Arkansas State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-053
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
44.3 sq mi
Water Area
5.52 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pope County44.27 sq mi100.0%5.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Russellville city26.07 sq mi58.9%92.1%
Pottsville city2.85 sq mi6.4%21.1%

Showing all 2 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 429,344100.0%3.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
14,177
Active Voters
11,291 (79.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7435.2%
Republican1,84213.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties120.1%
No party recorded11,58081.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20249,250 (65.2%)535 (3.8%)2,454 (17.3%)
2021–20226,492 (45.8%)476 (3.4%)3,385 (23.9%)
2019–20208,752 (61.7%)1,372 (9.7%)2,646 (18.7%)
2017–20186,106 (43.1%)526 (3.7%)2,483 (17.5%)
2015–20166,796 (47.9%)992 (7.0%)2,827 (19.9%)
2013–20144,989 (35.2%)381 (2.7%)1,630 (11.5%)
2011–20125,433 (38.3%)363 (2.6%)1,003 (7.1%)

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
29,797 (± 531)
Median Age
31.5
Median Household Income
$52,267 (± $2,853)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,65822.3%
18 to 6418,94063.6%
65 and over4,19914.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,45718.3%
White, not Hispanic21,08870.8%
Black, not Hispanic1,1303.8%
Asian, not Hispanic3141.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic330.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic410.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1090.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,6255.5%

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
28,333
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
21,749

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,07985.0%
Hispanic4,25715.0%
White21,33075.3%
Black1,1183.9%
Asian2000.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native340.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.1%
Two or More Races2210.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,17988.2%
Hispanic2,56611.8%
White17,16178.9%
Black1,2515.8%
Asian2771.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3341.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander450.2%
Two or More Races1080.5%

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