Harrison, AR, Arkansas: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,2502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,1752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Harrison, 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 | 3,498 | 17,031 | 20,882 | ||
| R | 3,773 | 16,844 | 21,112 | ||
| R | 3,625 | 15,110 | 19,163 | ||
| R | 4,765 | 13,667 | 19,052 | ||
| R | 5,617 | 13,163 | 19,434 | ||
| R | 6,146 | 12,572 | 19,155 | ||
| R | 5,698 | 11,098 | 17,562 | ||
| R | 7,376 | 8,020 | 17,416 | ||
| D | 7,893 | 7,824 | 18,581 | ||
| R | 5,487 | 10,071 | 15,855 | ||
| R | 4,770 | 10,710 | 15,740 | ||
| R | 6,012 | 9,201 | 16,121 | ||
| D | 7,228 | 5,570 | 12,798 | ||
| R | 2,693 | 7,408 | 10,117 | ||
| R | 2,759 | 4,816 | 10,311 | ||
| D | 5,144 | 4,214 | 9,415 | ||
| R | 3,618 | 5,202 | 8,920 | ||
| R | 3,661 | 4,634 | 8,322 | ||
| R | 3,893 | 5,089 | 8,993 | ||
| D | 4,038 | 2,378 | 6,743 | ||
| D | 2,842 | 2,283 | 5,131 | ||
| D | 3,256 | 2,178 | 5,487 | ||
| D | 3,324 | 2,105 | 5,439 | ||
| D | 3,585 | 1,237 | 4,895 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 2,859 | 5,121 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 1,515 | 3,443 | ||
| D | 1,592 | 1,475 | 3,191 | ||
| D | 1,963 | 1,273 | 3,236 | ||
| D | 1,255 | 565 | 2,501 | ||
| D | 1,526 | 1,263 | 2,906 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 1,263 | 2,548 | ||
| D | 1,781 | 1,331 | 3,126 | ||
| D | 2,389 | 1,306 | 3,726 | ||
| D | 1,930 | 982 | 2,914 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.7%
German
14.8%
Irish
14.4%
American
8.3%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.8%
Italian
1.7%
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: 42.7 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
$54,175
Harrison, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Harrison, AR$54,175
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Harrison sits at the edge of the rapidly growing Fayetteville-Springdale corridor but retains a distinctly rural demographic profile, making it a consistent bellwether for how economic change filters into smaller Ozark communities.
The shift began with civil rights. 1996 marked the realignment in Harrison, AR, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Harrison, AR, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $54,175, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Harrison, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Harrison, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 64.8 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,882 votes cast, 3,498 went Democratic and 17,031 went Republican.
What is Harrison, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Harrison, 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Harrison, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Harrison, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Harrison, AR, Arkansas?
Harrison, AR, Arkansas has a population of 45,250 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Harrison, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Harrison, AR, Arkansas is $54,175 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Harrison, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Harrison, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.