Arkansas State Senate District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ar-sd-028
State
Arkansas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
028
Land Area
3,032.5 sq mi
Water Area
16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Arkansas State Senate District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Madison County834.23 sq mi27.5%100.0%
Newton County632.80 sq mi20.9%77.1%
Carroll County629.94 sq mi20.8%100.0%
Boone County362.35 sq mi11.9%61.4%
Franklin County296.98 sq mi9.8%48.8%
Johnson County276.17 sq mi9.1%41.8%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Harrison city11.20 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Holiday Island city10.77 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Eureka Springs city6.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Berryville city6.15 sq mi0.2%93.2%
Huntsville city5.38 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Wayton CDP4.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Judea CDP3.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oak Grove CDP2.89 sq mi0.1%76.7%
Deer CDP2.79 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Green Forest city2.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kingston CDP1.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Batavia CDP1.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wesley CDP1.37 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alpena town1.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jasper city0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ozone CDP0.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bellefonte town0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ponca CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Paul town0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Omaha town0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oark CDP0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hindsville town0.37 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Beaver town0.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Blue Eye town0.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ozark city0.02 sq mi<0.1%0.3%

Showing all 25 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 344,78152.5%5.9%48.3%
AR District 129,02034.1%3.9%11.9%
AR District 411,41513.4%1.5%39.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
55,452
Active Voters
44,787 (80.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic1,9163.5%
Republican6,51611.8%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties310.1%
No party recorded46,98984.7%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,636 (66.1%)1,432 (2.6%)9,699 (17.5%)
2021–202226,121 (47.1%)1,233 (2.2%)14,094 (25.4%)
2019–202034,720 (62.6%)3,422 (6.2%)4,638 (8.4%)
2017–201824,101 (43.5%)1,458 (2.6%)7,201 (13.0%)
2015–201628,426 (51.3%)5,171 (9.3%)9,844 (17.8%)
2013–201419,753 (35.6%)2,286 (4.1%)4,989 (9.0%)
2011–201223,259 (41.9%)1,433 (2.6%)4,142 (7.5%)

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
85,399 (± 1,113)
Median Age
43.9
Median Household Income
$53,997 (± $2,567)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1818,48221.6%
18 to 6447,32655.4%
65 and over19,59122.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,9638.2%
White, not Hispanic68,18779.8%
Black, not Hispanic1910.2%
Asian, not Hispanic6540.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4560.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5730.7%
Some other race, not Hispanic790.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,2969.7%

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
82,866
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,477

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic77,84793.9%
Hispanic5,0186.1%
White73,44488.6%
Black1890.2%
Asian5560.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4570.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2420.3%
Two or More Races2240.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,82995.9%
Hispanic2,6474.1%
White58,74091.1%
Black4620.7%
Asian9001.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4922.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander520.1%
Two or More Races1930.3%

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