Arkansas State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-085
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
438.6 sq mi
Water Area
46.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Garland County438.59 sq mi100.0%64.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hot Springs Village CDP32.59 sq mi7.4%56.5%
Piney CDP6.51 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Crystal Springs CDP2.23 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Mountain Pine city1.66 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fountain Lake town0.73 sq mi0.2%16.8%
Pearcy CDP0.69 sq mi0.2%44.6%
Hot Springs city0.02 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 7 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 429,925100.0%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
21,165
Active Voters
16,355 (77.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican1,1565.5%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded19,54192.3%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,829 (65.3%)693 (3.3%)3,571 (16.9%)
2021–202210,647 (50.3%)648 (3.1%)4,124 (19.5%)
2019–202012,876 (60.8%)1,770 (8.4%)3,519 (16.6%)
2017–20188,900 (42.1%)605 (2.9%)2,642 (12.5%)
2015–201610,298 (48.7%)1,189 (5.6%)4,249 (20.1%)
2013–20147,284 (34.4%)562 (2.7%)2,419 (11.4%)
2011–20128,434 (39.8%)602 (2.8%)1,753 (8.3%)

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
28,857 (± 1,550)
Median Age
51.3
Median Household Income
$60,519 (± $3,915)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,63516.1%
18 to 6415,35553.2%
65 and over8,86730.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3464.7%
White, not Hispanic25,44988.2%
Black, not Hispanic7162.5%
Asian, not Hispanic670.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic790.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic280.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic740.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0983.8%

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
28,463
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,829

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic27,44196.4%
Hispanic1,0253.6%
White25,77090.5%
Black7442.6%
Asian280.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native810.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander260.1%
Two or More Races1760.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,11197.0%
Hispanic7183.0%
White21,81491.5%
Black7813.3%
Asian350.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3291.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.1%
Two or More Races1340.6%

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