Yell County, Arkansas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,9342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Van Buren County, AR · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Yell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Yell 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 | +46.3% |
| 1896 | +47.0% |
| 1900 | +32.0% |
| 1904 | +8.1% |
| 1908 | +23.5% |
| 1912 | +38.0% |
| 1916 | +45.8% |
| 1920 | +29.0% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | +44.3% |
| 1932 | +75.9% |
| 1936 | +76.4% |
| 1940 | +81.6% |
| 1944 | +54.1% |
| 1948 | +60.2% |
| 1952 | +20.4% |
| 1956 | +18.5% |
| 1960 | +20.5% |
| 1964 | +38.0% |
| 1968 | −5.8% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +49.9% |
| 1980 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | −20.2% |
| 1988 | −12.2% |
| 1992 | +21.7% |
| 1996 | +24.7% |
| 2000 | −2.5% |
| 2004 | −11.5% |
| 2008 | −29.9% |
| 2012 | −38.8% |
| 2016 | −50.1% |
| 2020 | −58.5% |
| 2024 | −60.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,213 | 5,147 | 6,477 | ||
| R | 1,284 | 5,226 | 6,741 | ||
| R | 1,480 | 4,608 | 6,245 | ||
| R | 1,722 | 4,042 | 5,974 | ||
| R | 2,003 | 3,808 | 6,036 | ||
| R | 2,913 | 3,678 | 6,659 | ||
| R | 3,062 | 3,223 | 6,479 | ||
| D | 3,749 | 2,111 | 6,644 | ||
| D | 4,165 | 2,506 | 7,643 | ||
| R | 2,763 | 3,535 | 6,331 | ||
| R | 2,679 | 4,051 | 6,802 | ||
| D | 3,702 | 3,187 | 7,137 | ||
| D | 5,785 | 1,932 | 7,717 | ||
| R | 1,669 | 3,310 | 4,979 | ||
| O | 1,513 | 1,819 | 5,281 | ||
| D | 3,407 | 1,527 | 4,948 | ||
| D | 2,008 | 1,303 | 3,433 | ||
| D | 2,008 | 1,381 | 3,393 | ||
| D | 1,884 | 1,243 | 3,144 | ||
| D | 1,866 | 408 | 2,421 | ||
| D | 1,642 | 489 | 2,132 | ||
| D | 2,236 | 224 | 2,467 | ||
| D | 2,382 | 318 | 2,700 | ||
| D | 2,010 | 272 | 2,290 | ||
| D | 2,086 | 802 | 2,901 | ||
| D | 1,314 | 334 | 1,744 | ||
| D | 1,925 | 1,042 | 3,046 | ||
| D | 2,099 | 781 | 2,880 | ||
| D | 1,401 | 436 | 2,538 | ||
| D | 1,743 | 1,040 | 2,997 | ||
| D | 1,079 | 913 | 2,060 | ||
| D | 1,554 | 798 | 2,366 | ||
| D | 2,261 | 812 | 3,085 | ||
| D | 1,761 | 600 | 2,510 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
American
10.5%
German
8.4%
Irish
7.1%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
African American
1.2%
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: 39.3 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
$55,934
Yell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Yell County$55,934
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Yell 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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Yell County, anchored by the Arkansas River Valley, recorded a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red realignment that has reshaped rural Arkansas over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 20,134, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,934 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Buren County and Johnson County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Yell County, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Yell County, Arkansas voted Republican by 60.7 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,477 votes cast, 1,213 went Democratic and 5,147 went Republican.
What is Yell County, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Yell County, Arkansas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Yell County, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yell County, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Yell County, Arkansas?
Yell County, Arkansas has a population of 20,134 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yell County, Arkansas?
Median household income in Yell County, Arkansas is $55,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Yell County, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Yell County, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.