† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJonesboro, ARArkansasUnited States
English12.4%12.3%9.5%
American10.7%7.5%5.3%
Irish9.8%8.9%9.4%
German8.7%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.6%1.4%4.8%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.6%0.6%—
African American†14.3%13.5%9.9%
African0.2%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican4.8%6.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.3%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.3%—1.3%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Jonesboro, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
35.4
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.5%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jonesboro, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$57,416
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.1%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.7%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jonesboro, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jonesboro, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
3.0%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
48.8%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.3%
42.5%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Jonesboro, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+53.1%
1896
+68.2%
1900
+45.7%
1904
+29.5%
1908
+34.1%
1912
+44.0%
1916
+49.6%
1920
+30.8%
1924
+37.4%
1928
+17.2%
1932
+81.1%
1936
+68.0%
1940
+64.2%
1944
+54.5%
1948
+50.6%
1952
+24.6%
1956
+22.0%
1960
+0.2%
1964
+26.0%
1968
−7.6%
1972
−40.4%
1976
+39.6%
1980
−3.0%
1984
−24.2%
1988
−8.8%
1992
+22.7%
1996
+21.0%
2000
+4.1%
2004
−4.4%
2008
−25.1%
2012
−31.6%
2016
−38.0%
2020
−39.4%
2024
−41.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.1%Harris12,445
69.7%Trump30,883
2.2%
R+41.6
R+2.2
R+40.1
44,321
R
29.0%Biden13,345
68.4%Trump31,476
2.6%
R+39.4
R+1.3
R+43.8
46,032
R
29.6%Clinton12,418
67.6%Trump28,394
2.8%
R+38.0
R+6.4
R+40.1
41,997
R
32.9%Obama12,917
64.5%Romney25,324
2.6%
R+31.6
R+6.5
R+35.5
39,260
R
36.1%Obama14,036
61.1%McCain23,784
2.8%
R+25.1
R+20.7
R+32.3
38,896
R
47.3%Kerry17,734
51.6%Bush19,373
1.1%
R+4.4
R+8.5
R+1.9
37,524
D
50.9%Gore16,478
46.8%Bush15,146
2.4%
D+4.1
R+16.9
D+3.6
32,392
D
56.1%Clinton17,970
35.1%Dole11,244
8.7%
D+21.0
R+1.6
D+12.5
32,009
D
56.4%Clinton19,272
33.7%Bush11,529
9.9%
D+22.7
D+31.5
D+17.1
34,167
R
44.4%Dukakis12,956
53.2%Bush15,531
2.4%
R+8.8
D+15.4
R+1.1
29,181
R
37.4%Mondale11,941
61.6%Reagan19,669
1.0%
R+24.2
R+21.2
R+6.0
31,930
R
46.1%Carter14,125
49.1%Reagan15,050
4.8%
R+3.0
R+42.6
D+6.7
30,636
D
69.8%Carter20,675
30.2%Ford8,939
0.0%
D+39.6
D+80.0
D+37.6
29,619
R
29.6%McGovern7,751
70.1%Nixon18,322
0.3%
R+40.4
R+32.8
R+17.3
26,153
O
23.1%Humphrey5,410
30.7%Nixon7,187
46.2%
Wallace +15.5
R+33.6
R+6.9
23,413
D
62.9%Johnson13,969
36.9%Goldwater8,194
0.3%
D+26.0
D+25.8
D+3.4
22,220
D
47.7%Kennedy7,715
47.5%Nixon7,688
4.8%
D+0.2
R+21.9
±0.0
16,182
D
60.3%Stevenson9,693
38.3%Eisenhower6,152
1.4%
D+22.0
R+2.6
D+37.4
16,066
D
62.2%Stevenson10,278
37.6%Eisenhower6,209
0.2%
D+24.6
R+26.0
D+35.4
16,523
D
64.2%Truman5,653
13.5%Dewey1,194
22.3%
D+50.6
R+3.9
D+46.1
8,812
D
77.1%Roosevelt6,088
22.6%Dewey1,785
0.2%
D+54.5
R+9.7
D+47.0
7,892
D
81.9%Roosevelt7,438
17.7%Willkie1,605
0.4%
D+64.2
R+3.8
D+54.3
9,079
D
83.7%Roosevelt6,792
15.7%Landon1,273
0.6%
D+68.0
R+13.1
D+43.7
8,115
D
89.9%Roosevelt8,724
8.8%Hoover858
1.2%
D+81.1
D+63.8
D+63.3
9,702
D
58.4%Smith4,456
41.1%Hoover3,140
0.5%
D+17.2
R+20.1
D+34.7
7,636
D
64.0%Davis2,893
26.7%Coolidge1,205
9.3%
D+37.4
D+6.6
D+62.5
4,517
D
63.5%Cox3,280
32.8%Harding1,691
3.7%
D+30.8
R+18.9
D+57.0
5,163
D
74.8%Wilson3,131
25.2%Hughes1,054
0.0%
D+49.6
D+5.7
D+46.5
4,185
D
59.1%Wilson1,852
15.1%Taft474
25.8%
D+44.0
D+9.8
D+24.4
3,135
D
64.3%Bryan2,496
30.2%Taft1,173
5.4%
D+34.1
D+4.6
D+43.7
3,879
D
62.3%Parker1,650
32.8%Roosevelt869
4.9%
D+29.5
R+16.2
D+49.1
2,650
D
71.6%Bryan1,846
26.0%McKinley669
2.4%
D+45.7
R+22.6
D+53.2
2,578
D
83.9%Bryan2,462
15.6%McKinley459
0.5%
D+68.2
D+15.2
D+74.3
2,936
D
72.8%Cleveland1,741
19.7%Harrison472
7.5%
D+53.1
—
D+51.4
2,392
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
26.7%8,858
69.8%23,116
33,132
2020
R
0.0%0
71.5%32,434
45,346
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jonesboro, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
68,840
2020
70,385
2022
70,041
2024
70,955
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+182 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,436 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jonesboro, AR in Jonesboro, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+926
2012
+723
2013
+894
2014
+314
2015
+884
2016
+616
2017
+751
2018
+933
2019
+696
2021
−398
2022
+572
2023
+1,033
2024
+1,310
2025
+182
Jonesboro anchors Craighead County, one of the fastest-growing metros in Arkansas, where Arkansas State University's enrollment shapes both the local economy and a younger voter cohort that modestly offsets the area's otherwise reliably Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 41.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.6 points.
A population of 135,792, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,416 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Batesville, AR and Paragould, AR.
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In 2024, Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+41.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,321 votes cast, 12,445 went Democratic and 30,883 went Republican.
When did Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas has a population of 135,792 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas is $57,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
