Paragould, AR (72450) is a small city located in Greene County and is known for its picturesque downtown area. The politics in Paragould are typical of many small towns, with the city council making up the main governing body of the municipality. They are responsible for setting laws and policies that will affect the local population. The mayor is elected by the people every four years and works closely with the city council to ensure that Paragould’s citizens are provided with essential services and resources. There are also numerous political candidates running in local elections each year, giving Paragould’s residents ample opportunity to participate in the democratic process and make their voices heard at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 72450 (Paragould, AR) is very 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
Zip 72450 (Paragould, AR) is very conservative.
Paragould, Arkansas is very 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 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 72450 (Paragould)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 536 contributions totaling $22,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 306 contributions totaling $94,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)