Russellville, AR, Arkansas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,2652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,0072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Russellville, 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 | 6,700 | 23,265 | 30,668 | ||
| R | 7,056 | 23,307 | 31,173 | ||
| R | 6,480 | 20,864 | 28,119 | ||
| R | 6,848 | 18,805 | 26,413 | ||
| R | 8,005 | 19,376 | 28,115 | ||
| R | 10,013 | 17,292 | 27,561 | ||
| R | 9,731 | 14,467 | 24,901 | ||
| D | 12,182 | 10,354 | 25,484 | ||
| D | 11,869 | 10,562 | 25,505 | ||
| R | 7,704 | 13,619 | 21,454 | ||
| R | 7,761 | 14,718 | 22,657 | ||
| R | 10,066 | 10,404 | 21,367 | ||
| D | 14,140 | 6,280 | 20,449 | ||
| R | 4,971 | 10,227 | 15,223 | ||
| R | 4,091 | 5,138 | 13,947 | ||
| D | 8,379 | 4,178 | 12,728 | ||
| D | 4,768 | 3,876 | 9,022 | ||
| D | 4,761 | 3,648 | 8,438 | ||
| D | 4,920 | 3,469 | 8,410 | ||
| D | 4,391 | 1,172 | 6,137 | ||
| D | 3,690 | 1,294 | 4,993 | ||
| D | 6,001 | 994 | 7,028 | ||
| D | 5,060 | 666 | 5,730 | ||
| D | 4,401 | 552 | 4,992 | ||
| D | 4,821 | 2,361 | 7,218 | ||
| D | 2,895 | 813 | 4,000 | ||
| D | 4,007 | 2,162 | 6,317 | ||
| D | 4,247 | 1,564 | 5,811 | ||
| D | 2,918 | 770 | 5,079 | ||
| D | 3,407 | 1,851 | 5,567 | ||
| D | 2,503 | 1,763 | 4,380 | ||
| D | 3,425 | 1,633 | 5,088 | ||
| D | 4,576 | 1,574 | 6,182 | ||
| D | 3,601 | 1,279 | 5,255 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
14.7%
English
12.9%
German
9.2%
Irish
8.4%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.3%
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: 37.5 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
$57,007
Russellville, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Russellville, AR$57,007
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.4%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.2%
speak English only
Spanish10.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Russellville anchors Pope County, where Republicans have carried presidential contests by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles. The metro's economy blends nuclear energy, poultry processing, and Arkansas Tech University, producing a workforce mix unusual for its size.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Russellville, AR peaked at seventy-seven points in 1932; 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 nineteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,007 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Russellville, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Russellville, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 30,668 votes cast, 6,700 went Democratic and 23,265 went Republican.
What is Russellville, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Russellville, 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 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Russellville, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Russellville, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Russellville, AR, Arkansas has a population of 84,265 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Russellville, AR, Arkansas is $57,007 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Russellville, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Russellville, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.