Arkansas State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-012
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
220.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.47 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Benton County220.90 sq mi100.0%26.1%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bella Vista city30.84 sq mi14.0%68.1%
Gravette city15.28 sq mi6.9%99.9%
Decatur city4.47 sq mi2.0%94.1%
Maysville CDP2.35 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Sulphur Springs city1.01 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Cherokee City CDP0.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 6 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AR District 330,767100.0%4.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
25,943
Active Voters
21,570 (83.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9783.8%
Republican3,66014.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties190.1%
No party recorded21,28682.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202418,267 (70.4%)758 (2.9%)5,083 (19.6%)
2021–202213,333 (51.4%)651 (2.5%)5,002 (19.3%)
2019–202015,655 (60.3%)2,324 (9.0%)3,882 (15.0%)
2017–201810,284 (39.6%)424 (1.6%)2,554 (9.8%)
2015–201611,685 (45.0%)1,219 (4.7%)5,230 (20.2%)
2013–20147,722 (29.8%)363 (1.4%)2,214 (8.5%)
2011–20128,728 (33.6%)389 (1.5%)2,583 (10.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/05/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
30,798 (± 1,397)
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$78,980 (± $5,984)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,90819.2%
18 to 6416,00352.0%
65 and over8,88728.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,8466.0%
White, not Hispanic23,84577.4%
Black, not Hispanic2610.8%
Asian, not Hispanic6982.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1660.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic570.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic520.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,87312.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
30,060
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
24,247

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,50094.8%
Hispanic1,5665.2%
White26,57988.4%
Black1950.6%
Asian5521.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1620.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races690.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,21195.7%
Hispanic1,0364.3%
White21,81089.9%
Black1330.5%
Asian4721.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7573.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races500.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).