Camden, AR, Arkansas: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,7892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,3482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 36.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Camden, 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 | 3,791 | 6,730 | 10,718 | ||
| R | 4,474 | 6,930 | 11,811 | ||
| R | 4,960 | 6,907 | 12,008 | ||
| R | 5,293 | 6,979 | 12,489 | ||
| R | 5,037 | 6,889 | 12,177 | ||
| R | 6,127 | 6,685 | 12,949 | ||
| D | 6,481 | 5,867 | 12,580 | ||
| D | 7,941 | 3,863 | 12,901 | ||
| D | 8,800 | 4,758 | 15,117 | ||
| R | 6,253 | 7,613 | 14,387 | ||
| R | 6,916 | 8,174 | 15,624 | ||
| D | 8,590 | 5,225 | 14,604 | ||
| D | 10,960 | 3,248 | 14,213 | ||
| R | 4,638 | 7,918 | 12,582 | ||
| O | 5,291 | 2,496 | 14,033 | ||
| D | 8,465 | 4,461 | 13,020 | ||
| D | 6,320 | 2,734 | 9,790 | ||
| D | 6,491 | 3,264 | 9,891 | ||
| D | 7,268 | 2,443 | 9,743 | ||
| D | 4,083 | 521 | 5,736 | ||
| D | 4,060 | 595 | 4,656 | ||
| D | 3,769 | 328 | 4,102 | ||
| D | 3,512 | 292 | 3,805 | ||
| D | 4,353 | 491 | 4,859 | ||
| D | 2,347 | 1,313 | 3,666 | ||
| D | 1,871 | 1,102 | 3,057 | ||
| D | 2,043 | 1,478 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 2,338 | 1,245 | 3,583 | ||
| D | 1,351 | 865 | 2,671 | ||
| R | 1,720 | 1,739 | 3,498 | ||
| D | 1,584 | 1,209 | 2,820 | ||
| D | 1,774 | 1,387 | 3,178 | ||
| D | 2,276 | 1,245 | 3,536 | ||
| D | 1,959 | 831 | 3,015 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
8.0%
English
7.7%
American
4.8%
German
4.3%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
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: 43.9 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
$52,348
Camden, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Camden, AR$52,348
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.2%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)18.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 1.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Camden anchors the Ouachita River valley with a workforce tied to ammunition manufacturing and defense contracting, giving this roughly 30,000-person metro an employment base unusual for rural southern Arkansas.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in Camden, AR, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Camden, AR, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $52,348, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Camden, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 27.4 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,718 votes cast, 3,791 went Democratic and 6,730 went Republican.
What is Camden, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Camden, 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 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Camden, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camden, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Camden, AR, Arkansas has a population of 26,789 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Camden, AR, Arkansas is $52,348 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Camden, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Camden, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.