Jonesboro, AR is a small city located in northeastern Arkansas that has a population of just over 73,000 people. The city’s mayor is Harold Perrin and the City Council consists of six members elected from five wards and one at-large member. Jonesboro's government includes the City Council, the Mayor's Office, the Police Department, Parks and Recreation Department, Streets Department, and several other boards and commissions. Recently the city has focused on improving infrastructure to create jobs and retain businesses, as well as increasing public safety by adding police officers with military training. In addition to these efforts Jonesboro also prides itself on its hometown atmosphere which is evident through strong support for local schools via bond initiatives for new buildings or renovations. Jonesboro residents have a strong commitment to their community which is demonstrated by their involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Jonesboro, AR is moderately conservative.
Craighead County, AR is very conservative. In Craighead County, AR 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Craighead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.0%.
Craighead county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jonesboro, AR is moderately conservative.
Craighead County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Jonesboro Metro Area is very conservative.
Arkansas is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Jonesboro, Arkansas: d r R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Jonesboro, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,084 contributions totaling $575,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,820 contributions totaling $2,122,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)