† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 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
GroupParagould, ARArkansasUnited States
English14.5%12.3%9.5%
American14.3%7.5%5.3%
Irish10.9%8.9%9.4%
German8.2%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.4%1.4%4.8%
French1.0%1.3%1.6%
Dutch1.0%——
Mexican2.5%6.3%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.1%13.5%9.9%
Chuukese0.3%——
Marshallese0.2%0.3%—
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
Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
38
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$57,839
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.4%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.9%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.3%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
0.5%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
40.3%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
53.3%
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.
Paragould, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+50.9%
1896
+71.8%
1900
+44.0%
1904
+36.9%
1908
+47.1%
1912
+47.4%
1916
+62.3%
1920
+26.3%
1924
+35.8%
1928
+16.9%
1932
+83.8%
1936
+62.8%
1940
+62.5%
1944
+46.8%
1948
+63.6%
1952
+31.1%
1956
+28.9%
1960
+2.1%
1964
+35.1%
1968
−8.2%
1972
−46.1%
1976
+47.1%
1980
+13.7%
1984
−13.2%
1988
−0.9%
1992
+32.7%
1996
+24.9%
2000
+3.9%
2004
−4.8%
2008
−29.7%
2012
−36.9%
2016
−53.9%
2020
−59.7%
2024
−61.2%
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
18.6%Harris2,935
79.8%Trump12,617
1.7%
R+61.2
R+1.5
R+59.7
15,820
R
19.0%Biden3,058
78.7%Trump12,670
2.3%
R+59.7
R+5.8
R+64.2
16,100
R
21.6%Clinton3,071
75.5%Trump10,720
2.8%
R+53.9
R+17.0
R+56.0
14,195
R
29.1%Obama4,000
65.9%Romney9,071
5.0%
R+36.9
R+7.2
R+40.7
13,761
R
33.4%Obama4,541
63.0%McCain8,578
3.6%
R+29.7
R+24.8
R+36.9
13,612
R
47.0%Kerry6,564
51.9%Bush7,237
1.1%
R+4.8
R+8.7
R+2.4
13,955
D
50.6%Gore6,319
46.7%Bush5,831
2.7%
D+3.9
R+21.0
D+3.4
12,484
D
57.6%Clinton6,622
32.7%Dole3,757
9.7%
D+24.9
R+7.8
D+16.4
11,495
D
61.2%Clinton7,541
28.5%Bush3,510
10.3%
D+32.7
D+33.6
D+27.2
12,322
R
49.1%Dukakis5,065
50.1%Bush5,161
0.8%
R+0.9
D+12.2
D+6.8
10,310
R
43.0%Mondale4,730
56.2%Reagan6,179
0.8%
R+13.2
R+26.8
D+5.0
11,000
D
55.3%Carter5,996
41.6%Reagan4,514
3.1%
D+13.7
R+33.5
D+23.4
10,841
D
73.5%Carter7,495
26.4%Ford2,690
0.1%
D+47.1
D+93.2
D+45.1
10,192
R
27.0%McGovern2,263
73.0%Nixon6,128
0.0%
R+46.1
R+37.9
R+22.9
8,391
O
27.2%Humphrey2,197
35.4%Nixon2,859
37.4%
Wallace +2.0
R+43.3
R+7.5
8,077
D
67.4%Johnson4,742
32.3%Goldwater2,271
0.3%
D+35.1
D+33.0
D+12.5
7,037
D
49.8%Kennedy2,774
47.7%Nixon2,658
2.5%
D+2.1
R+26.8
D+1.9
5,569
D
64.1%Stevenson3,454
35.2%Eisenhower1,898
0.7%
D+28.9
R+2.2
D+44.3
5,389
D
65.4%Stevenson3,571
34.4%Eisenhower1,875
0.2%
D+31.1
R+32.5
D+41.8
5,458
D
78.4%Truman2,657
14.8%Dewey502
6.8%
D+63.6
D+16.8
D+59.1
3,390
D
73.3%Roosevelt2,565
26.5%Dewey928
0.2%
D+46.8
R+15.8
D+39.3
3,501
D
81.2%Roosevelt2,220
18.6%Willkie510
0.2%
D+62.5
R+0.2
D+52.6
2,735
D
81.2%Roosevelt1,811
18.5%Landon412
0.3%
D+62.8
R+21.0
D+38.5
2,229
D
91.4%Roosevelt3,277
7.6%Hoover274
0.9%
D+83.8
D+66.9
D+66.0
3,584
D
58.2%Smith1,426
41.3%Hoover1,011
0.5%
D+16.9
R+18.8
D+34.4
2,450
D
59.3%Davis1,148
23.6%Coolidge456
17.1%
D+35.8
D+9.5
D+60.9
1,935
D
61.8%Cox1,865
35.5%Harding1,072
2.7%
D+26.3
R+36.0
D+52.5
3,017
D
81.1%Wilson2,292
18.9%Hughes533
0.0%
D+62.3
D+14.8
D+59.1
2,825
D
61.5%Wilson1,251
14.1%Taft286
24.5%
D+47.4
D+0.3
D+27.9
2,035
D
71.6%Bryan1,606
24.5%Taft549
3.9%
D+47.1
D+10.2
D+56.7
2,243
D
66.4%Parker922
29.4%Roosevelt409
4.2%
D+36.9
R+7.1
D+56.6
1,389
D
71.4%Bryan1,091
27.4%McKinley419
1.1%
D+44.0
R+27.8
D+51.6
1,527
D
85.6%Bryan1,627
13.8%McKinley262
0.6%
D+71.8
D+21.0
D+77.9
1,900
D
68.6%Cleveland1,241
17.7%Harrison321
13.7%
D+50.9
—
D+49.2
1,809
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
17.6%2,027
78.7%9,050
11,506
2020
R
0.0%0
81.0%12,820
15,822
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Paragould, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
21,564
2020
22,061
2022
22,352
2024
24,086
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+348 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,867 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Paragould, AR in Paragould, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+465
2012
+316
2013
−143
2014
+526
2015
+360
2016
+336
2017
+210
2018
+291
2019
−87
2021
+531
2022
+181
2023
+354
2024
+179
2025
+348
Paragould anchors a northeast Arkansas micro-metro where agriculture and manufacturing intersect; Republican margins here have widened steadily over the past two decades as the region's white evangelical share has grown.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 61.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.2 points.
A population of 46,432, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,839 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Scottsboro, AL and Malvern, AR.
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In 2024, Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,820 votes cast, 2,935 went Democratic and 12,617 went Republican.
When did Paragould, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Paragould, AR, Arkansas has a population of 46,432 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Paragould, AR, Arkansas is $57,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Paragould, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
