Pulaski County, Arkansas: Realigning Affluent Suburb county. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
- Population
- 399,8182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,8732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pima County, AZ · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pulaski CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pulaski 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 | +14.1% |
| 1896 | +25.9% |
| 1900 | +14.7% |
| 1904 | +11.2% |
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +37.3% |
| 1916 | +39.7% |
| 1920 | +27.0% |
| 1924 | +30.9% |
| 1928 | +30.7% |
| 1932 | +71.6% |
| 1936 | +79.2% |
| 1940 | +65.4% |
| 1944 | +46.0% |
| 1948 | +29.3% |
| 1952 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | −4.6% |
| 1960 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | −26.2% |
| 1976 | +25.5% |
| 1980 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | −17.5% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +23.1% |
| 1996 | +23.7% |
| 2000 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | +22.5% |
| 2024 | +22.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 92,038 | 57,977 | 153,924 | ||
| D | 101,947 | 63,687 | 169,956 | ||
| D | 89,574 | 61,257 | 155,159 | ||
| D | 87,248 | 68,984 | 159,381 | ||
| D | 88,854 | 70,212 | 161,343 | ||
| D | 84,532 | 67,903 | 153,620 | ||
| D | 68,320 | 55,866 | 127,151 | ||
| D | 75,084 | 44,780 | 127,733 | ||
| D | 79,482 | 47,789 | 136,957 | ||
| R | 55,857 | 70,562 | 128,333 | ||
| R | 54,237 | 77,651 | 133,418 | ||
| D | 54,839 | 52,125 | 112,937 | ||
| D | 63,541 | 37,690 | 101,475 | ||
| R | 33,611 | 57,576 | 91,468 | ||
| D | 27,597 | 26,709 | 80,150 | ||
| D | 40,535 | 38,312 | 79,289 | ||
| D | 26,034 | 22,146 | 55,788 | ||
| R | 23,372 | 25,702 | 50,301 | ||
| D | 24,448 | 23,460 | 48,286 | ||
| D | 13,120 | 5,910 | 24,639 | ||
| D | 16,470 | 6,069 | 22,589 | ||
| D | 14,219 | 2,955 | 17,230 | ||
| D | 11,482 | 1,320 | 12,830 | ||
| D | 14,049 | 2,281 | 16,440 | ||
| D | 9,215 | 4,880 | 14,124 | ||
| D | 5,706 | 2,729 | 9,622 | ||
| D | 6,506 | 3,711 | 10,367 | ||
| D | 6,008 | 2,593 | 8,601 | ||
| D | 3,369 | 1,044 | 6,228 | ||
| D | 3,893 | 3,533 | 7,735 | ||
| D | 3,099 | 2,450 | 5,773 | ||
| D | 2,609 | 1,932 | 4,616 | ||
| D | 3,021 | 1,754 | 4,894 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 2,492 | 6,378 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
7.8%
Irish
7.3%
American
5.6%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
African American
29.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 37.6 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
$62,873
Pulaski County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pulaski County$62,873
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Pulaski 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
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.6%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.2%
speak English only
Spanish6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the state capital and its largest city, Pulaski County's urban concentration and majority-minority population produce margins that routinely run more than 20 points left of the statewide result.
Once reliably Republican — a margin of twenty-six points in 1972 at its widest — Pulaski County has trended Democratic. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A median household income of $62,873 — among the higher at this geographic scale — and a population of 399,818 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pima County and Coconino County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pulaski County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pulaski County, Arkansas voted Democratic by 22.1 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 153,924 votes cast, 92,038 went Democratic and 57,977 went Republican.
What is Pulaski County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Pulaski County, Arkansas in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology — College-educated, affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving toward the Democratic Party. 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 30 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pulaski County, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Arkansas voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Pulaski County, Arkansas?
Pulaski County, Arkansas has a population of 399,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pulaski County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Pulaski County, Arkansas is $62,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Pulaski County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The county's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.