Arkansas State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-008
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
2,727.1 sq mi
Water Area
176.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County742.52 sq mi27.2%85.1%
Desha County741.21 sq mi27.2%100.0%
Arkansas County572.52 sq mi21.0%57.7%
Lincoln County295.85 sq mi10.8%52.9%
Lonoke County227.79 sq mi8.4%29.5%
Pulaski County106.17 sq mi3.9%14.0%
Drew County41.02 sq mi1.5%5.0%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pine Bluff city44.18 sq mi1.6%100.0%
McGehee city6.66 sq mi0.2%99.2%
Keo town4.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Woodson CDP4.35 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Redfield city3.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dumas city2.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Altheimer city2.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
England city1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grady city1.85 sq mi0.1%62.8%
Gould city1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Hall city1.41 sq mi0.1%19.9%
Humphrey city1.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Halley CDP1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hensley CDP1.02 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gillett city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sulphur Springs city0.87 sq mi<0.1%86.0%
Tucker CDP0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tillar city0.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Coy town0.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Winchester town0.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Arkansas City city0.49 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Almyra town0.39 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wabbaseka town0.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Humnoke city0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Allport town0.21 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 29 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 459,05169.7%7.8%30.2%
AR District 125,69530.3%3.4%69.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
43,895
Active Voters
30,377 (69.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic2,3355.3%
Republican<10—
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties<10—
No party recorded40,68592.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,448 (58.0%)6,928 (15.8%)2,877 (6.6%)
2021–202220,182 (46.0%)7,322 (16.7%)3,967 (9.0%)
2019–202026,696 (60.8%)9,972 (22.7%)2,555 (5.8%)
2017–201819,680 (44.8%)7,628 (17.4%)1,236 (2.8%)
2015–201624,142 (55.0%)10,846 (24.7%)3,305 (7.5%)
2013–201417,666 (40.2%)6,655 (15.2%)1,180 (2.7%)
2011–201220,942 (47.7%)6,271 (14.3%)976 (2.2%)

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
82,320 (± 1,125)
Median Age
40.5
Median Household Income
$46,919 (± $1,937)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,16520.9%
18 to 6449,73560.4%
65 and over15,42018.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,8053.4%
White, not Hispanic31,16737.9%
Black, not Hispanic44,91654.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4490.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic790.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1630.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2310.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,5103.0%

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
81,112
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
63,995

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,39897.9%
Hispanic1,7132.1%
White31,61839.0%
Black45,06755.6%
Asian3790.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native770.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1640.2%
Two or More Races1340.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,01398.5%
Hispanic9831.5%
White26,40341.3%
Black35,46855.4%
Asian3770.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6741.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1560.2%
Two or More Races480.1%

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