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Arkansas · 1876 presidential election

Arkansas presidential election results 1876

Samuel Tilden carried Arkansas by 20.05 points (19,437 votes), winning 6 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
6
Votes counted
96,946
AR result
D+20.1
Compared with the nation
17.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1872
24.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Samuel TildenDemocratic58,08659.90%6
Rutherford B. HayesRepublican38,64939.90%—
Total votes96,946

Sources: 1876

Questions and answers

Who won Arkansas in 1876?

Samuel Tilden won Arkansas by 20.05 percentage points (19,437 votes).

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1876?

Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes in 1876.

How many people voted for president in Arkansas in 1876?

96,946 votes were counted for president.

How did Arkansas change from 1872 to 1876?

The margin moved 24.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 4.3 points to Democratic by 20.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data