Arkansas State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-059
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
304.2 sq mi
Water Area
3.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
White County229.36 sq mi75.4%22.2%
Lonoke County74.93 sq mi24.6%9.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Beebe city10.14 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Ward city4.30 sq mi1.4%95.1%
Austin city3.10 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Garner town0.79 sq mi0.3%100.0%
McRae city0.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Griffithville town0.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Point town0.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Georgetown town0.29 sq mi0.1%99.9%

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 116,59353.7%2.2%24.6%
AR District 214,30646.3%1.9%75.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
18,476
Active Voters
14,750 (79.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican2,34812.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded15,19882.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,927 (64.6%)320 (1.7%)2,499 (13.5%)
2021–20228,426 (45.6%)386 (2.1%)3,383 (18.3%)
2019–202011,162 (60.4%)595 (3.2%)1,210 (6.5%)
2017–20185,539 (30.0%)367 (2.0%)1,937 (10.5%)
2015–20168,594 (46.5%)700 (3.8%)3,069 (16.6%)
2013–20145,848 (31.7%)470 (2.5%)1,687 (9.1%)
2011–20126,749 (36.5%)464 (2.5%)1,082 (5.9%)

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
29,968 (± 991)
Median Age
36.4
Median Household Income
$72,426 (± $9,415)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,64725.5%
18 to 6418,63962.2%
65 and over3,68212.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,6815.6%
White, not Hispanic25,94786.6%
Black, not Hispanic6302.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3781.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic320.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic260.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2744.3%

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
29,688
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,051

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,21495.0%
Hispanic1,4715.0%
White26,42089.0%
Black6292.1%
Asian3531.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native330.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic21,27296.5%
Hispanic7753.5%
White19,82889.9%
Black7533.4%
Asian3871.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3041.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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