Ouachita County, Arkansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 8,626 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -001-Camden001-Camden | 559 | 518 | 29 | 1,106 | 50.5% | 46.8% | D+3.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -004-Camden004-Camden | 415 | 652 | 18 | 1,085 | 38.2% | 60.1% | R+21.8 |
| Precinct -012-County 003012-County 003 | 163 | 721 | 10 | 894 | 18.2% | 80.6% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -018-County 011018-County 011 | 350 | 338 | 15 | 703 | 49.8% | 48.1% | D+1.7 |
| Precinct -011-County 002011-County 002 | 68 | 513 | 5 | 586 | 11.6% | 87.5% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -002-Camden002-Camden | 438 | 118 | 8 | 564 | 77.7% | 20.9% | D+56.7 |
| Precinct -013-County 004013-County 004 | 183 | 365 | 8 | 556 | 32.9% | 65.6% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -010-County 001010-County 001 | 128 | 378 | 11 | 517 | 24.8% | 73.1% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -015-County 007015-County 007 | 104 | 372 | 5 | 481 | 21.6% | 77.3% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -014-County 005014-County 005 | 163 | 276 | 4 | 443 | 36.8% | 62.3% | R+25.5 |
| Precinct -006-Chidester006-Chidester | 143 | 243 | 9 | 395 | 36.2% | 61.5% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -003-Camden003-Camden | 274 | 63 | 7 | 344 | 79.7% | 18.3% | D+61.3 |
| Precinct -005-Bearden005-Bearden | 132 | 160 | 10 | 302 | 43.7% | 53.0% | R+9.3 |
| Precinct -009-Stephens009-Stephens | 166 | 114 | 9 | 289 | 57.4% | 39.4% | D+18.0 |
| Precinct -007-East Camden007-East Camden | 73 | 165 | 7 | 245 | 29.8% | 67.3% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -008-Louann008-Louann | 17 | 32 | 1 | 50 | 34.0% | 64.0% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -016-County 008016-County 008 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 90.0% | 5.0% | D+85.0 |
| Precinct -017-County 010017-County 010 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +31.5% |
| 1896 | +14.0% |
| 1900 | −1.0% |
| 1904 | +5.2% |
| 1908 | −12.6% |
| 1912 | +6.4% |
| 1916 | +18.3% |
| 1920 | +6.7% |
| 1924 | +15.8% |
| 1928 | +20.2% |
| 1932 | +75.5% |
| 1936 | +82.9% |
| 1940 | +82.3% |
| 1944 | +73.9% |
| 1948 | +58.9% |
| 1952 | +46.3% |
| 1956 | +29.1% |
| 1960 | +33.3% |
| 1964 | +32.6% |
| 1968 | +20.2% |
| 1972 | −25.5% |
| 1976 | +52.9% |
| 1980 | +23.1% |
| 1984 | −6.4% |
| 1988 | −8.9% |
| 1992 | +29.8% |
| 1996 | +33.0% |
| 2000 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | −10.9% |
| 2012 | −8.6% |
| 2016 | −10.5% |
| 2020 | −13.5% |
| 2024 | −19.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 38.1%2,663 | 59.5%4,163 | 6,994 |
| 2020 | R | 0.0%0 | 62.1%5,787 | 9,316 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,141 |
| 2020 | 15,973 |
| 2022 | 15,165 |
| 2024 | 16,001 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−44 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,472 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,918 in average income, against $60,594 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+28.3 on average — 9.2 points more Republican-leaning than Ouachita County, AR itself (R+19.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Union County, AR53R+33.5
- Columbia County, AR32R+36.5
- Pulaski County, AR32D+22.1
- Calhoun County, AR31R+61.9
- Dallas County, AR21R+29.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Union County, AR68
- Pulaski County, AR44
- Columbia County, AR29
- Dallas County, AR28
- Faulkner County, AR24
- Calhoun County, AR22
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 | −278 |
| 2012 | −317 |
| 2013 | −373 |
| 2014 | −154 |
| 2015 | −395 |
| 2016 | −240 |
| 2017 | −98 |
| 2018 | −113 |
| 2019 | −147 |
| 2021 | −121 |
| 2022 | −159 |
| 2023 | −62 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | −44 |
Ouachita County, anchored by Camden, has shifted from a competitive swing area to a reliably Republican-leaning county over the past two decades, reflecting broader realignment patterns across southern Arkansas's rural, majority-Black Delta-adjacent communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 25.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 22,085, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,268 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery County and Yalobusha County.
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Ouachita County, Arkansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/05103/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.