Batesville, AR, Arkansas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,1752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,6092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Batesville, AR, AROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,689 | 11,023 | 14,011 | ||
| R | 2,806 | 11,250 | 14,512 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 9,936 | 13,169 | ||
| R | 3,281 | 8,728 | 12,397 | ||
| R | 3,688 | 8,255 | 12,299 | ||
| R | 5,443 | 7,430 | 13,011 | ||
| R | 5,146 | 6,145 | 11,594 | ||
| D | 6,240 | 4,021 | 11,628 | ||
| D | 7,083 | 4,232 | 12,840 | ||
| R | 4,523 | 6,637 | 11,208 | ||
| R | 4,415 | 7,428 | 11,911 | ||
| D | 5,683 | 5,076 | 11,125 | ||
| D | 7,116 | 2,878 | 9,998 | ||
| R | 2,630 | 5,076 | 7,721 | ||
| R | 2,289 | 2,782 | 7,841 | ||
| D | 4,455 | 2,470 | 6,960 | ||
| R | 2,487 | 2,639 | 5,289 | ||
| R | 2,316 | 2,333 | 4,683 | ||
| R | 2,485 | 2,499 | 5,003 | ||
| D | 2,340 | 855 | 3,541 | ||
| D | 1,779 | 1,192 | 2,980 | ||
| D | 2,276 | 928 | 3,220 | ||
| D | 2,101 | 685 | 2,792 | ||
| D | 2,427 | 371 | 2,811 | ||
| D | 1,511 | 1,150 | 2,668 | ||
| D | 1,313 | 534 | 2,042 | ||
| D | 1,546 | 1,077 | 2,710 | ||
| D | 1,987 | 762 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 1,225 | 412 | 2,200 | ||
| D | 1,529 | 948 | 2,654 | ||
| D | 1,052 | 736 | 1,847 | ||
| D | 1,526 | 782 | 2,390 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 567 | 2,676 | ||
| D | 1,792 | 868 | 3,005 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.3%
German
11.4%
Irish
10.1%
American
8.5%
Scottish
2.4%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,609
Batesville, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Batesville, AR$56,609
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)17.6%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Batesville anchors Independence County along the White River, where food-manufacturing employment and a regional university create a workforce mix that tracks closer to rural Arkansas trends than to any urban pattern.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Batesville, AR peaked at seventy-three points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $56,609 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Batesville, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Batesville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 59.5 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,011 votes cast, 2,689 went Democratic and 11,023 went Republican.
What is Batesville, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Batesville, AR, Arkansas as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Batesville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Batesville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Batesville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 38,175 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Batesville, AR, Arkansas is $56,609 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Batesville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Batesville, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.