| ARKANSAS | 6 Electoral Votes |
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(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Arkansas Secretary of State)
Largest counties: Pulaski, Benton, Washington. Largest cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale. Government
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State of
Arkansas Secretary of State AR Democratic Party Ark.
Dem.-Gazette  The Natural State |
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| Early Voting Begins Oct. 19, 2020. Absentee Voting Arkansas has four criteria for absentee voting, but on July 22, 2020 the State Board of Election Commissioners approved a resolution that "qualified electors who conclude that they will be unable to attend the poll on election day due to illness, physical disability, or concerns regarding the dangers to their health or the health of others, as they pertain to contracting or transmitting an illness such as COVID-19, may request and submit an absentee ballot." [PDF]
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Overview: The Republican
ticket has carried Arkansas since 2000. Arkansas
voters had a choice of 13 presidential candidates on
the ballot. Trump and Biden both increased their
share of the vote from the 2016 numbers; Trump's
winning margin was 336,715 votes (27.64 percentage
points). As in 2016 Trump carried 67 counties to
eight for Biden—Pulaski Co. (Little Rock), adjacent
Jefferson Co. and six counties along the Mississippi
River in eastern Arkansas. The 11 other
candidates obtained just 2.82% of the vote compared to
5.77% for six other candidates in 2016. BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Total Registered Voters: 1,740,172 Total Ballots Cast: 487,409 Voter Turnout: 28.01%. |
| Democrats Biden 93,012 (40.59%), Sanders 51,413 (22.44%), Bloomberg 38,312 (16.72%), Warren 22,971 (10.03%)... Total 229,122. (details) 36 Delegates: 20 District, 7 At-Large, 4 PLEO, 5 Unpledged. |
Republicans Trump 238,980 (97.13%), Weld 5,216 (2.12%), De La Fuente 1,848 (0.75%). Total: 246,044. |
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| Clinton 53.21% |
Clinton 53.74% |
Bush 51.31% |
Bush 54.31% |
McCain 58.72% |
Romney 60.57% |
Trump 60.57% |
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the details...
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 2,148,441. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 52.6%. Early Voting Begins: Oct. 24, 2016 (15 days prior to the General Election). Total Registration: 1,759,974. > Voter Registration Deadline: Sun., Oct. 9, 2016 (actual Mon., Oct.10, 2016). |
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Overview: Much has changed
since Hillary Clinton served as First Lady of Arkansas
for 12 years, from 1979-81 and 1983-92. The
state has gone to the Republican presidential
candidate by widening margins since Gov. Bill
Clinton carried his home state in his 1992 and 1996
White House bids. Republicans hold
all seven statewide offices, both chambers of the
legislature and the entire congressional
delegation. The Clinton campaign opened a
headquarters in Little Rock on Aug. 13. Visits
by the candidates during the Fall campaign were
scarce; the only one noted was Tim Kaine's Aug. 23
visit for a fundraiser. The outcome was as
expected. Trump finished with the same share of
the vote as Romney had won in 2012, 60.57%, but with a
larger margin, 304,378 votes (26.92 percentage
points). The Republican ticket carried 67
counties to eight for Clinton — Pulaski and
neighboring Jefferson plus six counties along the
eastern border. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 2,116,668. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 50.5%. Early Voting Begins: Oct. 22, 2012 (15 days prior to the General Election). Total Registration:1,618,548. Voter Registration Deadline: Sun., Oct. 7, 2012 (actual Mon. Oct. 8, 2012). |
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2012 Overview Arkansas is a state where President Obama may well have had a negative effect in down-ticket races, as Republicans made gains at the federal, state and county levels (+). The Romney ticket achieved a margin of 253,335 votes (23.69 percentage points), carrying 66 counties to 9 for Obama — Pulaski and neighboring Jefferson plus 7 counties along the eastern border. Turnout was a bit down from 2008. In terms of visits, Gov. Romney did a couple of fundraisers in Little Rock on Aug. 22 and Libertarian VP nominee Jim Gray visited Little Rock and Fayetteville on Oct. 19. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 2,033,146. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.4%. Early Voting: Oct. 20-Nov. 3, 2008. > "The state’s early and absentee vote totals comprised about 25 percent of the state’s 1.68 million registered voters with a combined total of around 415,000 votes cast. The early vote total of around 385,000 breaks the previous early vote record in 2004 of 300,350. This year's absentee ballot total is around 10,000 less than 2004’s total of 44,729." -AR SoS Total Registration: 1,684,240. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 6, 2008. |
Total Under Votes 8,648 |
2008 Overview Arkansas is one of few states where the McCain-Palin ticket fared better than Bush-Cheney had in 2004 (in terms of both the number and share of votes). Amid low turnout, the McCain ticket carried 66 counties to 9 for Obama and amassed a margin of 215,707 votes (19.86 percentage points). Hillary Clinton had done very well in the primary, and it is possible that some of her supporters didn't make the shift to Obama. Race may have been a factor for a few voters; Harrison, AR is home to the KKK. Polls consistently showed McCain ahead by about 9 to 16 points. Sen. McCain made one appearance in the state, a finance event at Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas in Rogers on Aug. 8. The Obama campaign did open three offices. "Our mission was to use our activists in the state to phone bank into Missouri and various battleground states. We sent nearly 1,000 Arkansans across the border into Missouri to knock on doors the last 6 weekends of the campaign." Former President Bill Clinton headlined rallies in North Little Rock on Oct. 24 and in Pine Bluff and Jonesboro on Oct. 25. Note: Obama's 9 counties: Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Jefferson, Lee, Phillips, Pulaski, St. Francis and Woodruff. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
1,969,208. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.6%. Early Voting Begins: Oct. 18, 2004 (15 days before the Election). Total Registration: 1,684,684. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 3, 2004 (30 days before the Election). |
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2004 Overview Arkansas is another Southern state where the Kerry-Edwards ticket did not go over too well. The Bush ticket expanded upon its 2000 showing, gaining a margin of 102,945 votes (9.76 percentage points) and carrying 54 of 75 counties (results by county). General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
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Eligible Population*:
1,925,961. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 47.9%. Arkansas has early voting for 15 days prior to Election Day (starting Oct. 23) at county clerks' offices and in multiple locations in Pulaski County. Statewide about 18% voted early or by absentee ballot. Total Registration: 1,553,356. |
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2000
Overview The Bush ticket prevailed in President Clinton's home state, returning Arkansas' six electors to the Republican column. Gov. Bush carried 43 of the state's 75 counties and won by a margin of 50,172 votes. He kept the race close in Pulaski County (Little Rock), and polled strongly in Northwest Arkansas (for example Benton County). In U.S. House races, Democrats picked up a seat as State Sen. Mike Ross of Prescott defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Jay Dickey of Pine Bluff by 51% to 49%. General Election Activity |
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