† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupJonesboroArkansasUnited States
English11.9%12.3%9.5%
Irish9.2%8.9%9.4%
American8.6%7.5%5.3%
German8.4%9.2%12.5%
Scottish1.7%1.8%1.3%
Italian1.6%1.4%4.8%
French0.9%1.3%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.6%0.6%—
African American†22.1%13.5%9.9%
African0.3%0.9%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
Mexican6.2%6.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.3%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.4%0.4%1.4%
Chinese0.4%—1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
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
Arkansas
United States
Median age
33.9
38.8
39.1
Age 18–24
12.9%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
17.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jonesboro
Arkansas
United States
Median household income
$55,424
$60,773
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.8%
16.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.8%
26.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jonesboro
Arkansas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
8.3%
22.3%
Spanish
6.0%
6.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jonesboro
Arkansas
United States
Catholic
—
5.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
38.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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, Arkansas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.5%
2008
−19.6%
2012
−26.8%
2016
−25.5%
2020
−23.3%
2024
−24.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
36.7%Harris8,974
60.7%Trump14,848
2.7%
R+24.0
R+0.7
R+22.5
24,472
R
36.9%Biden9,602
60.2%Trump15,656
2.9%
R+23.3
D+2.3
R+27.7
26,018
R
34.1%Clinton8,230
59.6%Trump14,394
6.3%
R+25.5
D+1.3
R+27.6
24,154
R
35.3%Obama7,915
62.1%Romney13,925
2.6%
R+26.8
R+7.2
R+30.7
22,422
R
39.0%Obama8,259
58.6%McCain12,410
2.5%
R+19.6
R+18.1
R+26.9
21,193
R
48.6%Kerry10,076
50.1%Bush10,383
1.2%
R+1.5
—
D+1.0
20,715
Jonesboro has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades as Arkansas State University's growth and regional healthcare expansion drew a larger professional workforce to Craighead County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.
A population of 80,137, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,424 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bossier City and Longview.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Jonesboro, Arkansas voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,472 votes cast, 8,974 went Democratic and 14,848 went Republican.
How many people live in Jonesboro, Arkansas?
Jonesboro, Arkansas has a population of 80,137 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 $55,424 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arkansas state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of Jonesboro, Arkansas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
