Arkansas State House District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-040
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
040
Land Area
421.9 sq mi
Water Area
1.97 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Independence County226.09 sq mi53.6%29.6%
White County147.86 sq mi35.0%14.3%
Cleburne County47.99 sq mi11.4%8.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Batesville city11.59 sq mi2.7%100.0%
Southside city9.86 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Desha CDP2.27 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Salado CDP1.98 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sulphur Rock town1.25 sq mi0.3%98.9%
Pleasant Plains town1.02 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wilburn CDP0.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Floral CDP0.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Magness town0.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pangburn city0.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Letona town0.39 sq mi0.1%99.9%

Showing all 11 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 123,57978.4%3.1%53.6%
AR District 26,48921.6%0.9%46.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
16,625
Active Voters
13,179 (79.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6563.9%
Republican1,6519.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties100.1%
No party recorded14,30886.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,067 (66.6%)320 (1.9%)2,724 (16.4%)
2021–20227,929 (47.7%)305 (1.8%)4,352 (26.2%)
2019–202010,421 (62.7%)1,319 (7.9%)2,409 (14.5%)
2017–20186,862 (41.3%)313 (1.9%)3,516 (21.1%)
2015–20168,439 (50.8%)920 (5.5%)4,072 (24.5%)
2013–20146,551 (39.4%)576 (3.5%)1,422 (8.6%)
2011–20126,917 (41.6%)734 (4.4%)744 (4.5%)

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
31,680 (± 1,297)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$53,484 (± $5,395)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,47926.8%
18 to 6418,06157.0%
65 and over5,14016.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,42810.8%
White, not Hispanic25,30879.9%
Black, not Hispanic5211.6%
Asian, not Hispanic3181.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1250.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic2080.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7575.5%

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
30,591
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,109

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,09191.8%
Hispanic2,4968.2%
White26,47886.6%
Black5431.8%
Asian2610.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native130.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander890.3%
Two or More Races1070.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,15795.7%
Hispanic9534.3%
White20,08290.8%
Black5822.6%
Asian1660.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1720.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander870.4%
Two or More Races690.3%

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