Jonesboro, AR (72404) is a vibrant and growing community in northeastern Arkansas with a diverse political landscape. Although the city does not have an official local government, there are many opportunities for residents to actively engage in politics. The most prominent political figure in the area is Arkansas' current governor Asa Hutchinson. Jonesboro is also represented by three state senators and six state representatives who serve on the Arkansas State House of Representatives. On the federal level, Jonesboro is represented by Rick Crawford in the United States House of Representatives and John Boozman and Tom Cotton in the United States Senate. In addition to these elected officials, there are several local organizations dedicated to civic engagement such as the Craighead County Republicans, Young Democrats of Craighead County, and All Politics Are Local. These organizations can help citizens become informed about political issues that affect their community and participate in public discourse around those issues. Ultimately, Jonesboro residents have many paths available to get involved in politics at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 72404 (Jonesboro, AR) is strongly 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
Zip 72404 (Jonesboro, AR) is strongly conservative.
Jonesboro, Arkansas is strongly 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 72404 (Jonesboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 319 contributions totaling $61,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 622 contributions totaling $288,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)