Forrest City, AR, Arkansas: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,4002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $42,5742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 54.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Forrest City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,953 | 2,909 | 5,979 | ||
| D | 3,604 | 3,242 | 7,108 | ||
| D | 4,031 | 3,195 | 7,290 | ||
| D | 4,910 | 3,368 | 8,362 | ||
| D | 5,486 | 3,917 | 9,505 | ||
| D | 5,684 | 3,815 | 9,588 | ||
| D | 4,986 | 3,414 | 8,496 | ||
| D | 5,562 | 2,523 | 8,644 | ||
| D | 6,548 | 3,289 | 10,635 | ||
| D | 4,656 | 4,298 | 8,980 | ||
| R | 4,866 | 5,378 | 10,322 | ||
| D | 5,816 | 4,485 | 10,487 | ||
| D | 6,851 | 3,639 | 10,520 | ||
| R | 2,674 | 5,692 | 8,631 | ||
| O | 3,284 | 1,608 | 9,146 | ||
| D | 3,651 | 3,377 | 7,038 | ||
| D | 2,432 | 1,786 | 4,518 | ||
| D | 2,114 | 1,884 | 4,199 | ||
| D | 2,466 | 1,792 | 4,259 | ||
| D | 1,011 | 178 | 2,155 | ||
| D | 1,654 | 446 | 2,108 | ||
| D | 1,671 | 192 | 1,894 | ||
| D | 1,520 | 359 | 1,903 | ||
| D | 1,990 | 107 | 2,129 | ||
| D | 1,376 | 617 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 972 | 433 | 1,467 | ||
| D | 1,252 | 903 | 2,212 | ||
| D | 960 | 395 | 1,355 | ||
| D | 563 | 296 | 1,014 | ||
| R | 619 | 755 | 1,477 | ||
| D | 737 | 577 | 1,333 | ||
| R | 634 | 703 | 1,356 | ||
| D | 1,087 | 455 | 1,550 | ||
| R | 697 | 1,175 | 1,981 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
5.8%
Irish
4.8%
American
4.8%
German
4.5%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.6%
Scottish
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: 40.1 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
$42,574
Forrest City, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Forrest City, AR$42,574
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
28.5%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1842.4%
Working age (18–64)25.8%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Forrest City, AR sits in the Mid-South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Forrest City, AR reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was one points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $42,574, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 22,400 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Forrest City, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,979 votes cast, 2,953 went Democratic and 2,909 went Republican.
What is Forrest City, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Forrest City, AR, Arkansas as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did Forrest City, AR, Arkansas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Forrest City, AR, Arkansas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Forrest City, AR, Arkansas has a population of 22,400 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas is $42,574 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Forrest City, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Forrest City, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.