Pope County, Arkansas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 64,1312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,3442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pope CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pope 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 | +42.3% |
| 1896 | +50.1% |
| 1900 | +38.1% |
| 1904 | +24.7% |
| 1908 | +33.2% |
| 1912 | +46.6% |
| 1916 | +46.6% |
| 1920 | +29.4% |
| 1924 | +48.8% |
| 1928 | +27.2% |
| 1932 | +78.1% |
| 1936 | +76.9% |
| 1940 | +65.7% |
| 1944 | +43.4% |
| 1948 | +47.4% |
| 1952 | +15.4% |
| 1956 | +9.6% |
| 1960 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | +29.8% |
| 1968 | −8.6% |
| 1972 | −35.3% |
| 1976 | +31.5% |
| 1980 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −35.2% |
| 1988 | −34.0% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −24.8% |
| 2004 | −31.2% |
| 2008 | −43.3% |
| 2012 | −47.2% |
| 2016 | −51.5% |
| 2020 | −50.4% |
| 2024 | −52.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,487 | 18,118 | 24,191 | ||
| R | 5,772 | 18,081 | 24,432 | ||
| R | 5,000 | 16,256 | 21,874 | ||
| R | 5,126 | 14,763 | 20,439 | ||
| R | 6,002 | 15,568 | 22,079 | ||
| R | 7,100 | 13,614 | 20,902 | ||
| R | 6,669 | 11,244 | 18,422 | ||
| D | 8,433 | 8,243 | 18,840 | ||
| R | 7,704 | 8,056 | 17,862 | ||
| R | 4,941 | 10,084 | 15,123 | ||
| R | 5,082 | 10,667 | 15,855 | ||
| R | 6,364 | 7,217 | 14,230 | ||
| D | 8,355 | 4,348 | 12,732 | ||
| R | 3,302 | 6,917 | 10,244 | ||
| R | 2,578 | 3,319 | 8,666 | ||
| D | 4,972 | 2,651 | 7,780 | ||
| D | 2,760 | 2,573 | 5,589 | ||
| D | 2,753 | 2,267 | 5,045 | ||
| D | 3,036 | 2,226 | 5,266 | ||
| D | 2,525 | 764 | 3,716 | ||
| D | 2,048 | 805 | 2,861 | ||
| D | 3,765 | 770 | 4,561 | ||
| D | 2,678 | 348 | 3,030 | ||
| D | 2,391 | 280 | 2,702 | ||
| D | 2,735 | 1,559 | 4,317 | ||
| D | 1,581 | 479 | 2,256 | ||
| D | 2,082 | 1,120 | 3,271 | ||
| D | 2,148 | 783 | 2,931 | ||
| D | 1,517 | 334 | 2,541 | ||
| D | 1,664 | 811 | 2,570 | ||
| D | 1,424 | 850 | 2,320 | ||
| D | 1,871 | 835 | 2,722 | ||
| D | 2,315 | 762 | 3,097 | ||
| D | 1,840 | 679 | 2,745 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.0%
English
13.5%
German
9.5%
Irish
8.8%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.7%
African American
1.8%
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: 37.0 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
$57,344
Pope County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pope County$57,344
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Pope 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
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pope County's 2024 presidential margin of R+52.2 reflects a broad rural and small-city electorate centered on Russellville that has moved decisively toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A median household income of $57,344, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 64,131 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and Fannin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pope County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pope County, Arkansas voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,191 votes cast, 5,487 went Democratic and 18,118 went Republican.
What is Pope County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Pope 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pope County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pope County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Pope County, Arkansas?
Pope County, Arkansas has a population of 64,131 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pope County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Pope County, Arkansas is $57,344 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Pope County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pope County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.