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State Senate District 35·Arkansas

Arkansas 35th State Senate District delivered R+16 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Arkansas's rare presidential-level Democratic districts

20082024·5 elections
AR
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
84,034
2024 ACS

Arkansas 35th State Senate District, Arkansas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Republican peak: R+27 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
84,0342024 5-year
Median household income
$80,9102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.7%2024 5-year
Black
2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−16.3%
13,51518,99133,501
R
−14.4%
13,15317,75931,901
R
−21.6%
9,49615,04425,628
R
−26.8%
7,90413,94822,555
R
−23.3%
8,13213,19921,784

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
German
11.1%
Irish
8.6%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.6%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.3%
speak English only
Spanish12.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
18.9%
Other Christian
13.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.7%
Methodist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+2.3 in a deeply red state, District 35 stands out as a competitive outlier — likely anchored by an urban or university-adjacent population center that pulls against Arkansas's statewide Republican lean.

The Republican margin in Arkansas 35th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was sixteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,910, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,034 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 35, Arkansas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/05035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 35, Arkansas voted Republican by 16.3 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,501 votes cast, 13,515 went Democratic and 18,991 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 35, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, 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 35, Arkansas?
State Senate District 35, Arkansas has a population of 84,034 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 35, Arkansas?
Median household income in State Senate District 35, Arkansas is $80,910 — above the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, 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.