Arkansas State House District 87

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-087
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
087
Land Area
1,136.6 sq mi
Water Area
49.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 87

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sevier County563.57 sq mi49.6%100.0%
Little River County531.25 sq mi46.7%100.0%
Howard County41.77 sq mi3.7%7.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ashdown city7.14 sq mi0.6%100.0%
De Queen city6.00 sq mi0.5%99.0%
Ben Lomond town3.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lockesburg city3.48 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Alleene CDP2.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Yarborough Landing CDP2.17 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Foreman city1.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dierks city1.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Horatio city1.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Wilton city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Winthrop city1.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Gillham town0.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ogden city0.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 429,189100.0%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
15,352
Active Voters
12,107 (78.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic4863.2%
Republican8715.7%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded13,99591.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,040 (65.4%)452 (2.9%)2,103 (13.7%)
2021–20227,610 (49.6%)649 (4.2%)3,425 (22.3%)
2019–20209,860 (64.2%)1,125 (7.3%)2,193 (14.3%)
2017–20186,328 (41.2%)794 (5.2%)1,138 (7.4%)
2015–20167,904 (51.5%)1,274 (8.3%)1,558 (10.1%)
2013–20145,749 (37.4%)2,998 (19.5%)393 (2.6%)
2011–20126,423 (41.8%)3,261 (21.2%)309 (2.0%)

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
28,493 (± 211)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$52,414 (± $5,238)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,19325.2%
18 to 6416,03656.3%
65 and over5,26418.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,09621.4%
White, not Hispanic17,45961.3%
Black, not Hispanic3,02710.6%
Asian, not Hispanic510.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3461.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2280.8%
Some other race, not Hispanic820.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2044.2%

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
26,868
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,747

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,23482.8%
Hispanic4,63317.2%
White17,78866.2%
Black3,05311.4%
Asian400.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3631.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander720.3%
Two or More Races1620.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,35987.9%
Hispanic2,38612.1%
White14,17071.8%
Black2,45712.4%
Asian80.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native6353.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races730.4%

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