Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 135,7922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,4162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Jonesboro, AR, AROne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,445 | 30,883 | 44,321 | ||
| R | 13,345 | 31,476 | 46,032 | ||
| R | 12,418 | 28,394 | 41,997 | ||
| R | 12,917 | 25,324 | 39,260 | ||
| R | 14,036 | 23,784 | 38,896 | ||
| R | 17,734 | 19,373 | 37,524 | ||
| D | 16,478 | 15,146 | 32,392 | ||
| D | 17,970 | 11,244 | 32,009 | ||
| D | 19,272 | 11,529 | 34,167 | ||
| R | 12,956 | 15,531 | 29,181 | ||
| R | 11,941 | 19,669 | 31,930 | ||
| R | 14,125 | 15,050 | 30,636 | ||
| D | 20,675 | 8,939 | 29,619 | ||
| R | 7,751 | 18,322 | 26,153 | ||
| O | 5,410 | 7,187 | 23,413 | ||
| D | 13,969 | 8,194 | 22,220 | ||
| D | 7,715 | 7,688 | 16,182 | ||
| D | 9,693 | 6,152 | 16,066 | ||
| D | 10,278 | 6,209 | 16,523 | ||
| D | 5,653 | 1,194 | 8,812 | ||
| D | 6,088 | 1,785 | 7,892 | ||
| D | 7,438 | 1,605 | 9,079 | ||
| D | 6,792 | 1,273 | 8,115 | ||
| D | 8,724 | 858 | 9,702 | ||
| D | 4,456 | 3,140 | 7,636 | ||
| D | 2,893 | 1,205 | 4,517 | ||
| D | 3,280 | 1,691 | 5,163 | ||
| D | 3,131 | 1,054 | 4,185 | ||
| D | 1,852 | 474 | 3,135 | ||
| D | 2,496 | 1,173 | 3,879 | ||
| D | 1,650 | 869 | 2,650 | ||
| D | 1,846 | 669 | 2,578 | ||
| D | 2,462 | 459 | 2,936 | ||
| D | 1,741 | 472 | 2,392 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.4%
American
10.7%
Irish
9.8%
German
8.7%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.6%
French
0.8%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,416
Jonesboro, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jonesboro, AR$57,416
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.7%
Working age (18–64)17.5%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jonesboro anchors Craighead County, one of the fastest-growing metros in Arkansas, where Arkansas State University's enrollment shapes both the local economy and a younger voter cohort that modestly offsets the area's otherwise reliably Republican margins.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Jonesboro, AR peaked at eighty-one points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,416 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 41.6 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,321 votes cast, 12,445 went Democratic and 30,883 went Republican.
What is Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas has a population of 135,792 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas is $57,416 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jonesboro, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.