Desha County, Arkansas

2024 results by precinct

21 precincts · 3,505 votes cast

Trump · R+5

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−4.8%	1,638	1,805	3,505
2020	D	+2.3%	2,016	1,921	4,164
2016	D	+7.4%	2,228	1,919	4,191
2012	D	+12.4%	2,443	1,896	4,420
2008	D	+12.2%	2,569	1,999	4,678
2004	D	+24.1%	2,851	1,729	4,647
2000	D	+26.1%	2,776	1,603	4,495
1996	D	+49.5%	3,230	978	4,553
1992	D	+45.1%	3,815	1,279	5,621
1988	D	+9.7%	2,859	2,334	5,435
1984	D	+3.8%	2,918	2,696	5,878
1980	D	+28.0%	3,748	2,057	6,037
1976	D	+51.0%	4,228	1,372	5,600
1972	R	−34.0%	1,665	3,385	5,058
1968	D	+22.7%	2,270	972	5,716
1964	D	+26.1%	3,294	1,930	5,236
1960	D	+36.6%	2,502	1,063	3,936
1956	D	+41.3%	2,935	1,204	4,191
1952	D	+50.4%	3,150	1,037	4,192
1948	D	+62.3%	2,122	233	3,033
1944	D	+72.6%	1,175	186	1,362
1940	D	+80.2%	1,370	146	1,526
1936	D	+92.4%	1,411	55	1,468
1932	D	+89.6%	1,549	81	1,639
1928	D	+53.1%	1,082	331	1,415
1924	D	+34.1%	540	209	970
1920	D	+43.5%	931	360	1,314
1916	D	+44.5%	960	369	1,329
1912	D	+48.5%	314	52	540
1908	D	+32.2%	518	263	792
1904	D	+42.5%	204	82	287
1900	D	+31.7%	328	168	505
1896	D	+14.8%	396	290	716
1892	D	+14.7%	407	298	741
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

8.5%

African American

39.2%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

0.9%

2.4%

75–84

3.8%

5.6%

65–74

6.6%

6.1%

55–64

7.2%

7.1%

45–54

5.9%

4.2%

35–44

6.9%

4.8%

25–34

5.9%

2.7%

18–24

4.1%

9.6%

5–17

9.1%

3.1%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$37,662

Desha County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.

Desha County$37,662

Arkansas$60,773

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

28.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

43.7%

Methodist

8.5%

Other Christian

6.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Desha County sits in the Arkansas Delta lowlands, where a substantial Black population and a declining rural white working class have historically produced competitive results — though the 2024 presidential margin settled at R+4.8, reflecting a decade-long rightward drift in small Delta counties.

The Democratic margin in Desha County has rarely exceeded ninety-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by five points.

Desha County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 44% non-Hispanic-white share, a 28% poverty rate, and a median household income of $37,662 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chicot County and St. Francis County.

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