Arkansas State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-012
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
188.1 sq mi
Water Area
14.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pulaski County188.12 sq mi100.0%24.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
North Little Rock city40.06 sq mi21.3%75.5%
Little Rock city28.15 sq mi15.0%23.2%
Landmark CDP9.83 sq mi5.2%100.0%
Jacksonville city6.82 sq mi3.6%23.8%
Sweet Home CDP3.89 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Sherwood city2.17 sq mi1.2%10.5%
Wrightsville city2.12 sq mi1.1%99.5%
McAlmont CDP1.57 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Scott CDP1.48 sq mi0.8%46.8%
College Station CDP1.09 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Maumelle city0.19 sq mi0.1%1.5%

Showing all 11 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 267,81477.0%9.0%40.2%
AR District 412,51414.2%1.7%33.0%
AR District 17,7948.8%1.0%26.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
44,546
Active Voters
31,751 (71.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic5,85613.1%
Republican1,3953.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties370.1%
No party recorded37,25883.6%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202425,167 (56.5%)5,092 (11.4%)2,215 (5.0%)
2021–202218,753 (42.1%)5,635 (12.6%)2,497 (5.6%)
2019–202027,067 (60.8%)9,380 (21.1%)1,518 (3.4%)
2017–201819,393 (43.5%)5,201 (11.7%)1,290 (2.9%)
2015–201621,935 (49.2%)7,494 (16.8%)3,197 (7.2%)
2013–201416,097 (36.1%)3,347 (7.5%)1,347 (3.0%)
2011–201219,611 (44.0%)3,408 (7.7%)820 (1.8%)

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
86,173 (± 2,845)
Median Age
37.3
Median Household Income
$43,008 (± $2,445)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,23621.2%
18 to 6455,11364.0%
65 and over12,82414.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,8507.9%
White, not Hispanic28,19332.7%
Black, not Hispanic46,22053.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6600.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic170.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5050.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,5304.1%

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
83,629
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,460

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic78,84394.3%
Hispanic4,7815.7%
White28,79134.4%
Black46,44655.5%
Asian4020.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander100.0%
Two or More Races2100.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,09096.4%
Hispanic2,3703.6%
White25,02738.2%
Black36,72656.1%
Asian5450.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native8941.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander70.0%
Two or More Races1470.2%

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