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State Senate District 22·Arkansas

Arkansas 22nd State Senate District: R+63 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Arkansas's most competitive state senate seats by recent margins

20082024·5 elections
AR
Latest
R+63
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
85,266
2024 ACS

Arkansas 22nd State Senate District, Arkansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+63%. Republican peak: R+63 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+63MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
85,2662024 5-year
Median household income
$51,9942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
6 counties · 0 D · 6 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−62.7%
6,05827,60134,333
R
−60.4%
6,39527,52934,994
R
−55.7%
6,74024,65232,173
R
−42.7%
8,53122,00231,568
R
−33.9%
9,81220,47731,443

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.3%
German
11.3%
Irish
10.7%
American
9.7%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.9%
Italian
1.1%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
33.4%
Other Christian
20.3%
Methodist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of just R+1.9 in a state that typically runs deep red, District 22 stands out as a genuine swing district where turnout patterns and candidate quality carry outsized weight.

The Republican margin in Arkansas 22nd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-three points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $51,994, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 85,266 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 22, Arkansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/05022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 22, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Arkansas voted Republican by 62.7 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,333 votes cast, 6,058 went Democratic and 27,601 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Arkansas as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Arkansas?
State Senate District 22, Arkansas has a population of 85,266 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 22, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Arkansas is $51,994 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Arkansas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.