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(US)
2022 population: 754,720
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 516,825 | 68.48% | |
| Black: | 150,074 | 19.88% | |
| Indian: | 2,912 | 0.39% | |
| Asian: | 6,014 | 0.80% | |
| 2+ races: | 22,250 | 2.95% | |
| Hispanic: | 55,589 | 7.37% | |
| Total non-White: | 237,895 | 31.52% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 359,159 | |
| Median Value | $123,500 | |
| Occupied | 288,681 | 80.4% |
| Vacant | 70,478 | 19.6% |
| Owned | 203,609 | 70.5% |
| Rented | 85,072 | 29.5% |
| Median Rent | $771 | |
| Single-Family Units | 254,429 | 70.8% |
| Detached | 250,771 | 69.8% |
| Attached | 3,658 | 1.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 23,456 | 6.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 61,074 | 17.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 20,810 | 7.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 17,996 | 6.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 16,791 | 5.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 16,997 | 5.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 16,812 | 5.8% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,681 | 5.1% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 14,509 | 5.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,518 | 4.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,631 | 4.7% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,427 | 7.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,659 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 35,211 | 12.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 22,197 | 7.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 12,162 | 4.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13,106 | 4.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 9,174 | 3.2% |
| Median Household Income | 49,447 | |
| Per Capita Income | 27,107 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 22,371 | 7.7% |
| Public Assistance | 6,743 | 2.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 39,768 | 13.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 261,510 | 60.9% |
| Unemployed | 16,750 | 3.9% |
| In Armed Forces | 324 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 278,584 | 64.9% |
| Not in Labor Force | 150,518 | 35.1% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 39.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 112,907 | 91,931 | 55.1% |
| Non-Profit | 6,738 | 12,153 | 35.7% |
| Self-Employed | 18,823 | 10,528 | 64.1% |
| Local Government | 8,693 | 13,446 | 39.3% |
| State Government | 7,858 | 14,632 | 34.9% |
| Federal Government | 3,498 | 3,081 | 53.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 131,730 | 102,459 | 56.2% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 26,787 | 43,312 | 38.2% |
| Total | 158,517 | 145,771 | 52.1% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 32,172 | 10.5% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 58,611 | 19.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 59,736 | 19.6% |
| Service Occupations | 56,323 | 18.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 4,387 | 1.4% |
| All others | 98,263 | 32.2% |
| White Collar | 49.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 51,131 | 16.8% |
| Retail trade | 36,463 | 12.0% |
| Educational services and health care | 29,946 | 9.8% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,304 | 7.0% |
| Construction | 20,470 | 6.7% |
| Public administration | 14,830 | 4.9% |
| Other services | 14,404 | 4.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,948 | 4.6% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 9,661 | 3.2% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 9,152 | 3.0% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 7,949 | 2.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,364 | 1.8% |
| Information | 2,802 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 44,302 | 5.87% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,912 | 0.25% |
| Cuban | 406 | 0.05% |
| Dominican | 134 | 0.02% |
| Total Central American | 4,802 | 0.64% |
| Costa Rican | 27 | 0.00% |
| Guatemalan | 534 | 0.07% |
| Honduran | 742 | 0.10% |
| Nicaraguan | 38 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 170 | 0.02% |
| Salvadoran | 3,291 | 0.44% |
| Total South American | 1,078 | 0.14% |
| Argentinean | 95 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 9 | 0.00% |
| Chilean | 94 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 279 | 0.04% |
| Ecuadorian | 39 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 147 | 0.02% |
| Uruguayan | 12 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 347 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 56 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,955 | 0.39% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 944 | 0.13% |
| Vietnamese | 670 | 0.09% |
| Chinese | 660 | 0.09% |
| Laotian | 563 | 0.07% |
| Filipino | 523 | 0.07% |
| Hmong | 506 | 0.07% |
| Burmese | 370 | 0.05% |
| Korean | 238 | 0.03% |
| Cambodian | 95 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 661,948 | 93.2% |
| Spanish | 39,874 | 5.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,966 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 1,794 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,667 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 846 | 0.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 737 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 458 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 410 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 82,064 | 10.9% |
| English | 69,992 | 9.3% |
| Irish | 61,884 | 8.2% |
| German | 51,861 | 6.9% |
| Scottish | 9,187 | 1.2% |
| French | 9,128 | 1.2% |
| African | 8,929 | 1.2% |
| Italian | 8,584 | 1.1% |
| European | 7,985 | 1.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,531 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 5,306 | 0.7% |
| Polish | 3,213 | 0.4% |
| Welsh | 2,653 | 0.4% |
| Norwegian | 2,625 | 0.3% |
| Swedish | 2,383 | 0.3% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 736,488 | 97.6% |
| Not a citizen | 18,232 | 2.4% |
| Native | 726,587 | 96.3% |
| Foreign-born | 28,133 | 3.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 22,598 | 4.4% | 44,723 | 8.7% | 198,979 | 38.6% | 156,600 | 30.3% | 61,785 | 12.0% | 31,342 | 6.1% |
| Average years of education: 12.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 22,598 | 4.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 44,723 | 8.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 198,979 | 38.6% |
| Some College | 156,600 | 30.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 61,785 | 12.0% |
| Grad Degree | 31,342 | 6.1% |
| Average years of education: 12.8 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | AR04 | Bruce Westerman* (R) | 153,850 | 70.9% | John White (D) | 56,745 | 26.2% | 6,401 | 2.9% | 216,996 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | AR04 | Bruce Westerman* (R) | 191,617 | 69.7% | William Hanson (D) | 75,750 | 27.5% | 7,668 | 2.8% | 275,035 |
| 2018-11-06 | AR04 | Bruce Westerman* (R) | 136,740 | 66.7% | Hayden Shamel (D) | 63,984 | 31.2% | 4,168 | 2.0% | 204,892 |
| 2016-11-08 | AR04 | Bruce Westerman* (R) | 182,885 | 74.9% | Kerry Hicks (Libertarian) | 61,274 | 25.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 244,159 |
| 2014-11-04 | AR04 | Bruce Westerman (R) | 110,789 | 53.7% | James Lee Witt (D) | 87,742 | 42.6% | 7,600 | 3.7% | 206,131 |
| 2012-11-06 | AR04 | Tom Cotton (R) | 154,149 | 59.5% | Gene Jeffress (D) | 95,013 | 36.7% | 9,791 | 3.8% | 258,953 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | AR04 | Mike Ross* (D) | 102,479 | 57.5% | Beth Anne Rankin (R) | 71,526 | 40.2% | 4,129 | 2.3% | 178,134 |
| 2008-11-04 | AR04 | Mike Ross* (D) | 203,178 | 86.2% | Josh Drake (Green) | 32,603 | 13.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,781 |
| 2006-11-07 | AR04 | Mike Ross* (D) | 128,236 | 74.7% | Joe Ross (R) | 43,360 | 25.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,596 |
| 2004-11-02 | AR04 | Mike Ross* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 2002-11-05 | AR04 | Mike Ross* (D) | 119,633 | 60.5% | Jay Dickey (R) | 77,904 | 39.4% | 158 | 0.1% | 197,695 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | AR04 | Mike Ross (D) | 108,143 | 51.0% | Jay Dickey* (R) | 104,017 | 49.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,160 |
| 1998-11-03 | AR04 | Jay Dickey* (R) | 92,346 | 57.5% | Judy Smith (D) | 68,194 | 42.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,540 |
| 1996-11-05 | AR04 | Jay Dickey* (R) | 125,956 | 63.5% | Vincent Tolliver (D) | 72,391 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 198,347 |
| 1994-11-08 | AR04 | Jay Dickey* (R) | 87,469 | 51.8% | Jay Bradford (D) | 81,370 | 48.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,839 |
| 1992-11-03 | AR04 | Jay Dickey (R) | 113,009 | 52.3% | Bill McCuen (D) | 102,918 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,927 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 110,365 | 72.4% | Roy Rood (R) | 42,130 | 27.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 152,495 |
| 1988-11-08 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 129,508 | 69.2% | Roger Bell (R) | 57,658 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,166 |
| 1986-11-04 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 115,339 | 77.4% | Lamar Keels (R) | 22,980 | 15.4% | 10,605 | 7.1% | 148,924 |
| 1984-11-06 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 117,123 | 97.9% | Roy Rood (I) | 2,516 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,639 |
| 1982-11-02 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 121,256 | 65.6% | Bob Leslie (R) | 63,661 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 184,917 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1978-11-07 | AR04 | Beryl Anthony (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | AR04 | Ray Thornton* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1974-11-04 | AR04 | Ray Thornton* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1972-11-07 | AR04 | Ray Thornton (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | AR04 | David Pryor* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1968-11-05 | AR04 | David Pryor* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1966-11-08 | AR04 | David Pryor (D) | 86,887 | 64.9% | Lynn Lowe (R) | 46,804 | 35.0% | 88 | 0.1% | 133,779 |
| 1966-11-08 sp | AR04 | David Pryor (D) | 85,125 | 64.5% | Lynn Lowe (R) | 46,764 | 35.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,889 |
| 1964-11-03 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1962-11-06 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 74,972 | 77.4% | Warren Lieblong (R) | 21,818 | 22.5% | 29 | 0.0% | 96,819 |
| 1960-11-08 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1958-11-04 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 1956-11-06 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 37,284 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 37,284 | |||
| 1954-11-02 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 51,579 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 51,579 | |||
| 1952-11-04 | AR04 | Oren Harris* (D) | 65,374 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 65,374 | |||
| 1950-11-07 | AR07 | Oren Harris* (D) | 39,121 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39,121 | |||
| 1948-11-02 | AR07 | Oren Harris* (D) | 32,982 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,982 | |||
| 1946-11-05 | AR07 | Oren Harris* (D) | 15,584 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15,584 | |||
| 1944-11-07 | AR07 | Oren Harris* (D) | 27,851 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,851 | |||
| 1942-11-03 | AR07 | Oren Harris* (D) | 12,108 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12,108 | |||
| 1940-11-05 | AR07 | Oren Harris (D) | 26,994 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 26,994 | |||
| 1938-11-08 | AR07 | Wade Kitchens* (D) | 16,145 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 16,145 | |||
| 1936-11-03 | AR07 | Wade Kitchens (D) | 20,323 | 95.4% | W.L. Jamison (R) | 973 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 21,296 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 198,057 | 66.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 92,683 | 31.0% | 8,222 | 2.8% | 298,962 | 4 | 19 | 24.52% | |
| 2020 | 51% | Donald Trump* (R) | 188,172 | 67.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 82,341 | 29.6% | 7,643 | 2.7% | 278,156 | 5 | 21 | 22.82% |
| 2016 | 49% | Donald Trump (R) | 173,731 | 64.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 84,842 | 31.3% | 12,208 | 4.5% | 270,781 | 4 | 18 | 23.95% |
| 2012 | 47% | Mitt Romney (R) | 164,350 | 61.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 95,384 | 35.9% | 6,090 | 2.3% | 265,824 | 1 | 15 | 24.86% |
| 2008 | 51% | John McCain (R) | 146,082 | 58.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 98,832 | 39.3% | 6,356 | 2.5% | 251,270 | -1 | 13 | 23.12% |
| 2004 | 51% | George W. Bush* (R) | 128,474 | 51.4% | John Kerry (D) | 118,825 | 47.5% | 2,840 | 1.1% | 250,139 | -3 | 1 | 23.71% |
| 2000 | 47% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 107,107 | 50.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 100,855 | 47.3% | 5,341 | 2.5% | 213,303 | -4 | -1 | 23.14% |
| 1996 | 47% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 126,896 | 60.7% | Robert Dole (R) | 66,034 | 31.6% | 15,972 | 7.6% | 208,902 | -5 | -9 | 23.62% |
| 1992 | 54% | Bill Clinton (D) | 134,692 | 58.0% | George Bush* (R) | 73,891 | 31.8% | 23,677 | 10.2% | 232,260 | -4 | -6 | 24.43% |
| 1988 | 48% | George Bush (R) | 103,562 | 52.6% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 93,307 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,869 | -4 | -1 | 23.78% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 122,373 | 56.4% | Walter Mondale (D) | 94,484 | 43.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,857 | -4 | -2 | 24.52% |
| 1980 | 54% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 104,516 | 56.2% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 78,185 | 42.1% | 3,198 | 1.7% | 185,899 | -6 | -9 | 22.19% |
| 1976 | 53% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 122,693 | 68.7% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 55,777 | 31.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 178,470 | -4 | -17 | 23.20% |
| 1972 | 50% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 107,470 | 68.6% | George McGovern (D) | 49,108 | 31.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,578 | 0 | 8 | 24.18% |
| 1968 | n/a | George Wallace (AIP) | 70,684 | 47.0% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 48,157 | 32.0% | 31,649 | 21.0% | 150,490 | -10 | -22 | 24.27% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 55.8% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 44.2% | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 43% | John Kennedy (D) | 42,537 | 55.6% | Richard Nixon (R) | 27,755 | 36.3% | 6,243 | 8.2% | 76,535 | -7 | -13 | 17.86% |
| 1956 | 41% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 43,699 | 57.3% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 30,609 | 40.1% | 1,982 | 2.6% | 76,290 | -6 | -17 | 18.76% |
| 1952 | 38% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 46,746 | 63.7% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 26,629 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 73,375 | -7 | -19 | 18.13% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 747,069 | 68.8% | 19.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 701,945 | 72.0% | 19.4% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 6.0% | |
| 2012 | 736,183 | 72.3% | 19.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 654,283 | 68.8% | 24.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 666,226 | 71.0% | 24.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 612,515 | 68.7% | 26.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2.7% |
| 1992 | 585,202 | 71.9% | 26.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 550,155 | 71.5% | 27.6% | ||||
| 1982 | 570,831 | 71.0% | 27.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 529,234 | 30.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 481,176 | 31.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 455,386 | 31.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 301,286 | ||||||
| 1950 | 337,181 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|