Arkansas State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-042
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
444.1 sq mi
Water Area
10 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Faulkner County256.94 sq mi57.9%39.7%
Van Buren County170.25 sq mi38.3%24.0%
Cleburne County16.93 sq mi3.8%3.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fairfield Bay city8.54 sq mi1.9%56.6%
Greenbrier city7.94 sq mi1.8%99.9%
Guy city6.78 sq mi1.5%95.0%
Holland city6.72 sq mi1.5%99.8%
Twin Groves town4.60 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Bee Branch CDP3.56 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Wooster town2.87 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Quitman city1.89 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Damascus town1.86 sq mi0.4%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 230,098100.0%4.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
21,381
Active Voters
18,342 (85.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican1,7078.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded19,25590.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202415,563 (72.8%)469 (2.2%)3,703 (17.3%)
2021–202211,364 (53.1%)435 (2.0%)5,007 (23.4%)
2019–202014,405 (67.4%)1,234 (5.8%)2,542 (11.9%)
2017–20189,799 (45.8%)617 (2.9%)2,899 (13.6%)
2015–201611,639 (54.4%)1,158 (5.4%)5,378 (25.2%)
2013–20147,895 (36.9%)831 (3.9%)2,274 (10.6%)
2011–20129,071 (42.4%)801 (3.7%)1,842 (8.6%)

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
30,172 (± 1,549)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$66,288 (± $4,165)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,62525.3%
18 to 6416,29054.0%
65 and over6,25720.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0083.3%
White, not Hispanic26,94689.3%
Black, not Hispanic9013.0%
Asian, not Hispanic850.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1630.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1020.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9593.2%

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
29,937
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,313

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,98196.8%
Hispanic9573.2%
White27,05490.4%
Black9043.0%
Asian600.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1620.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races80.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,73597.4%
Hispanic5742.6%
White20,58492.3%
Black5632.5%
Asian1360.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4512.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races100.0%

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