Arkansas 12th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
95.7%
2,641 votes · D+91.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 93.6%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
47.1%
6,937 votes · D+5.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James G. Blaine, 1884 · 47.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
21,890votes
73.0% of the vote · D+48.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 20,870 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
9,198votes
41.8% of the vote · D+15.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 8,377 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+86.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+61.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +83.7 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
−10.5pts R vs U.S.
Place D+33.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · −27.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJamie ScottState Senate · 12
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Arkansas 12th State Senate District sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.4 points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.4 points.
A population of 88,122, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,008 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 28.
Akashic
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Arkansas 12th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/05012/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Arkansas 12th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Arkansas 12th State Senate District voted Democratic by 47.4 points (D+47.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,596 votes cast, 18,582 went Democratic and 6,449 went Republican.
How many people live in Arkansas 12th State Senate District?
Arkansas 12th State Senate District has a population of 88,122 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Arkansas 12th State Senate District?
Median household income in Arkansas 12th State Senate District is $43,008 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Arkansas 12th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arkansas 12th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.