Arkansas presidential election results and history

Arkansas has voted in 47 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 28 of the 47 with a recorded winner (60%).

Current members of Congress from Arkansas (6)

John Boozman Senator · Republican
Tom Cotton Senator · Republican
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford District 1 · Republican
J. French Hill District 2 · Republican
Steve Womack District 3 · Republican
Bruce Westerman District 4 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump30.6 pts
Electoral votes: 6
Democratic wins: 32
Republican wins: 13

Arkansas, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Arkansas

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	64.2%	Kamala Harris	30.6	6	1,182,676	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	62.4%	Joseph R. Biden	27.6	6	1,219,069	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	60.6%	Hillary Clinton	26.9	6	1,130,635	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	60.6%	Barack Obama	23.7	6	1,069,468	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	58.7%	Barack Obama	19.9	6	1,086,617	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	54.3%	John Kerry	9.8	6	1,054,945	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr.	5.4	6	921,781	George W. Bush ✓
1996	William J. Clinton	53.7%	Robert Dole	16.9	6	884,262	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	53.2%	George H. W. Bush	17.7	6	950,653	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	56.4%	Michael Dukakis	14.2	6	827,738	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.5%	Walter Mondale	22.2	6	884,406	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	48.1%	Jimmy Carter	0.6	6	837,582	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	65.0%	Gerald R. Ford	30.1	6	767,535	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	68.9%	George McGovern	38.2	6	651,320	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	George Wallace	38.9%	Richard M. Nixon	8.1	6	619,969	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.1%	Barry Goldwater	12.7	6	560,426	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.2%	Richard M. Nixon	7.1	8	428,509	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	52.5%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	6.6	8	406,572	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Adlai Stevenson	55.9%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	12.1	8	404,800	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Harry S Truman	61.7%	Thomas E. Dewey	40.7	9	242,475	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	70.0%	Thomas E. Dewey	40.1	9	212,954	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	78.4%	Wendell L. Willkie	57.4	9	200,429	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	81.8%	Alfred M. Landon	63.9	9	179,431	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	86.3%	Herbert Hoover	73.6	9	216,569	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	60.3%	Herbert Hoover	20.9	9	197,726	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	John W. Davis	61.2%	Calvin Coolidge	31.9	9	138,540	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	58.5%	Warren G. Harding	19.8	9	183,637	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	66.6%	Charles E. Hughes	38.6	9	168,348	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	55.0%	William Howard Taft	34.6	9	125,104	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	57.3%	William Howard Taft	20.0	9	151,845	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	55.4%	Theodore Roosevelt	15.2	9	116,328	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	63.5%	William McKinley	28.5	8	127,966	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	73.7%	William McKinley	48.6	8	149,396	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	59.3%	Benjamin Harrison	27.5	8	148,117	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	54.8%	Benjamin Harrison	16.8	7	157,058	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	57.8%	James G. Blaine	17.1	7	125,779	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	55.9%	James A. Garfield	16.8	6	108,870	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	59.9%	Rutherford B. Hayes	20.1	6	96,946	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	52.2%	Horace Greeley	4.4	—	79,300	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	53.7%	Horatio Seymour	7.4	5	41,190	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John C. Breckinridge	53.2%	John Bell	16.0	4	54,053	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	67.1%	Millard Fillmore	34.2	4	32,642	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	62.2%	Winfield Scott	24.4	4	19,577	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	55.1%	Zachary Taylor	10.2	3	16,888	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	63.0%	Henry Clay	26.0	3	15,150	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	56.4%	William Henry Harrison	12.8	3	11,839	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	64.1%	Hugh Lawson White	28.2	3	3,714	Martin Van Buren ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Arkansas voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 30.6 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 27.6 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 26.9 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 23.7 points; 2008: John McCain by 19.9 points.

When did Arkansas last vote Democratic for president?

In 1996, for William J. Clinton.

When did Arkansas last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Arkansas vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Arkansas backed the national winner in 28 of 47 elections in this record (60%).

Is Arkansas a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 23.7 points, Republican by 26.9 points, Republican by 27.6 points and Republican by 30.6 points.

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