† 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
3 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-Paragould, ARArkansasUnited States
English12.9%12.3%9.5%
American11.6%7.5%5.3%
Irish10.0%8.9%9.4%
German8.6%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.6%1.4%4.8%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.4%0.6%—
African American†11.2%13.5%9.9%
Mexican4.2%6.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
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-Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median age
36.1
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.1%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$57,524
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.4%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.2%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.0%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
2.4%
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
46.6%
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.4%
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-Paragould, AR
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+52.1%
1896
+69.6%
1900
+45.0%
1904
+32.0%
1908
+38.9%
1912
+45.3%
1916
+54.7%
1920
+29.1%
1924
+36.9%
1928
+17.2%
1932
+81.8%
1936
+66.9%
1940
+63.8%
1944
+52.1%
1948
+54.2%
1952
+26.2%
1956
+23.8%
1960
+0.7%
1964
+28.2%
1968
−7.7%
1972
−41.8%
1976
+41.5%
1980
+1.3%
1984
−21.4%
1988
−6.8%
1992
+25.3%
1996
+22.0%
2000
+4.1%
2004
−4.5%
2008
−26.3%
2012
−33.0%
2016
−42.0%
2020
−44.7%
2024
−46.8%
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
25.6%Harris15,380
72.3%Trump43,500
2.1%
R+46.8
R+2.1
R+45.3
60,141
R
26.4%Biden16,403
71.1%Trump44,146
2.5%
R+44.7
R+2.6
R+49.1
62,132
R
27.6%Clinton15,489
69.6%Trump39,114
2.8%
R+42.0
R+9.1
R+44.1
56,192
R
31.9%Obama16,917
64.9%Romney34,395
3.2%
R+33.0
R+6.7
R+36.8
53,021
R
35.4%Obama18,577
61.6%McCain32,362
3.0%
R+26.3
R+21.8
R+33.5
52,508
R
47.2%Kerry24,298
51.7%Bush26,610
1.1%
R+4.5
R+8.5
R+2.0
51,479
D
50.8%Gore22,797
46.7%Bush20,977
2.5%
D+4.1
R+18.0
D+3.5
44,876
D
56.5%Clinton24,592
34.5%Dole15,001
9.0%
D+22.0
R+3.3
D+13.5
43,504
D
57.7%Clinton26,813
32.3%Bush15,039
10.0%
D+25.3
D+32.1
D+19.8
46,489
R
45.6%Dukakis18,021
52.4%Bush20,692
2.0%
R+6.8
D+14.6
D+1.0
39,491
R
38.8%Mondale16,671
60.2%Reagan25,848
1.0%
R+21.4
R+22.7
R+3.2
42,930
D
48.5%Carter20,121
47.2%Reagan19,564
4.3%
D+1.3
R+40.2
D+11.1
41,477
D
70.8%Carter28,170
29.2%Ford11,629
0.0%
D+41.5
D+83.3
D+39.5
39,811
R
29.0%McGovern10,014
70.8%Nixon24,450
0.2%
R+41.8
R+34.0
R+18.6
34,544
O
24.2%Humphrey7,607
31.9%Nixon10,046
43.9%
Wallace +12.0
R+35.9
R+7.0
31,490
D
64.0%Johnson18,711
35.8%Goldwater10,465
0.3%
D+28.2
D+27.5
D+5.6
29,257
D
48.2%Kennedy10,489
47.6%Nixon10,346
4.2%
D+0.7
R+23.1
D+0.5
21,751
D
61.3%Stevenson13,147
37.5%Eisenhower8,050
1.2%
D+23.8
R+2.5
D+39.2
21,455
D
63.0%Stevenson13,849
36.8%Eisenhower8,084
0.2%
D+26.2
R+28.0
D+37.0
21,981
D
68.1%Truman8,310
13.9%Dewey1,696
18.0%
D+54.2
D+2.1
D+49.7
12,202
D
76.0%Roosevelt8,653
23.8%Dewey2,713
0.2%
D+52.1
R+11.7
D+44.6
11,393
D
81.8%Roosevelt9,658
17.9%Willkie2,115
0.3%
D+63.8
R+3.0
D+53.9
11,814
D
83.2%Roosevelt8,603
16.3%Landon1,685
0.5%
D+66.9
R+14.9
D+42.6
10,344
D
90.3%Roosevelt12,001
8.5%Hoover1,132
1.2%
D+81.8
D+64.6
D+64.0
13,286
D
58.3%Smith5,882
41.2%Hoover4,151
0.5%
D+17.2
R+19.7
D+34.6
10,086
D
62.6%Davis4,041
25.7%Coolidge1,661
11.6%
D+36.9
D+7.8
D+62.1
6,452
D
62.9%Cox5,145
33.8%Harding2,763
3.3%
D+29.1
R+25.6
D+55.3
8,180
D
77.4%Wilson5,423
22.6%Hughes1,587
0.0%
D+54.7
D+9.4
D+51.6
7,010
D
60.0%Wilson3,103
14.7%Taft760
25.3%
D+45.3
D+6.4
D+25.8
5,170
D
67.0%Bryan4,102
28.1%Taft1,722
4.9%
D+38.9
D+6.8
D+48.4
6,122
D
63.7%Parker2,572
31.6%Roosevelt1,278
4.7%
D+32.0
R+13.0
D+51.7
4,039
D
71.5%Bryan2,937
26.5%McKinley1,088
1.9%
D+45.0
R+24.6
D+52.6
4,105
D
84.6%Bryan4,089
14.9%McKinley721
0.5%
D+69.6
D+17.5
D+75.7
4,836
D
71.0%Cleveland2,982
18.9%Harrison793
10.1%
D+52.1
—
D+50.4
4,201
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
24.4%10,885
72.1%32,166
44,638
2020
R
0.0%0
74.0%45,254
61,168
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR
Year
Total registered
2018
90,404
2020
92,446
2022
92,393
2024
95,041
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+530 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,303 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,391
2012
+1,039
2013
+751
2014
+840
2015
+1,244
2016
+952
2017
+961
2018
+1,224
2019
+609
2021
+133
2022
+753
2023
+1,387
2024
+1,489
2025
+530
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR sits in the Mid-South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.8 points.
A population of 182,224, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,524 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union City-Martin, TN and Hot Springs-Malvern, AR.
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How did Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 46.8 points (R+46.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,141 votes cast, 15,380 went Democratic and 43,500 went Republican.
When did Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas has a population of 182,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas is $57,524 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jonesboro-Paragould, AR, Arkansas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
