Yell County, Arkansas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 6,477 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -07 - Dardanelle Outside07 - Dardanelle Outside | 246 | 1,140 | 26 | 1,412 | 17.4% | 80.7% | R+63.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -08 - Dardanelle Ward 108 - Dardanelle Ward 1 | 159 | 316 | 14 | 489 | 32.5% | 64.6% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct -06 - Danville06 - Danville | 138 | 339 | 10 | 487 | 28.3% | 69.6% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -18 - Magazine 118 - Magazine 1 | 79 | 354 | 7 | 440 | 18.0% | 80.5% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -12 - Ferguson12 - Ferguson | 52 | 359 | 5 | 416 | 12.5% | 86.3% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -03 - Centerville03 - Centerville | 65 | 309 | 5 | 379 | 17.2% | 81.5% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -28 - Ward28 - Ward | 70 | 292 | 4 | 366 | 19.1% | 79.8% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -17 - Lamar17 - Lamar | 38 | 300 | 8 | 346 | 11.0% | 86.7% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -22 - Prairie22 - Prairie | 40 | 272 | 4 | 316 | 12.7% | 86.1% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -09 - Dardanelle Ward 209 - Dardanelle Ward 2 | 88 | 165 | 8 | 261 | 33.7% | 63.2% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -25 - Riley25 - Riley | 34 | 223 | 1 | 258 | 13.2% | 86.4% | R+73.3 |
| Precinct -10 - Dardanelle Ward 310 - Dardanelle Ward 3 | 59 | 93 | 5 | 157 | 37.6% | 59.2% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -20 - Mason20 - Mason | 11 | 112 | 3 | 126 | 8.7% | 88.9% | R+80.2 |
| Precinct -26 - Rover26 - Rover | 18 | 108 | 0 | 126 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -23 - Richland23 - Richland | 6 | 101 | 2 | 109 | 5.5% | 92.7% | R+87.2 |
| Precinct -13 - Galla Rock13 - Galla Rock | 12 | 81 | 4 | 97 | 12.4% | 83.5% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -19 - Magazine 219 - Magazine 2 | 15 | 80 | 1 | 96 | 15.6% | 83.3% | R+67.7 |
| Precinct -24 - Waveland24 - Waveland | 18 | 69 | 1 | 88 | 20.5% | 78.4% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -16 - Herring16 - Herring | 3 | 81 | 0 | 84 | 3.6% | 96.4% | R+92.9 |
| Precinct -14 - Gilkey14 - Gilkey | 12 | 61 | 1 | 74 | 16.2% | 82.4% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -21 - Mountain21 - Mountain | 8 | 60 | 1 | 69 | 11.6% | 87.0% | R+75.4 |
| Precinct -01 - Bluffton01 - Bluffton | 6 | 59 | 1 | 66 | 9.1% | 89.4% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -15 - Gravelly15 - Gravelly | 12 | 50 | 1 | 63 | 19.0% | 79.4% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -11 - Dutch Creek11 - Dutch Creek | 11 | 26 | 1 | 38 | 28.9% | 68.4% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -02 - Briggsville02 - Briggsville | 5 | 30 | 2 | 37 | 13.5% | 81.1% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -04 - Compton04 - Compton | 4 | 30 | 1 | 35 | 11.4% | 85.7% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -05 - Crawford05 - Crawford | 4 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 17.4% | 78.3% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -29 - Ions Creek29 - Ions Creek | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.9%836 | 81.0%4,264 | 5,262 |
| 2020 | R | 0.0%0 | 80.2%5,363 | 6,684 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10,443 |
| 2020 | 10,382 |
| 2022 | 9,992 |
| 2024 | 9,813 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−110 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,390 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,196 in average income, against $55,222 for residents who stayed — 18% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+53.2 on average — 7.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Yell County, AR itself (R+60.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pope County, AR202R+52.2
- Logan County, AR23R+62.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pope County, AR259
- Pulaski County, AR30
- Logan County, AR27
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 | −346 |
| 2012 | −154 |
| 2013 | −59 |
| 2014 | −82 |
| 2015 | −283 |
| 2016 | −40 |
| 2017 | −21 |
| 2018 | −80 |
| 2019 | −133 |
| 2021 | −49 |
| 2022 | −9 |
| 2023 | −77 |
| 2024 | +53 |
| 2025 | −110 |
Yell County, anchored by the Arkansas River Valley, recorded a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the heavily Republican realignment that has reshaped rural Arkansas over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.6 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 60.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.7 points.
A population of 20,134, a 73% 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 Sequoyah County and Greene County.
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Yell County, Arkansas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/05149/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.