Monroe County, Arkansas: Black Belt county. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+16MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,5892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $43,2142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 40.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Baker County, GA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Monroe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Monroe 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 | +12.7% |
| 1896 | +36.6% |
| 1900 | +27.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | −5.5% |
| 1912 | +11.3% |
| 1916 | +18.7% |
| 1920 | −4.4% |
| 1924 | +40.0% |
| 1928 | +34.8% |
| 1932 | +81.8% |
| 1936 | +85.9% |
| 1940 | +84.1% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +48.2% |
| 1952 | +31.9% |
| 1956 | +13.7% |
| 1960 | +33.3% |
| 1964 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | +19.6% |
| 1972 | −28.9% |
| 1976 | +46.8% |
| 1980 | +13.6% |
| 1984 | −1.9% |
| 1988 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | +29.4% |
| 1996 | +36.8% |
| 2000 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | −4.0% |
| 2012 | −0.1% |
| 2016 | −6.2% |
| 2020 | −14.1% |
| 2024 | −15.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,002 | 1,385 | 2,433 | ||
| R | 1,147 | 1,545 | 2,816 | ||
| R | 1,312 | 1,489 | 2,838 | ||
| R | 1,583 | 1,585 | 3,230 | ||
| R | 1,615 | 1,754 | 3,449 | ||
| D | 2,049 | 1,586 | 3,667 | ||
| D | 1,910 | 1,329 | 3,293 | ||
| D | 2,247 | 973 | 3,458 | ||
| D | 2,578 | 1,324 | 4,272 | ||
| D | 2,052 | 1,862 | 3,972 | ||
| R | 2,413 | 2,508 | 4,971 | ||
| D | 2,686 | 2,027 | 4,829 | ||
| D | 3,556 | 1,285 | 4,848 | ||
| R | 1,578 | 2,897 | 4,566 | ||
| O | 1,783 | 804 | 4,993 | ||
| D | 2,258 | 1,968 | 4,237 | ||
| D | 1,856 | 833 | 3,068 | ||
| D | 1,460 | 1,099 | 2,634 | ||
| D | 1,834 | 947 | 2,781 | ||
| D | 1,431 | 299 | 2,350 | ||
| D | 1,311 | 291 | 1,606 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 128 | 1,624 | ||
| D | 1,102 | 82 | 1,187 | ||
| D | 1,753 | 170 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 851 | 411 | 1,263 | ||
| D | 838 | 330 | 1,269 | ||
| R | 834 | 912 | 1,776 | ||
| D | 741 | 508 | 1,249 | ||
| D | 537 | 400 | 1,214 | ||
| R | 912 | 1,022 | 1,982 | ||
| D | 757 | 555 | 1,326 | ||
| D | 708 | 403 | 1,111 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 436 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 796 | 616 | 1,412 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.5%
Irish
8.8%
English
8.6%
American
8.5%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.8%
African American
32.2%
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: 45.5 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
$43,214
Monroe County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Monroe County$43,214
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Monroe 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
20.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)22.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Monroe County sits in the Arkansas Delta lowlands, where a majority-Black population and persistent rural poverty create an unusual demographic profile for a county that still returns Republican presidential margins above 15 points.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-six points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixteen points. The recent movement, modest against a deep Democratic baseline, mirrors a broader rightward drift across the Black Belt.
The economic context is part of the story: a median household income of $43,214 and a 21% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Baker County and Clark County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monroe County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monroe County, Arkansas voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,433 votes cast, 1,002 went Democratic and 1,385 went Republican.
What is Monroe County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Monroe County, Arkansas in the "Black Belt" typology — Black-majority counties of the rural South — long the most Democratic ground in the region, now trending Republican at the margins. 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 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Monroe County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Monroe County, Arkansas?
Monroe County, Arkansas has a population of 6,589 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monroe County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Monroe County, Arkansas is $43,214 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Monroe County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.