Arkansas State House District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-027
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
027
Land Area
2,289.9 sq mi
Water Area
9.74 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Newton County821.07 sq mi35.9%100.0%
Searcy County665.83 sq mi29.1%100.0%
Izard County580.18 sq mi25.3%100.0%
Stone County174.98 sq mi7.6%28.9%
Baxter County47.77 sq mi2.1%8.6%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Horseshoe Bend city13.10 sq mi0.6%98.1%
Melbourne city6.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Oxford city6.54 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Calico Rock city4.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wayton CDP4.07 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Marshall city4.07 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Witts Springs CDP3.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mount Pleasant town3.50 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mount Judea CDP3.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pindall town2.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deer CDP2.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franklin town2.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fifty-Six city2.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pineville town1.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Joe town1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Western Grove town1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Big Flat town1.07 sq mi<0.1%93.9%
Jasper city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leslie city0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ponca CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Violet Hill CDP0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Guion town0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mount Olive CDP0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gilbert town0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 24 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 123,95276.8%3.2%64.1%
AR District 47,22523.2%1.0%35.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
24,245
Active Voters
19,889 (82.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican2,0838.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded21,79189.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,634 (48.0%)255 (1.1%)3,471 (14.3%)
2021–20228,193 (33.8%)272 (1.1%)5,464 (22.5%)
2019–202012,925 (53.3%)1,214 (5.0%)3,027 (12.5%)
2017–201810,507 (43.3%)439 (1.8%)3,920 (16.2%)
2015–201612,019 (49.6%)1,051 (4.3%)3,759 (15.5%)
2013–20148,822 (36.4%)1,015 (4.2%)2,418 (10.0%)
2011–201210,263 (42.3%)1,449 (6.0%)1,777 (7.3%)

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
31,436 (± 702)
Median Age
48.0
Median Household Income
$47,223 (± $2,197)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,88218.7%
18 to 6417,42655.4%
65 and over8,12825.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7232.3%
White, not Hispanic28,11489.4%
Black, not Hispanic2330.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1100.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2580.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic400.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9486.2%

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
31,318
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
25,446

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic30,63397.8%
Hispanic6862.2%
White29,17393.2%
Black3861.2%
Asian1070.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2610.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races190.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic24,95198.1%
Hispanic4982.0%
White23,78893.5%
Black4871.9%
Asian1090.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native5352.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races190.1%

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