Paragould, AR, Arkansas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,4322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Paragould, 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 | 2,935 | 12,617 | 15,820 | ||
| R | 3,058 | 12,670 | 16,100 | ||
| R | 3,071 | 10,720 | 14,195 | ||
| R | 4,000 | 9,071 | 13,761 | ||
| R | 4,541 | 8,578 | 13,612 | ||
| R | 6,564 | 7,237 | 13,955 | ||
| D | 6,319 | 5,831 | 12,484 | ||
| D | 6,622 | 3,757 | 11,495 | ||
| D | 7,541 | 3,510 | 12,322 | ||
| R | 5,065 | 5,161 | 10,310 | ||
| R | 4,730 | 6,179 | 11,000 | ||
| D | 5,996 | 4,514 | 10,841 | ||
| D | 7,495 | 2,690 | 10,192 | ||
| R | 2,263 | 6,128 | 8,391 | ||
| O | 2,197 | 2,859 | 8,077 | ||
| D | 4,742 | 2,271 | 7,037 | ||
| D | 2,774 | 2,658 | 5,569 | ||
| D | 3,454 | 1,898 | 5,389 | ||
| D | 3,571 | 1,875 | 5,458 | ||
| D | 2,657 | 502 | 3,390 | ||
| D | 2,565 | 928 | 3,501 | ||
| D | 2,220 | 510 | 2,735 | ||
| D | 1,811 | 412 | 2,229 | ||
| D | 3,277 | 274 | 3,584 | ||
| D | 1,426 | 1,011 | 2,450 | ||
| D | 1,148 | 456 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 1,865 | 1,072 | 3,017 | ||
| D | 2,292 | 533 | 2,825 | ||
| D | 1,251 | 286 | 2,035 | ||
| D | 1,606 | 549 | 2,243 | ||
| D | 922 | 409 | 1,389 | ||
| D | 1,091 | 419 | 1,527 | ||
| D | 1,627 | 262 | 1,900 | ||
| D | 1,241 | 321 | 1,809 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.5%
American
14.3%
Irish
10.9%
German
8.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.0%
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: 38.0 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
$57,839
Paragould, AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Paragould, AR$57,839
Arkansas$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Paragould, AR peaked at eighty-four 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 five points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,839 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Paragould, AR, Arkansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,820 votes cast, 2,935 went Democratic and 12,617 went Republican.
What is Paragould, AR, Arkansas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Paragould, 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.
When did Paragould, AR, Arkansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paragould, AR, Arkansas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Paragould, AR, Arkansas has a population of 46,432 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Median household income in Paragould, AR, Arkansas is $57,839 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Paragould, AR, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Paragould, AR, Arkansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.