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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Arkansas's 1st District

A district of about 762,000 people, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+45.1 relative to the nation for president.

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R) · since Jan 5, 2011Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
AR-1

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+45.1421st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line234AR-1

Labels below the bar mark 3 other seats in Arkansas.

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.

202220242026
U.S. HouseR+47.6R+48.9R+34.5

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 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Arkansas. The black marker is AR-1.

Adults with a bachelor's degree18% 1st pct · 4th of 4 in AR

Lower than 99% of seats.

White adults without a degree61% 90th pct · 1st of 4 in AR

Higher than 90% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 11th pct · 4th of 4 in AR

Lower than 89% of seats.

Black residents17% 78th pct · 3rd of 4 in AR

Higher than 78% of seats.

Asian residents1% 2nd pct · 4th of 4 in AR

Lower than 98% of seats.

People per square mile37 8th pct · 3rd of 4 in AR

Less dense than 92% 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.

AR-4
ArkansasR+38.7Held RAL-3
24% college gradsR+45.4Held RKY-1
21% college gradsR+46.9Held RMS-4
22% Black · 25% college gradsR+42.5Held 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.

  1. Eric A. “RICK” Crawford (R)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 47.6, 2024 by 48.9, 2026 by 34.5

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)