Paragould, AR is a small city located in the northeastern part of Arkansas. It is home to about 28,000 residents and is the county seat of Greene County. While Paragould does not have its own mayor or local government, it is under the jurisdiction of Greene County government. The county's government consists of a nine-member quorum court which governs all unincorporated areas within the county as well as incorporated cities such as Paragould. This court passes ordinances and levies taxes on citizens who live in Paragould as well as those who reside in other parts of Greene County. Furthermore, each year Paragould residents vote for candidates to serve on various boards and commissions that are responsible for making decisions affecting the entire county. These candidates are elected to two-year terms and represent their constituents at meetings and events throughout the year.
The political climate in Paragould, AR is strongly conservative.
Greene County, AR is very conservative. In Greene County, AR 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paragould, AR is strongly conservative.
Greene County, Arkansas is very conservative.
Paragould 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.
Paragould, 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 Paragould, AR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,680 contributions totaling $113,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,530 contributions totaling $473,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)