Arkansas State House District 86

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-086
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
086
Land Area
2,005.5 sq mi
Water Area
28.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 86

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Polk County856.84 sq mi42.7%100.0%
Montgomery County780.45 sq mi38.9%100.0%
Howard County368.16 sq mi18.4%62.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Grannis city7.93 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Mena city6.89 sq mi0.3%99.2%
Acorn CDP3.97 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Board Camp CDP2.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wickes town2.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Center Point CDP1.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cove town1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Ida city1.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hatfield town1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Norman town1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oden town0.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pencil Bluff CDP0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Black Springs town0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Caddo Gap CDP0.40 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Glenwood city0.30 sq mi<0.1%3.4%
Vandervoort town0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 16 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 429,922100.0%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
18,447
Active Voters
15,318 (83.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican1,6999.2%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded16,49389.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,780 (69.3%)230 (1.2%)2,668 (14.5%)
2021–20229,018 (48.9%)303 (1.6%)5,005 (27.1%)
2019–202012,020 (65.2%)1,255 (6.8%)4,173 (22.6%)
2017–20187,995 (43.3%)527 (2.9%)2,143 (11.6%)
2015–20169,652 (52.3%)843 (4.6%)5,095 (27.6%)
2013–20147,069 (38.3%)902 (4.9%)1,381 (7.5%)
2011–20127,747 (42.0%)720 (3.9%)1,480 (8.0%)

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
30,558 (± 390)
Median Age
45.5
Median Household Income
$47,782 (± $3,290)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,67621.8%
18 to 6416,71454.7%
65 and over7,16823.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7765.8%
White, not Hispanic26,97588.3%
Black, not Hispanic1030.3%
Asian, not Hispanic980.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2370.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic340.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic520.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2834.2%

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
30,097
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,421

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,64995.2%
Hispanic1,4474.8%
White27,10390.1%
Black1120.4%
Asian290.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2370.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races710.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,59596.5%
Hispanic8243.5%
White21,53291.9%
Black1420.6%
Asian480.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8073.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races660.3%

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