Arkansas State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-022
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
2,349.5 sq mi
Water Area
32 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Independence County763.71 sq mi32.5%100.0%
Sharp County604.62 sq mi25.7%100.0%
Lawrence County455.48 sq mi19.4%77.5%
Cleburne County297.34 sq mi12.7%53.7%
Izard County143.33 sq mi6.1%24.7%
Fulton County85.04 sq mi3.6%13.8%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Cherokee Village city20.43 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Horseshoe Bend city13.36 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Batesville city11.60 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Tumbling Shoals CDP10.12 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Southside city9.86 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Highland city8.74 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Greers Ferry city7.22 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Heber Springs city6.99 sq mi0.3%76.9%
Ozark Acres CDP6.97 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ash Flat city6.31 sq mi0.3%99.2%
Hardy city4.73 sq mi0.2%91.2%
Cushman city4.08 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Mount Pleasant town3.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Black Rock city3.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Concord town3.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cave City city2.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Strawberry town2.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lynn town2.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Desha CDP2.27 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Franklin town2.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ravenden town2.11 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sidney town2.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Salado CDP1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hoxie city1.98 sq mi0.1%29.7%
Drasco CDP1.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 43 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 171,29483.6%9.5%87.3%
AR District 213,97216.4%1.9%12.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
51,056
Active Voters
41,196 (80.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,6423.2%
Republican5,91711.6%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties220.0%
No party recorded43,47585.2%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202434,526 (67.6%)938 (1.8%)10,186 (20.0%)
2021–202226,252 (51.4%)904 (1.8%)14,932 (29.2%)
2019–202032,044 (62.8%)4,027 (7.9%)8,084 (15.8%)
2017–201822,059 (43.2%)1,258 (2.5%)9,018 (17.7%)
2015–201626,153 (51.2%)3,440 (6.7%)11,449 (22.4%)
2013–201419,629 (38.4%)3,657 (7.2%)3,669 (7.2%)
2011–201221,315 (41.7%)3,248 (6.4%)2,298 (4.5%)

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
85,699 (± 969)
Median Age
42.9
Median Household Income
$52,781 (± $2,407)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
16.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,88022.0%
18 to 6447,88955.9%
65 and over18,93022.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,5235.3%
White, not Hispanic75,05087.6%
Black, not Hispanic9261.1%
Asian, not Hispanic4610.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1910.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1440.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic3220.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0824.8%

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
84,339
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,462

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic80,84895.9%
Hispanic3,4924.1%
White77,06591.4%
Black9511.1%
Asian3880.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1930.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander940.1%
Two or More Races1380.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic63,82797.5%
Hispanic1,6352.5%
White61,19193.5%
Black9741.5%
Asian3220.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1291.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander910.1%
Two or More Races1280.2%

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