2,788 | ||
| D | 932 | 786 | 2,020 | ||
| R | 1,441 | 1,541 | 3,065 | ||
| R | 1,072 | 1,160 | 2,277 | ||
| D | 1,475 | 1,289 | 2,771 | ||
| D | 1,689 | 1,260 | 2,982 | ||
| D | 1,374 | 1,154 | 2,631 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.3%
Irish
9.6%
German
8.3%
American
7.2%
French
2.4%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 41.7 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
$56,798
Madison County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Madison County$56,798
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Madison 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
14.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.1%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)4.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nestled in the Ozark highlands, Madison County delivered a 58-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped small-population counties across the upland South 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 three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A median household income of $56,798, a 14% poverty rate, and a 70% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carter County and Ripley County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Arkansas voted Republican by 58.6 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,501 votes cast, 1,491 went Democratic and 5,885 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Madison 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Madison County, Arkansas?
Madison County, Arkansas has a population of 17,329 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Madison County, Arkansas is $56,798 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Madison County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.