United States presidential election results for Arkansas[1]
Year Republican / Whig Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 760,647 62.40% 423,932 34.78% 34,490 2.83%
2016 684,872 60.57% 380,494 33.65% 65,310 5.78%
2012 647,744 60.57% 394,409 36.88% 27,315 2.55%
2008 638,017 58.72% 422,310 38.86% 26,290 2.42%
2004 572,898 54.31% 469,953 44.55% 12,094 1.15%
2000 472,940 51.31% 422,768 45.86% 26,073 2.83%
1996 325,416 36.80% 475,171 53.74% 83,675 9.46%
1992 337,324 35.48% 505,823 53.21% 107,506 11.31%
1988 466,578 56.37% 349,237 42.19% 11,923 1.44%
1984 534,774 60.47% 338,646 38.29% 10,986 1.24%
1980 403,164 48.13% 398,041 47.52% 36,377 4.34%
1976 268,753 34.93% 499,614 64.94% 1,029 0.13%
1972 445,751 68.82% 198,899 30.71% 3,016 0.47%
1968 189,062 31.01% 184,901 30.33% 235,627 38.65%
1964 243,264 43.41% 314,197 56.06% 2,965 0.53%
1960 184,508 43.06% 215,049 50.19% 28,952 6.76%
1956 186,287 45.82% 213,277 52.46% 7,008 1.72%
1952 177,155 43.76% 226,300 55.90% 1,345 0.33%
1948 50,959 21.02% 149,659 61.72% 41,857 17.26%
1944 63,551 29.84% 148,965 69.95% 438 0.21%
1940 42,121 20.98% 158,622 79.02% 0 0.00%
1936 32,039 17.86% 146,765 81.80% 619 0.34%
1932 28,467 12.91% 189,602 85.96% 2,493 1.13%
1928 77,751 39.33% 119,196 60.29% 746 0.38%
1924 40,564 29.28% 84,795 61.21% 13,173 9.51%
1920 71,117 38.73% 107,409 58.49% 5,111 2.78%
1916 48,879 28.73% 112,211 65.97% 9,014 5.30%
1912 25,585 20.45% 68,814 55.01% 30,705 24.54%
1908 56,624 37.30% 87,015 57.31% 8,183 5.39%
1904 46,860 40.25% 64,434 55.35% 5,127 4.40%
1900 44,800 35.04% 81,142 63.46% 1,924 1.50%
1896 37,512 25.12% 110,103 73.72% 1,732 1.16%
1892 47,072 31.78% 87,834 59.30% 13,211 8.92%
1888 59,752 38.04% 86,062 54.80% 11,244 7.16%
1884 51,198 40.70% 72,734 57.83% 1,847 1.47%
1880 41,661 38.66% 60,489 56.13% 5,622 5.22%
1876 38,649 39.87% 58,086 59.92% 211 0.22%
1872 41,373 52.17% 37,927 47.83% 0 0.00%
1868 22,112 53.68% 19,078 46.32% 0 0.00%
1860 0 0.00% 5,357 9.89% 48,795 90.11%
1856 0 0.00% 21,910 67.12% 10,732 32.88%
1852 7,404 37.82% 12,173 62.18% 0 0.00%
1848 7,587 44.93% 9,301 55.07% 0 0.00%
1844 5,604 36.99% 9,546 63.01% 0 0.00%
1840 5,160 43.58% 6,679 56.42% 0 0.00%
1836 1,334 35.92% 2,380 64.08% 0 0.00%

The number of elections in Arkansas varies by year, but usually municipal elections occur every year, plus primary and general elections for federal and state offices occur during even-numbered years.

The state was historically part of the Solid South, and was a one-party state dominated by Democrats. Arkansas was the only state in the nation not carried by Republicans at least once between 1876 and 1968, although it voted for segregationist George Wallace in 1968. It was the only Deep South state carried by Lyndon Johnson in 1964, just following the passage of the Civil Rights Act, however, Democratic support did weaken after this. The state voted Republican for the first time in 100 years in 1972, and became a swing state, voting for the national winner in every election from 1972 to 2004.[2] In 2008, the state continued in rightward turn in the 21st century, when Democrat Barack Obama became the first Democrat to win the presidency without carrying the state. Democrats lost control of all statewide and congressional offices by 2014 and lost the state legislature in 2012.

In a 2020 study, Arkansas was ranked as the 9th hardest state for citizens to vote in.[3]

Elections

Gubernatorial

Senatorial

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Arkansas". US Election Atlas. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas Presidential Election Voting History - 270toWin".
  3. ↑ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
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