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1876–2024
Jonesboro·Arkansas

Jonesboro has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+50 in 2024.

Arkansas's second city anchors a media market straddling the Delta and Ozark foothills

1876 — 2024·38 elections
AR
LatestR+50in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population226,8102024 ACS

Jonesboro, Arkansas: Evangelical Deep South market. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+50MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
226,8102024 5-year
Median household income
$55,7542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.3%2024 5-year
Black
9.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Jonesboro
TrumpR+50
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2024 presidential margin by county for Jonesboro, ARA map of the constituent counties of Jonesboro, AR, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Clay County, AR · R+62Lawrence County, AR · R+64Sharp County, AR · R+63Craighead County, AR · R+37Greene County, AR · R+61Randolph County, AR · R+64
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.2%57,690
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.7%18,471
OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,633
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −50.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−50.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+51.6%
1896+67.1%
1900+41.9%
1904+25.6%
1908+36.6%
1912+43.6%
1916+54.7%
1920+27.8%
1924+30.3%
1928+15.2%
1932+77.8%
1936+58.3%
1940+48.9%
1944+35.9%
1948+53.8%
1952+18.4%
1956+20.4%
1960−2.6%
1964+26.9%
1968−6.6%
1972−36.4%
1976+42.5%
1980+1.3%
1984−20.0%
1988−4.8%
1992+26.8%
1996+22.2%
2000+4.0%
2004−3.3%
2008−24.3%
2012−32.6%
2016−44.8%
2020−48.2%
2024−50.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−50.4%
18,47157,69077,794
R
−48.2%
19,63458,17680,029
R
−44.8%
18,96851,37372,399
R
−32.6%
22,19144,80469,350
R
−24.3%
25,12241,99869,492
R
−3.3%
33,71436,02070,604
D
+4.0%
31,73229,24062,584
D
+22.2%
34,19220,72660,684
D
+26.8%
38,14820,63765,437
R
−4.8%
26,50529,20256,616
R
−20.0%
23,63735,61259,787
D
+1.3%
28,60327,85958,935
D
+42.5%
40,24916,22656,489
R
−36.4%
14,46931,05745,535
O
−6.6%
11,60314,47743,850
D
+26.9%
24,34413,97338,493
R
−2.6%
14,01714,79030,004
D
+20.4%
16,69110,99028,003
D
+18.4%
17,00911,70628,863
D
+53.8%
13,1823,30818,349
D
+35.9%
12,6225,94418,618
D
+48.9%
12,4664,23316,852
D
+58.3%
11,7813,07714,922
D
+77.8%
15,9911,91818,096
D
+15.2%
8,5326,27414,880
D
+30.3%
6,4783,21210,778
D
+27.8%
9,8125,41715,790
D
+54.7%
10,4303,05613,486
D
+43.6%
6,4161,77310,654
D
+36.6%
8,2923,68612,582
D
+25.6%
5,1222,9518,464
D
+41.9%
7,0142,8339,975
D
+67.1%
10,0311,94012,053
D
+51.6%
7,5442,12810,490
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.3%
American
10.9%
Irish
10.4%
German
9.6%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.4%
65–74
5.1%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.3%
35–44
6.4%
6.7%
25–34
6.9%
4.8%
18–24
4.6%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,754
Jonesboro ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jonesboro$55,754
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.5%
Working age (18–64)17.3%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.4%
Other Christian
12.0%
Methodist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Jonesboro market covers northeastern Arkansas, a zone where rural Delta counties with historically Democratic roots now trend sharply Republican in federal elections, making it a reliable gauge of the state's long-term partisan realignment.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.

A population of 226,810, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,754 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jonesboro, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jonesboro, Arkansas voted Republican by 50.4 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 77,794 votes cast, 18,471 went Democratic and 57,690 went Republican.
What is Jonesboro, Arkansas's political typology?
Akashic places Jonesboro, Arkansas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jonesboro, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jonesboro, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Jonesboro, Arkansas?
Jonesboro, Arkansas has a population of 226,810 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro, Arkansas?
Median household income in Jonesboro, Arkansas is $55,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Jonesboro, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.