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Arkansas was the only state in the 1992 presidential election to be won by a majority of the popular vote; [10] Bill Clinton, its governor at the time, won Arkansas with 53.21 percent of the vote. [11] Since Clinton won re-election in 1996, however, the state has voted consistently for the Republican Party. [12]
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.
Clinton's 505,823 votes is the most votes received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history. Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers won reelection in a concurrent election. The Republicans gained one seat in Arkansas' U.S. House delegation, [9] Arkansas House of Representatives, and Arkansas Senate. [10]
In other elections, incumbent Republican Tom Cotton defeated Libertarian Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. in the senatorial election by 33 points, outperforming Trump. Harrington's performance is the best Libertarian senatorial performance in history in terms of voting percentage. [53] No Democrat filed in the senatorial race.
The 2000 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Arkansas weighed in as nearly thirty percent more Democratic than the national average. [1] 58% of white voters supported Carter while 42% supported Ford. [2] [3] As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Searcy County and Crawford County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [4]
Arkansas was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic party. It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 92 years passed before voters chose another Republican.
The 1968 United States presidential election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 1968 as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. American Independent candidate George Wallace won the state of Arkansas with 235,627 votes, with Republican Richard Nixon winning 189,062 and Democrat Hubert Humphrey winning 184,901.