Greene County's farm-belt hub where rural evangelical identity shapes the ballot
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.
| Group | Paragould, AR | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 93.5% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(6) | 2.4% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.3% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 1.1% | 12.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(3) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(2) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -89.5pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.7% | 86.2% | — | — | |
| 4.7% | 10.2% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 2.5% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.7% | — | — |
| 0.5% | 1.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 54.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Paragould, AR metro area? 167,698 residents across 4 counties.
14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 19pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+28 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+61.0 | R+57.5 | 3.5pp |