† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupJonesboroLouisianaUnited States
African American†42.6%29.3%9.9%
African1.5%0.8%0.5%
American10.8%7.4%5.3%
Irish6.3%6.6%9.4%
English5.3%7.3%9.5%
German2.5%6.9%12.5%
French2.2%9.6%1.6%
Italian0.9%4.3%4.8%
Arab0.8%——
Dutch0.6%——
Mexican2.1%2.1%11.3%
Spanish1.4%0.7%—
Puerto Rican0.6%0.4%1.8%
Dominican0.6%0.2%0.7%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.4%——
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
Louisiana
United States
Median age
37.6
38
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
16.8%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jonesboro
Louisiana
United States
Median household income
$41,786
$60,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
35.1%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.8%
27.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jonesboro
Louisiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.7%
8.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
4.7%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
Arabic
2.0%
0.3%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jonesboro
Louisiana
United States
Catholic
—
26.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
25.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.8%
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, Louisiana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.6%
2008
+1.9%
2012
+5.1%
2016
+10.2%
2020
+6.0%
2024
+1.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
50.3%Harris796
48.4%Trump766
1.3%
D+1.9
R+4.1
D+3.4
1,582
D
52.2%Biden775
46.2%Trump686
1.7%
D+6.0
R+4.2
D+1.5
1,486
D
54.1%Clinton864
43.9%Trump701
1.9%
D+10.2
D+5.1
D+8.1
1,596
D
52.0%Obama863
46.8%Romney778
1.2%
D+5.1
D+3.2
D+1.3
1,661
D
50.1%Obama883
48.2%McCain850
1.8%
D+1.9
R+2.7
R+5.4
1,764
D
52.1%Kerry909
47.5%Bush829
0.4%
D+4.6
—
D+7.0
1,745
Jonesboro sits at the center of Jackson Parish, a rural north Louisiana community where timber and agriculture have historically shaped both the local economy and a voter base that trends heavily toward statewide Republican candidates.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.9 points.
A population of 4,063, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,786 describe the city.
In 2024, Jonesboro, Louisiana voted Democratic by 1.9 points (D+1.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,582 votes cast, 796 went Democratic and 766 went Republican.
How many people live in Jonesboro, Louisiana?
Jonesboro, Louisiana has a population of 4,063 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro, Louisiana?
Median household income in Jonesboro, Louisiana is $41,786 — below the national median of $80,734. The Louisiana state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Jonesboro, Louisiana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jonesboro, Louisiana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
