Arkansas State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-096
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
2,683.2 sq mi
Water Area
24.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Dallas County667.32 sq mi24.9%100.0%
Calhoun County628.60 sq mi23.4%100.0%
Union County420.43 sq mi15.7%40.5%
Cleveland County380.58 sq mi14.2%63.7%
Bradley County372.82 sq mi13.9%57.4%
Ouachita County213.44 sq mi8.0%29.1%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fordyce city6.81 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Smackover city4.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ivan CDP3.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hampton city3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rison city3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Edinburg CDP3.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lawson CDP3.13 sq mi0.1%95.0%
Huttig city2.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Staves CDP2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Norphlet city2.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thornton city1.92 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Urbana CDP1.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bearden city1.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Strong city1.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Felsenthal town1.48 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sparkman city1.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kingsland city1.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Calion city1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carthage city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Princeton CDP0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harrell town0.55 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Tinsman town0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Banks town0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Louann town0.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 24 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 430,051100.0%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
18,346
Active Voters
13,717 (74.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic<10—
Republican7554.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded17,19993.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202411,567 (63.0%)708 (3.9%)2,502 (13.6%)
2021–20229,099 (49.6%)1,398 (7.6%)3,323 (18.1%)
2019–202012,058 (65.7%)1,793 (9.8%)2,118 (11.5%)
2017–20188,626 (47.0%)1,902 (10.4%)1,609 (8.8%)
2015–201610,722 (58.4%)3,491 (19.0%)2,822 (15.4%)
2013–20147,946 (43.3%)2,478 (13.5%)871 (4.7%)
2011–20129,468 (51.6%)2,680 (14.6%)931 (5.1%)

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
29,201 (± 1,015)
Median Age
45.8
Median Household Income
$49,887 (± $3,444)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,99220.5%
18 to 6416,21855.5%
65 and over6,99123.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6662.3%
White, not Hispanic20,00168.5%
Black, not Hispanic7,52125.8%
Asian, not Hispanic490.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic420.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic250.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8592.9%

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
29,074
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,089

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic28,48998.0%
Hispanic5862.0%
White20,04068.9%
Black7,51425.8%
Asian480.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.1%
Two or More Races1170.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic22,81398.8%
Hispanic2741.2%
White16,33870.8%
Black6,05326.2%
Asian240.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3541.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races440.2%

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