Arkansas State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-002
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
3,364.8 sq mi
Water Area
28.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Union County1039.07 sq mi30.9%100.0%
Ouachita County732.72 sq mi21.8%100.0%
Dallas County667.32 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Calhoun County628.60 sq mi18.7%100.0%
Grant County297.13 sq mi8.8%47.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Camden city16.53 sq mi0.5%100.0%
El Dorado city16.20 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sheridan city12.03 sq mi0.4%97.4%
Fordyce city6.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Chidester city5.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Smackover city4.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ivan CDP3.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lawson CDP3.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hampton city3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Huttig city2.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Holly CDP2.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stephens city2.76 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%
Reader CDP1.70 sq mi0.1%72.5%
Prattsville town1.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bearden city1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Strong city1.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Felsenthal town1.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sparkman city1.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Junction City city1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Calion city1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Carthage city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Leola town0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 484,817100.0%11.3%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
51,337
Active Voters
37,716 (73.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,1902.3%
Republican1,6863.3%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties00.0%
No party recorded48,46194.4%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202431,176 (60.7%)1,955 (3.8%)5,636 (11.0%)
2021–202224,631 (48.0%)2,975 (5.8%)8,135 (15.8%)
2019–202033,256 (64.8%)4,749 (9.3%)5,474 (10.7%)
2017–201822,755 (44.3%)4,432 (8.6%)4,112 (8.0%)
2015–201628,759 (56.0%)9,141 (17.8%)7,273 (14.2%)
2013–201420,903 (40.7%)5,615 (10.9%)2,133 (4.2%)
2011–201225,004 (48.7%)4,797 (9.3%)2,694 (5.2%)

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
82,755 (± 637)
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$54,903 (± $3,281)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,90322.8%
18 to 6446,80656.6%
65 and over17,04620.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8333.4%
White, not Hispanic51,87162.7%
Black, not Hispanic24,96430.2%
Asian, not Hispanic4980.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1620.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic860.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,3412.8%

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
81,856
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
62,985

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,63697.3%
Hispanic2,2212.7%
White52,15663.7%
Black25,09130.7%
Asian3250.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1760.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,82698.2%
Hispanic1,1561.8%
White41,31965.6%
Black19,24630.6%
Asian3510.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native8871.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races550.1%

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