Although Clinton once served as the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992 as the wife of then-GovernorBill Clinton, Arkansas was considered to be a state Trump would win or otherwise a safe red state. Bill Clinton won the state twice in 1992 and 1996, but the state has trended Republican in every election since the 2000, and no Democrat won a statewide election there since 2010. Trump won the state with 60.57% of the vote, and Hillary Clinton received 33.65% of the vote.[2] The Republican candidate has carried Arkansas in every election starting in 2000. This is also the first election in which the state simultaneously voted for a Republican presidential candidate and a Republican Senate candidate. Arkansas was 1 of 11 states that voted twice for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016.
Trump's 60.57% share of the vote is tied with Mitt Romney's 60.57% in 2012, making both candidates' performances the best result for the Republicans in Arkansas since Richard Nixon in 1972. However, Trump bested Romney in terms of margin, winning by 26.92% versus Romney's 23.69%. The Prohibition Party candidate, James Hedges, also had the notable achievement of finishing third in Arkansas County, ahead of major third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, the only county in the country where he did so.
On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Arkansas voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, Constitution, and Prohibition parties' respective nominees for president. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote.
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Main article 2016 United States presidential election The 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas was held on Tuesday November 8 2016 as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated Arkansas voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party s nominee businessman Donald Trump and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine Arkansas has six electoral votes in the Electoral College 1 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas 2012 November 8 2016 2020 Turnout64 65 Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 684 872 380 494 Percentage 60 57 33 65 County resultsCongressional district resultsPrecinct resultsTrump 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Clinton 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Tie No Data President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican Treemap of the popular vote by county Although Clinton once served as the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992 as the wife of then Governor Bill Clinton Arkansas was considered to be a state Trump would win or otherwise a safe red state Bill Clinton won the state twice in 1992 and 1996 but the state has trended Republican in every election since the 2000 and no Democrat won a statewide election there since 2010 Trump won the state with 60 57 of the vote and Hillary Clinton received 33 65 of the vote 2 The Republican candidate has carried Arkansas in every election starting in 2000 This is also the first election in which the state simultaneously voted for a Republican presidential candidate and a Republican Senate candidate Arkansas was 1 of 11 states that voted twice for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 Trump s 60 57 share of the vote is tied with Mitt Romney s 60 57 in 2012 making both candidates performances the best result for the Republicans in Arkansas since Richard Nixon in 1972 However Trump bested Romney in terms of margin winning by 26 92 versus Romney s 23 69 The Prohibition Party candidate James Hedges also had the notable achievement of finishing third in Arkansas County ahead of major third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein the only county in the country where he did so Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Opinion polling 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 2 General election 2 1 Polling 2 2 Predictions 2 3 Statewide results 2 4 Results by county 2 5 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 2 6 By congressional district 2 7 Turnout 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPrimary elections editOn March 1 2016 in the presidential primaries Arkansas voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic Republican Green Libertarian Constitution and Prohibition parties respective nominees for president Registered members of each party only voted in their party s primary while voters who were unaffiliated chose any one primary in which to vote Democratic primary edit Main article 2016 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary nbsp Results of the Democratic primary by county Bernie Sanders took Newton County and Carroll County All others went to Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders Opinion polling edit See also Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries Arkansas Results edit See also Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries Primary date March 1 2016 National delegates 37 e d 2016 Democratic Party s presidential nominating process in Arkansas Summary of results Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total Hillary Clinton 146 057 66 08 22 5 27 Bernie Sanders 66 236 29 97 10 0 10 Martin O Malley withdrawn 2 785 1 26 John Wolfe Jr 2 556 1 16 James Valentine 1 702 0 77 Rocky De La Fuente 1 684 0 76 Total 221 020 100 32 5 37 Sources The Green Papers and Official County results provisional Arkansas Secretary of State Republican primary edit Main article 2016 Arkansas Republican presidential primary nbsp Republican primary results by county Donald Trump Ted Cruz Marco Rubio Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot 3 4 Arkansas Republican primary March 1 2016 Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count Bound Unbound Total Donald Trump 134 744 32 79 16 0 16 Ted Cruz 125 340 30 50 15 0 15 Marco Rubio 101 910 24 80 9 0 9 Ben Carson 23 521 5 72 0 0 0 John Kasich 15 305 3 72 0 0 0 Mike Huckabee withdrawn 4 792 1 17 0 0 0 Jeb Bush withdrawn 2 402 0 58 0 0 0 Rand Paul withdrawn 1 151 0 28 0 0 0 Chris Christie withdrawn 631 0 15 0 0 0 Carly Fiorina withdrawn 411 0 10 0 0 0 Rick Santorum withdrawn 292 0 07 0 0 0 Lindsey Graham withdrawn 252 0 06 0 0 0 Bobby Jindal withdrawn 169 0 04 0 0 0 Unprojected delegates 0 0 0 Total 410 920 100 00 40 0 40 Source The Green PapersGeneral election editPolling edit See also Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election Arkansas Predictions edit The following are final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Arkansas as of Election Day Source Ranking As of Los Angeles Times 5 Safe R November 6 2016 CNN 6 Safe R November 8 2016 Rothenberg Political Report 7 Safe R November 7 2016 Sabato s Crystal Ball 8 Safe R November 7 2016 NBC 9 Likely R November 7 2016 RealClearPolitics 10 Safe R November 8 2016 Fox News 11 Safe R November 7 2016 ABC 12 Safe R November 7 2016 Statewide results edit nbsp Results by townshipMap legend Clinton 40 50 Clinton 50 60 Clinton 60 70 Clinton 70 80 Clinton 80 90 Clinton 90 100 Trump 40 50 Trump 50 60 Trump 60 70 Trump 70 80 Trump 80 90 Trump 90 100 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas 13 Party Candidate Running mate Votes Electoral votes Republican Donald Trump Mike Pence 684 872 60 57 6 Democratic Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine 380 494 33 65 0 Libertarian Gary Johnson William Weld 29 949 2 64 0 Independent Evan McMullin Nathan Johnson 13 176 1 17 0 Green Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka 9 473 0 84 0 Prohibition Party Jim Hedges Bill Bayes 4 709 0 42 0 Constitution Darrell Castle Scott Bradley 4 613 0 41 0 Independent Lynn S Kahn Kathleen Monahan 3 390 0 30 0 Total 1 130 676 100 00 6 Results by county edit County Donald TrumpRepublican Hillary ClintonDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total Arkansas 3 826 61 59 1 939 31 21 447 7 20 1 887 30 38 6 212 Ashley 5 338 66 04 2 408 29 79 337 4 17 2 930 36 25 8 083 Baxter 14 682 74 28 4 169 21 09 915 4 63 10 513 53 19 19 766 Benton 60 871 62 87 28 005 28 92 7 948 8 21 32 866 33 95 96 824 Boone 12 235 75 94 2 926 18 16 950 5 90 9 309 57 78 16 111 Bradley 2 164 59 24 1 317 36 05 172 4 71 847 23 19 3 653 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118 43 49 106 4 12 229 8 90 2 571 Yell 4 608 71 56 1 480 22 98 351 5 46 3 128 48 58 6 439 Totals 684 872 60 57 380 494 33 65 65 310 5 78 304 378 26 92 1 130 676 nbsp Swing by countyLegend Democratic 7 5 10 Democratic 5 7 5 Democratic 2 5 5 Democratic 0 2 5 Republican 0 2 5 Republican 2 5 5 Republican 5 7 5 Republican 7 5 10 Republican 10 12 5 Republican 12 5 15 Republican gt 15 nbsp Trend relative to the state by countyLegend Democratic 7 5 10 Democratic 5 7 5 Democratic 2 5 5 Democratic 0 2 5 Republican 0 2 5 Republican 2 5 5 Republican 5 7 5 Republican 7 5 10 Republican 10 12 5 Republican 12 5 15 Republican gt 15 nbsp County flipsLegend Democratic Hold Republican Hold Gain from Democratic Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Woodruff largest city Augusta By congressional district edit Trump won all four of the state s congressional districts 14 District Trump Clinton Representative 1st 65 0 30 2 Rick Crawford 2nd 52 4 41 7 French Hill 3rd 61 9 30 5 Steve Womack 4th 64 2 31 3 Bruce Westerman Turnout edit The voter turnout in Arkansas was 64 65 with 1 137 772 ballots cast out of 1 759 974 registered voters 15 See also editUnited States presidential elections in Arkansas 2016 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums 2016 Republican Party presidential primariesReferences edit Distribution of Electoral Votes National Archives and Records Administration September 19 2019 Archived from the original on January 9 2019 Retrieved November 23 2020 Arkansas Election Results 2016 The New York Times Retrieved November 10 2016 James Jackson November 10 2015 Candidates file for Arkansas primaries News The Sun Times Heber Springs AR Heber Springs AR The Sun Times Archived from the original on November 16 2015 Retrieved January 21 2016 Washington County AR March 1 2016 Republican Preferential Primary Sample Ballots Co washington ar us Archived from the original on January 29 2016 Retrieved January 21 2016 Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes Compare your picks with ours Los Angeles Times November 6 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 Road to 270 CNN s general election map CNNPolitics com Cnn com November 8 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 Presidential Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved August 16 2021 Larry J Sabato s Crystal Ball 2016 President Centerforpolitics org November 7 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 Todd Chuck NBC s Final Battleground Map Shows Clinton With a Significant Lead NBC News Retrieved November 13 2016 2016 Election Maps Battle for White House RealClearPolitics Retrieved November 13 2016 Electoral Scorecard Map shifts again in Trump s favor as Clinton holds edge Fox News November 7 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 The Final 15 The Latest Polls in the Swing States That Will Decide the Election Abcnews go com November 7 2016 Retrieved November 13 2016 2016 General ELection and Nonpartisan Runoff Election Official County Results Arkansas Secretary of State Presidential Results by Congressional District 2000 2008 Swing State Project AR Election Results Retrieved December 2 2016 External links editRNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process Archived 2016 11 08 at the Wayback Machine Green papers for 2016 primaries caucuses and conventions Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Arkansas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas amp oldid 1212365244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
