Arkansas — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentTrumpR+27.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.5% | 684,872 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 34.7% | 380,494 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.7% | 29,829 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Bradley County, AR | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Clark County, AR | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Clay County, AR | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Conway County, AR | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Cross County, AR | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Dallas County, AR | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Grant County, AR | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Greene County, AR | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Izard County, AR | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Jackson County, AR | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Johnson County, AR | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Little River County, AR | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Perry County, AR | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Prairie County, AR | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Randolph County, AR | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Saline County, AR | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Sevier County, AR | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+55.9 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+10.4 |
| White County, AR | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Yell County, AR | Republican | R+50.1 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Donald Trump+1,887 | 3,82664.9% | 1,93932.9% | 1262.1% | 5,891 |
| Ashley County | Donald Trump+2,930 | 5,33867.6% | 2,40830.5% | 1562.0% | 7,902 |
| Baxter County | Donald Trump+10,513 | 14,68276.1% | 4,16921.6% | 4522.3% | 19,303 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+32,866 | 60,87165.6% | 28,00530.2% | 3,8714.2% | 92,747 |
| Boone County | Donald Trump+9,309 | 12,23578.7% | 2,92618.8% | 3792.4% | 15,540 |
| Bradley County | Donald Trump+847 | 2,16460.9% | 1,31737.1% | 732.1% | 3,554 |
| Calhoun County | Donald Trump+917 | 1,55669.5% | 63928.5% | 442.0% | 2,239 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+3,444 | 6,78665.5% | 3,34232.2% | 2382.3% | 10,366 |
| Chicot County | Hillary Clinton+634 | 1,71641.8% | 2,35057.3% | 350.9% | 4,101 |
| Clark County | Donald Trump+784 | 4,40453.6% | 3,62044.0% | 1962.4% | 8,220 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+2,582 | 3,78174.4% | 1,19923.6% | 1002.0% | 5,080 |
| Cleburne County | Donald Trump+7,357 | 9,45880.2% | 2,10117.8% | 2291.9% | 11,788 |
| Cleveland County | Donald Trump+1,739 | 2,46275.9% | 72322.3% | 591.8% | 3,244 |
| Columbia County | Donald Trump+2,316 | 5,45662.6% | 3,14036.0% | 1171.3% | 8,713 |
| Conway County | Donald Trump+2,193 | 4,84963.2% | 2,65634.6% | 1712.2% | 7,676 |
| Craighead County | Donald Trump+12,354 | 22,89266.4% | 10,53830.6% | 1,0313.0% | 34,461 |
| Crawford County | Donald Trump+12,198 | 16,68676.7% | 4,48820.6% | 5812.7% | 21,755 |
| Crittenden County | Hillary Clinton+1,446 | 6,96444.6% | 8,41053.9% | 2421.5% | 15,616 |
| Cross County | Donald Trump+2,585 | 4,58468.5% | 1,99929.9% | 1051.6% | 6,688 |
| Dallas County | Donald Trump+344 | 1,50955.9% | 1,16543.1% | 261.0% | 2,700 |
| Desha County | Hillary Clinton+309 | 1,91945.8% | 2,22853.2% | 441.0% | 4,191 |
| Drew County | Donald Trump+1,603 | 3,96861.6% | 2,36536.7% | 1111.7% | 6,444 |
| Faulkner County | Donald Trump+14,717 | 29,34664.3% | 14,62932.0% | 1,6753.7% | 45,650 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+3,663 | 5,03976.4% | 1,37620.9% | 1772.7% | 6,592 |
| Fulton County | Donald Trump+2,404 | 3,47174.7% | 1,06723.0% | 1072.3% | 4,645 |
| Garland County | Donald Trump+13,776 | 26,08766.2% | 12,31131.3% | 9892.5% | 39,387 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+4,352 | 5,72578.7% | 1,37318.9% | 1772.4% | 7,275 |
| Greene County | Donald Trump+7,649 | 10,72075.5% | 3,07121.6% | 4042.8% | 14,195 |
| Hempstead County | Donald Trump+2,024 | 4,40163.9% | 2,37734.5% | 1061.5% | 6,884 |
| Hot Spring County | Donald Trump+5,023 | 8,17270.7% | 3,14927.2% | 2392.1% | 11,560 |
| Howard County | Donald Trump+1,806 | 3,15769.1% | 1,35129.6% | 601.3% | 4,568 |
| Independence County | Donald Trump+7,055 | 9,93675.4% | 2,88121.9% | 3522.7% | 13,169 |
| Izard County | Donald Trump+2,929 | 4,04276.6% | 1,11321.1% | 1252.4% | 5,280 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+1,684 | 3,26765.9% | 1,58331.9% | 1112.2% | 4,961 |
| Jefferson County | Hillary Clinton+6,522 | 9,25036.5% | 15,77262.3% | 2961.2% | 25,318 |
| Johnson County | Donald Trump+3,664 | 6,09169.1% | 2,42727.5% | 2943.3% | 8,812 |
| Lafayette County | Donald Trump+726 | 1,75862.4% | 1,03236.6% | 260.9% | 2,816 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+2,801 | 4,06474.0% | 1,26323.0% | 1653.0% | 5,492 |
| Lee County | Hillary Clinton+506 | 1,22941.2% | 1,73558.1% | 220.7% | 2,986 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+1,203 | 2,45565.4% | 1,25233.3% | 481.3% | 3,755 |
| Little River County | Donald Trump+2,208 | 3,60570.9% | 1,39727.5% | 851.7% | 5,087 |
| Logan County | Donald Trump+4,031 | 5,74675.1% | 1,71522.4% | 1952.5% | 7,656 |
| Lonoke County | Donald Trump+14,294 | 19,95875.6% | 5,66421.5% | 7672.9% | 26,389 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+3,340 | 4,92874.0% | 1,58823.8% | 1442.2% | 6,660 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+3,902 | 5,33677.0% | 1,43420.7% | 1572.3% | 6,927 |
| Miller County | Donald Trump+7,021 | 11,29471.5% | 4,27327.0% | 2371.5% | 15,804 |
| Mississippi County | Donald Trump+1,391 | 7,06154.7% | 5,67043.9% | 1811.4% | 12,912 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+177 | 1,48952.5% | 1,31246.2% | 371.3% | 2,838 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+1,895 | 2,64376.8% | 74821.7% | 521.5% | 3,443 |
| Nevada County | Donald Trump+843 | 2,00062.7% | 1,15736.2% | 351.1% | 3,192 |
| Newton County | Donald Trump+2,176 | 2,87579.4% | 69919.3% | 491.4% | 3,623 |
| Ouachita County | Donald Trump+1,030 | 5,35154.8% | 4,32144.2% | 971.0% | 9,769 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+1,959 | 3,00872.1% | 1,04925.2% | 1132.7% | 4,170 |
| Phillips County | Hillary Clinton+1,864 | 2,44635.9% | 4,31063.2% | 620.9% | 6,818 |
| Pike County | Donald Trump+2,465 | 3,15080.6% | 68517.5% | 731.9% | 3,908 |
| Poinsett County | Donald Trump+3,622 | 5,50273.0% | 1,88024.9% | 1542.0% | 7,536 |
| Polk County | Donald Trump+5,406 | 6,61882.8% | 1,21215.2% | 1642.1% | 7,994 |
| Pope County | Donald Trump+11,256 | 16,25674.3% | 5,00022.9% | 6182.8% | 21,874 |
| Prairie County | Donald Trump+1,691 | 2,50574.2% | 81424.1% | 561.7% | 3,375 |
| Pulaski County | Hillary Clinton+28,317 | 61,25739.5% | 89,57457.7% | 4,3282.8% | 155,159 |
| Randolph County | Donald Trump+3,084 | 4,50973.5% | 1,42523.2% | 2033.3% | 6,137 |
| Saline County | Donald Trump+22,607 | 35,86370.9% | 13,25626.2% | 1,4662.9% | 50,585 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+2,129 | 2,73179.9% | 60217.6% | 832.4% | 3,416 |
| Searcy County | Donald Trump+2,354 | 2,95581.5% | 60116.6% | 681.9% | 3,624 |
| Sebastian County | Donald Trump+16,827 | 29,12767.6% | 12,30028.6% | 1,6303.8% | 43,057 |
| Sevier County | Donald Trump+2,207 | 3,28273.9% | 1,07524.2% | 831.9% | 4,440 |
| Sharp County | Donald Trump+3,935 | 5,40776.9% | 1,47220.9% | 1552.2% | 7,034 |
| St. Francis County | Hillary Clinton+836 | 3,19543.8% | 4,03155.3% | 640.9% | 7,290 |
| Stone County | Donald Trump+2,910 | 4,11377.4% | 1,20322.6% | 00.0% | 5,316 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+4,601 | 10,45663.0% | 5,85535.3% | 2751.7% | 16,586 |
| Van Buren County | Donald Trump+3,833 | 5,38275.7% | 1,54921.8% | 1822.6% | 7,113 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+8,110 | 41,47653.0% | 33,36642.7% | 3,3604.3% | 78,202 |
| White County | Donald Trump+15,907 | 21,07778.2% | 5,17019.2% | 6952.6% | 26,942 |
| Woodruff County | Donald Trump+229 | 1,34753.7% | 1,11844.5% | 451.8% | 2,510 |
| Yell County | Donald Trump+3,128 | 4,60873.8% | 1,48023.7% | 1572.5% | 6,245 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.