Arkansas State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-021
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
2,000.5 sq mi
Water Area
8.46 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Randolph County651.91 sq mi32.6%100.0%
Clay County639.22 sq mi32.0%100.0%
Greene County577.34 sq mi28.9%100.0%
Lawrence County132.05 sq mi6.6%22.5%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paragould city31.86 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Walnut Ridge city16.62 sq mi0.8%99.6%
Pocahontas city7.55 sq mi0.4%98.1%
Piggott city5.36 sq mi0.3%99.4%
Hoxie city4.69 sq mi0.2%70.3%
Corning city3.67 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Oak Grove Heights town2.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Warm Springs CDP2.81 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lafe town2.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Marmaduke city1.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Rector city1.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Walcott CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maynard town1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ravenden Springs town1.16 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delaplaine town1.11 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Peach Orchard city1.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
O'Kean town1.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Reyno city1.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Biggers town1.00 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Datto town0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Knobel city0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McDougal town0.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Francis city0.35 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Pollard city0.30 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Greenway city0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 27 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 186,220100.0%11.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
44,080
Active Voters
35,394 (80.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9432.1%
Republican3,5578.1%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties200.0%
No party recorded39,56089.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202429,877 (67.8%)1,268 (2.9%)8,886 (20.2%)
2021–202221,171 (48.0%)973 (2.2%)12,034 (27.3%)
2019–202028,358 (64.3%)3,624 (8.2%)7,316 (16.6%)
2017–201819,838 (45.0%)1,745 (4.0%)5,014 (11.4%)
2015–201622,733 (51.6%)4,918 (11.2%)7,395 (16.8%)
2013–201416,701 (37.9%)4,332 (9.8%)1,333 (3.0%)
2011–201218,388 (41.7%)6,171 (14.0%)817 (1.9%)

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
86,983 (± 306)
Median Age
39.2
Median Household Income
$54,791 (± $2,135)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,34023.4%
18 to 6451,02858.7%
65 and over15,61518.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,5733.0%
White, not Hispanic77,71189.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,3631.6%
Asian, not Hispanic2820.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1280.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic7640.9%
Some other race, not Hispanic4290.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,7334.3%

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
86,140
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,965

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic83,83397.3%
Hispanic2,3092.7%
White79,49992.3%
Black1,3801.6%
Asian1680.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1270.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4530.5%
Two or More Races580.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,47697.7%
Hispanic1,4882.3%
White61,88493.8%
Black1,1191.7%
Asian2220.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0581.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1510.2%
Two or More Races380.1%

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