Blytheville, AR, Arkansas: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,1262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,5482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Blytheville, 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 | 3,574 | 6,963 | 10,717 | ||
| R | 4,558 | 7,296 | 12,342 | ||
| R | 5,670 | 7,061 | 12,912 | ||
| R | 6,467 | 6,603 | 13,375 | ||
| R | 6,667 | 6,976 | 14,010 | ||
| D | 7,593 | 6,121 | 14,153 | ||
| D | 7,107 | 5,199 | 12,586 | ||
| D | 8,301 | 3,919 | 13,347 | ||
| D | 10,046 | 4,697 | 15,962 | ||
| R | 6,759 | 7,841 | 14,888 | ||
| R | 7,548 | 10,180 | 17,766 | ||
| D | 8,908 | 7,170 | 16,417 | ||
| D | 10,292 | 6,009 | 16,328 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 10,931 | 14,627 | ||
| O | 4,993 | 4,369 | 15,509 | ||
| D | 8,678 | 6,213 | 14,911 | ||
| D | 5,138 | 4,983 | 10,585 | ||
| D | 6,428 | 4,269 | 10,955 | ||
| D | 6,968 | 4,586 | 11,567 | ||
| D | 3,763 | 771 | 6,335 | ||
| D | 3,938 | 1,292 | 5,235 | ||
| D | 5,257 | 616 | 5,891 | ||
| D | 4,835 | 303 | 5,147 | ||
| D | 5,776 | 364 | 6,203 | ||
| D | 4,451 | 1,324 | 5,799 | ||
| D | 2,039 | 703 | 2,828 | ||
| D | 1,809 | 1,050 | 2,980 | ||
| D | 1,249 | 417 | 1,666 | ||
| D | 767 | 263 | 1,300 | ||
| R | 930 | 1,167 | 2,263 | ||
| D | 689 | 417 | 1,115 | ||
| D | 591 | 378 | 969 | ||
| D | 815 | 168 | 985 | ||
| D | 777 | 525 | 1,302 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
Irish
7.4%
English
6.2%
German
4.6%
Scottish
0.7%
French
0.6%
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: 37.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,548
Blytheville, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Blytheville, AR$52,548
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once anchored by Eaker Air Force Base, Blytheville's economy shifted sharply after the 1991 base closure, accelerating population loss and leaving a majority-Black city in one of Arkansas's most economically distressed corners.
The shift began with civil rights. 2008 marked the realignment in Blytheville, AR, by a two points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Blytheville, AR, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $52,548, and a 21% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Blytheville, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,717 votes cast, 3,574 went Democratic and 6,963 went Republican.
What is Blytheville, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Blytheville, AR, Arkansas as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Blytheville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Blytheville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2004.
How many people live in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Blytheville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 39,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas is $52,548 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Blytheville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blytheville, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.