Arkansas State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-038
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
671.9 sq mi
Water Area
4.64 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Poinsett County304.98 sq mi45.4%40.2%
Craighead County211.10 sq mi31.4%29.9%
Jackson County155.78 sq mi23.2%24.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Jonesboro city13.61 sq mi2.0%17.0%
Payneway CDP5.34 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Harrisburg city2.43 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Marked Tree city1.92 sq mi0.3%33.2%
Tuckerman city1.80 sq mi0.3%67.2%
Weiner city1.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Swifton city0.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cash town0.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Egypt town0.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 131,048100.0%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
17,327
Active Voters
13,850 (79.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican1,3267.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded15,21387.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,583 (66.8%)424 (2.4%)2,721 (15.7%)
2021–20228,681 (50.1%)479 (2.8%)3,611 (20.8%)
2019–202011,256 (65.0%)1,419 (8.2%)3,099 (17.9%)
2017–20187,550 (43.6%)396 (2.3%)2,127 (12.3%)
2015–20169,270 (53.5%)1,299 (7.5%)3,520 (20.3%)
2013–20146,643 (38.3%)1,366 (7.9%)1,468 (8.5%)
2011–20127,594 (43.8%)1,825 (10.5%)450 (2.6%)

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
31,614 (± 1,523)
Median Age
38.4
Median Household Income
$61,915 (± $4,537)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,26723.0%
18 to 6419,07860.3%
65 and over5,26916.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,2473.9%
White, not Hispanic25,13279.5%
Black, not Hispanic3,41610.8%
Asian, not Hispanic4981.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1560.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic160.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic480.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1013.5%

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
30,856
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,795

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,98997.2%
Hispanic8632.8%
White25,30282.0%
Black3,41311.1%
Asian2760.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1540.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races1030.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,29297.9%
Hispanic5002.1%
White20,24085.1%
Black2,48810.5%
Asian1660.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3181.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races850.4%

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