Magnolia, AR, Arkansas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,3492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,3342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Magnolia, 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 | 2,466 | 5,367 | 7,940 | ||
| R | 2,814 | 5,500 | 8,616 | ||
| R | 3,140 | 5,456 | 8,713 | ||
| R | 3,557 | 5,790 | 9,455 | ||
| R | 3,554 | 5,861 | 9,558 | ||
| R | 4,108 | 5,729 | 9,909 | ||
| R | 4,003 | 5,018 | 9,307 | ||
| D | 4,730 | 3,376 | 8,982 | ||
| D | 4,747 | 3,702 | 9,819 | ||
| R | 3,706 | 5,810 | 9,802 | ||
| R | 3,680 | 6,526 | 10,285 | ||
| R | 4,445 | 5,259 | 9,967 | ||
| D | 4,708 | 4,287 | 9,001 | ||
| R | 2,193 | 5,801 | 8,023 | ||
| O | 2,487 | 1,916 | 8,246 | ||
| R | 3,485 | 4,009 | 7,533 | ||
| D | 2,427 | 2,372 | 5,605 | ||
| D | 2,845 | 2,342 | 5,394 | ||
| D | 3,359 | 1,931 | 5,299 | ||
| D | 1,788 | 217 | 2,981 | ||
| D | 2,145 | 394 | 2,543 | ||
| D | 2,270 | 149 | 2,422 | ||
| D | 1,847 | 64 | 1,911 | ||
| D | 2,420 | 85 | 2,515 | ||
| D | 1,752 | 617 | 2,370 | ||
| D | 1,382 | 350 | 1,795 | ||
| D | 2,052 | 857 | 2,926 | ||
| D | 2,074 | 721 | 2,795 | ||
| D | 1,101 | 340 | 1,650 | ||
| D | 1,613 | 817 | 2,460 | ||
| D | 1,445 | 554 | 2,030 | ||
| D | 1,440 | 606 | 2,062 | ||
| D | 2,159 | 537 | 2,707 | ||
| D | 1,714 | 475 | 2,583 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
10.6%
English
8.3%
Irish
6.0%
German
5.2%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.1%
Italian
1.0%
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: 34.2 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
$55,334
Magnolia, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Magnolia, AR$55,334
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 1835.3%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)16.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Magnolia anchors Columbia County in the pine-belt corner of southwest Arkansas, a region where Democratic registration lingers from an earlier era but Republican candidates have carried federal races by wide margins for over a decade.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Magnolia, AR peaked at ninety-three points in 1936; 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 eleven points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $55,334 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Magnolia, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Magnolia, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,940 votes cast, 2,466 went Democratic and 5,367 went Republican.
What is Magnolia, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Magnolia, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Magnolia, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Magnolia, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Magnolia, AR, Arkansas?
Magnolia, AR, Arkansas has a population of 22,349 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Magnolia, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Magnolia, AR, Arkansas is $55,334 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Magnolia, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Magnolia, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.