Arkansas · 2008 presidential election
Arkansas presidential election results 2008
John McCain carried Arkansas by 19.85 points (215,707 votes), winning 6 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 6
- Votes counted
- 1,086,617
- AR result
- R+19.9
- Compared with the nation
- 27.1 pts more Republican
- Swing since 2004
- 10.1 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain | Republican | 638,017 | 58.70% | 6 | |
| Barack Obama | Democratic | 422,310 | 38.90% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,086,617 | ||||
Sources: 2008
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Barack Obama | John McCain | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2,619 | 4,185 | 174 | 6,978 | 22.4 |
| Ashley | 2,976 | 5,406 | 260 | 8,642 | 28.1 |
| Baxter | 6,539 | 12,852 | 590 | 19,981 | 31.6 |
| Benton | 23,331 | 51,124 | 1,618 | 76,073 | 36.5 |
| Boone | 4,435 | 10,575 | 464 | 15,474 | 39.7 |
| Bradley | 1,680 | 2,262 | 99 | 4,041 | 14.4 |
| Calhoun | 691 | 1,462 | 64 | 2,217 | 34.8 |
| Carroll | 4,172 | 6,083 | 324 | 10,579 | 18.1 |
| Chicot | 3,043 | 2,119 | 46 | 5,208 | 17.7 |
| Clark | 4,267 | 4,608 | 219 | 9,094 | 3.7 |
| Clay | 2,244 | 3,032 | 235 | 5,511 | 14.3 |
| Cleburne | 2,951 | 7,962 | 425 | 11,338 | 44.2 |
| Cleveland | 911 | 2,451 | 143 | 3,505 | 43.9 |
| Columbia | 3,554 | 5,861 | 143 | 9,558 | 24.1 |
| Conway | 3,149 | 4,691 | 298 | 8,138 | 18.9 |
| Craighead | 11,294 | 18,881 | 793 | 30,968 | 24.5 |
| Crawford | 5,238 | 14,688 | 606 | 20,532 | 46.0 |
| Crittenden | 10,330 | 7,650 | 275 | 18,255 | 14.7 |
| Cross | 2,580 | 4,393 | 157 | 7,130 | 25.4 |
| Dallas | 1,471 | 1,757 | 90 | 3,318 | 8.6 |
| Desha | 2,569 | 1,999 | 110 | 4,678 | 12.2 |
| Drew | 2,598 | 3,860 | 152 | 6,610 | 19.1 |
| Faulkner | 14,955 | 25,362 | 862 | 41,179 | 25.3 |
| Franklin | 1,869 | 4,411 | 195 | 6,475 | 39.3 |
| Fulton | 1,819 | 2,702 | 155 | 4,676 | 18.9 |
| Garland | 15,899 | 26,825 | 995 | 43,719 | 25.0 |
| Grant | 1,562 | 5,023 | 208 | 6,793 | 50.9 |
| Greene | 4,541 | 8,578 | 493 | 13,612 | 29.7 |
| Hempstead | 2,869 | 4,273 | 207 | 7,349 | 19.1 |
| Hot Spring | 4,288 | 7,209 | 458 | 11,955 | 24.4 |
| Howard | 1,746 | 2,957 | 143 | 4,846 | 25.0 |
| Independence | 3,688 | 8,255 | 356 | 12,299 | 37.1 |
| Izard | 1,792 | 3,193 | 233 | 5,218 | 26.8 |
| Jackson | 2,207 | 3,118 | 257 | 5,582 | 16.3 |
| Jefferson | 18,465 | 10,655 | 569 | 29,689 | 26.3 |
| Johnson | 3,034 | 4,922 | 224 | 8,180 | 23.1 |
| Lafayette | 1,133 | 1,685 | 84 | 2,902 | 19.0 |
| Lawrence | 2,138 | 3,357 | 335 | 5,830 | 20.9 |
| Lee | 2,263 | 1,454 | 46 | 3,763 | 21.5 |
| Lincoln | 1,710 | 2,513 | 183 | 4,406 | 18.2 |
| Little River | 1,753 | 3,247 | 152 | 5,152 | 29.0 |
| Logan | 2,286 | 5,350 | 271 | 7,907 | 38.8 |
| Lonoke | 5,968 | 17,242 | 531 | 23,741 | 47.5 |
| Madison | 2,144 | 3,972 | 212 | 6,328 | 28.9 |
| Marion | 2,384 | 4,524 | 254 | 7,162 | 29.9 |
| Miller | 4,869 | 9,913 | 281 | 15,063 | 33.5 |
| Mississippi | 6,667 | 6,976 | 367 | 14,010 | 2.2 |
| Monroe | 1,615 | 1,754 | 80 | 3,449 | 4.0 |
| Montgomery | 1,092 | 2,365 | 165 | 3,622 | 35.1 |
| Nevada | 1,474 | 2,062 | 99 | 3,635 | 16.2 |
| Newton | 1,182 | 2,588 | 190 | 3,960 | 35.5 |
| Ouachita | 4,346 | 5,427 | 187 | 9,960 | 10.9 |
| Perry | 1,352 | 2,743 | 184 | 4,279 | 32.5 |
| Phillips | 5,695 | 3,097 | 177 | 8,969 | 29.0 |
| Pike | 1,089 | 2,727 | 150 | 3,966 | 41.3 |
| Poinsett | 2,742 | 4,903 | 283 | 7,928 | 27.3 |
| Polk | 1,957 | 5,473 | 251 | 7,681 | 45.8 |
| Pope | 6,002 | 15,568 | 509 | 22,079 | 43.3 |
| Prairie | 1,048 | 2,223 | 110 | 3,381 | 34.8 |
| Pulaski | 88,854 | 70,212 | 2,277 | 161,343 | 11.6 |
| Randolph | 2,469 | 3,615 | 235 | 6,319 | 18.1 |
| Saline | 12,695 | 30,981 | 977 | 44,653 | 41.0 |
| Scott | 1,053 | 2,791 | 151 | 3,995 | 43.5 |
| Searcy | 961 | 2,726 | 160 | 3,847 | 45.9 |
| Sebastian | 13,673 | 28,637 | 902 | 43,212 | 34.6 |
| Sevier | 1,291 | 3,125 | 164 | 4,580 | 40.0 |
| Sharp | 2,436 | 4,535 | 281 | 7,252 | 28.9 |
| St. Francis | 5,486 | 3,917 | 102 | 9,505 | 16.5 |
| Stone | 1,598 | 3,534 | 192 | 5,324 | 36.4 |
| Union | 6,190 | 10,677 | 312 | 17,179 | 26.1 |
| Van Buren | 2,151 | 4,276 | 276 | 6,703 | 31.7 |
| Washington | 29,021 | 37,963 | 1,396 | 68,380 | 13.1 |
| White | 6,732 | 19,467 | 756 | 26,955 | 47.2 |
| Woodruff | 1,412 | 1,206 | 143 | 2,761 | 7.5 |
| Yell | 2,003 | 3,808 | 225 | 6,036 | 29.9 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
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Questions and answers
Who won Arkansas in 2008?
John McCain won Arkansas by 19.85 percentage points (215,707 votes).
How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 2008?
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes in 2008.
How many people voted for president in Arkansas in 2008?
1,086,617 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Arkansas in 2008?
John McCain 66, Barack Obama 9 (out of 75 counties with results).
How did Arkansas change from 2004 to 2008?
The margin moved 10.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 9.8 points to Republican by 19.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data