Arkansas State House District 47

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-047
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
047
Land Area
310.9 sq mi
Water Area
7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 47

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sebastian County310.92 sq mi100.0%58.5%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Greenwood city10.82 sq mi3.5%94.5%
Fort Smith city6.97 sq mi2.2%10.9%
Barling city4.95 sq mi1.6%48.2%
Bonanza city2.79 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Central City town2.22 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lavaca city2.22 sq mi0.7%99.9%
Hackett city1.43 sq mi0.5%99.6%
Midland town0.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 323,23979.6%3.1%70.0%
AR District 45,96420.4%0.8%30.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
19,641
Active Voters
17,830 (90.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican2,39612.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded16,85185.8%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,976 (71.2%)349 (1.8%)3,803 (19.4%)
2021–202210,335 (52.6%)347 (1.8%)5,437 (27.7%)
2019–202012,959 (66.0%)1,106 (5.6%)3,454 (17.6%)
2017–20188,503 (43.3%)352 (1.8%)3,227 (16.4%)
2015–201610,702 (54.5%)897 (4.6%)5,189 (26.4%)
2013–20147,499 (38.2%)512 (2.6%)2,429 (12.4%)
2011–20128,840 (45.0%)489 (2.5%)1,982 (10.1%)

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
29,987 (± 993)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$67,821 (± $5,137)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,27624.3%
18 to 6416,95156.5%
65 and over5,76019.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3594.5%
White, not Hispanic25,85086.2%
Black, not Hispanic2210.7%
Asian, not Hispanic3871.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1780.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic310.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic830.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,8786.3%

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
29,943
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,667

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,60895.5%
Hispanic1,3344.5%
White26,34888.0%
Black2240.7%
Asian3681.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1810.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.1%
Two or More Races2800.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,74195.9%
Hispanic9284.1%
White20,22789.2%
Black2721.2%
Asian3381.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7743.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1210.5%

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