Arkansas State House District 98

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-hd-098
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
098
Land Area
928.8 sq mi
Water Area
6.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State House District 98

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ouachita County519.28 sq mi55.9%70.9%
Columbia County185.49 sq mi20.0%24.2%
Nevada County129.60 sq mi14.0%21.0%
Lafayette County94.41 sq mi10.2%17.8%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Camden city16.53 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Chidester city5.31 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Magnolia city5.30 sq mi0.6%40.1%
Stamps city3.05 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Stephens city2.76 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waldo city2.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lewisville city2.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Reader CDP1.70 sq mi0.2%72.5%
Willisville town1.60 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McNeil city1.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buckner city1.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Camden town0.72 sq mi0.1%95.1%

Showing all 12 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 430,460100.0%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
17,029
Active Voters
11,618 (68.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5503.2%
Republican4952.9%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded15,98493.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20249,197 (54.0%)835 (4.9%)1,631 (9.6%)
2021–20227,677 (45.1%)1,161 (6.8%)2,435 (14.3%)
2019–202010,456 (61.4%)1,312 (7.7%)878 (5.2%)
2017–20187,792 (45.8%)1,560 (9.2%)1,276 (7.5%)
2015–20169,653 (56.7%)2,655 (15.6%)2,593 (15.2%)
2013–20147,678 (45.1%)3,277 (19.2%)649 (3.8%)
2011–20128,731 (51.3%)1,380 (8.1%)983 (5.8%)

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
29,865 (± 766)
Median Age
42.1
Median Household Income
$45,902 (± $4,346)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,22120.8%
18 to 6417,42858.4%
65 and over6,21620.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7342.5%
White, not Hispanic14,21947.6%
Black, not Hispanic13,88846.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1340.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic580.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic50.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8192.7%

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
29,681
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
23,460

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic29,12898.1%
Hispanic5551.9%
White14,37148.4%
Black13,89746.8%
Asian1340.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races870.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic23,11398.5%
Hispanic3461.5%
White12,03151.3%
Black10,73645.8%
Asian880.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2261.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races440.2%

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