Arkansas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Arkansas House District 96
A district of about 32,000 people, 25% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+49.1 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 100 seats
Every Arkansas House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas House of Representatives | R+45.6 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 100 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arkansas. The black marker is District 96.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Less dense than 99% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 6128% BlackR+38.1Held RDistrict 89
ArkansasR+54.4Held RDistrict 37
29% BlackR+41.2Held RDistrict 93
ArkansasR+57.0Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Sonia Barker (R)
2023– · Won 2022 unopposed, 2024 by 45.6, 2026 unopposed
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)