The Paragould, AR Metro Area is a vibrant community with diverse political beliefs. There are several local political candidates running for office in the area, including those from both major parties as well as independent and third party candidates. Local elections are often hotly contested and residents have plenty of choices when it comes to choosing their representatives. Additionally, citizens of the Paragould, AR Metro Area have access to a wide range of resources when it comes to learning more about each candidate and their views on important issues. With so many choices available, voters can make sure they're informed and choose the best candidate that aligns with their values.
The political climate in Paragould Metro Area is very conservative.
In Paragould Metro Area 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, the Paragould metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 19.0%.
The Paragould metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Paragould Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $24,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $94,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)