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1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
| country | Arkansas |
| flag_year | 1924 |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1992 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
| previous_year | 1992 |
| next_election | 2000 United States presidential election in Arkansas |
| next_year | 2000 |
| election_date | November 5, 1996 |
| turnout | 47% (VAP) |
| image_size | x160px |
| image1 | Bill Clinton.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Bill Clinton** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | Arkansas |
| running_mate1 | **Al Gore** |
| electoral_vote1 | **6** |
| popular_vote1 | **475,171** |
| percentage1 | **53.74%** |
| image2 | Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Bob Dole |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | Kansas |
| running_mate2 | Jack Kemp |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 325,416 |
| percentage2 | 36.80% |
| image3 | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| nominee3 | Ross Perot |
| party3 | Reform Party (United States) |
| home_state3 | Texas |
| running_mate3 | Pat Choate |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 |
| popular_vote3 | 69,884 |
| percentage3 | 7.90% |
| map_image | {{switcher |
| title | President |
| before_election | Bill Clinton |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Bill Clinton |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Main article: 1996 United States presidential election
|[[File:Arkansas Presidential Election Results 1996.svg|250px]] |County results |[[File:1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas by congressional district.svg|250px]] |Congressional district results Clinton Dole The 1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arkansas, incumbent President Bill Clinton's home state, was won by Clinton by a 17% margin of victory. Republican nominee Bob Dole did not put up a challenge in Arkansas, nor did billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Ref-TX), who had unsuccessfully run for president as an independent in the previous election. Perot won 7.90 percent of the popular vote in Arkansas in 1996, a significant total for a third party candidate.
, this remains the last time a Democratic nominee carried Arkansas. Since then, the state has shifted sharply toward the Republican Party, transforming from a Democratic stronghold into one of the most reliably Republican states in the country. This election marked the beginning of Arkansas’s ongoing rightward trend in every subsequent presidential race and the last time a Democrat managed to flip any county in Arkansas.
This is also the last election in which Washington County, Columbia County, Arkansas County, Faulkner County, Union County, Garland County, Johnson County, Howard County, Calhoun County, Saline County, Perry County, Miller County, Van Buren County, Montgomery County, Madison County, Pike County, Logan County, White County, Lonoke County, Pope County, Independence County, Cleburne County, Yell County, Conway County, Franklin County, Grant County, Sharp County, Sevier County, Marion County, Stone County, Fulton County, Scott County, Prairie County, and Cleveland County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
Results
| 1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas | Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | Prohibition Party}}; width: 3px" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Democratic** | **Bill Clinton (incumbent)** | **Al Gore** **(incumbent)** | **475,171** | **53.74%** | **6** | |||
| Republican | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | 325,416 | 36.80% | 0 | |||
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 69,884 | 7.90% | 0 | |||
| Green Coalition | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 3,649 | 0.41% | 0 | |||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 3,076 | 0.35% | 0 | |||
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party AR | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 2,065 | 0.23% | 0 | |||
| America First | Justice Ralph Forbes | Andy Anderson | 932 | 0.11% | 0 | |||
| Independent | Charles Collins | Rosemary Giumarra | 823 | 0.09% | 0 | |||
| Looking Back | Isabell Masters | Shirley Masters | 749 | 0.08% | 0 | |||
| Workers World Party | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 747 | 0.08% | 0 | |||
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 729 | 0.08% | 0 | |||
| Socialist AR | Mary Cal Hollis | Eric Chester | 538 | 0.06% | 0 | |||
| Prohibition | Earl Dodge | Rachel Kelly | 483 | 0.05% | 0 |
Results by county
| County | Bill Clinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Dole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Ross Perot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reform | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 475,171 | 53.74% | 325,416 | 36.80% | 69,884 | 7.90% | 13,791 | 1.56% | 149,755 | 16.94% | 884,262 | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4,220 | 63.00% | 1,910 | 28.52% | 463 | 6.91% | 105 | 1.57% | 2,310 | 34.48% | 6,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley | 5,011 | 60.51% | 2,428 | 29.32% | 704 | 8.50% | 138 | 1.67% | 2,583 | 31.19% | 8,281 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baxter | 6,703 | 43.23% | 6,877 | 44.35% | 1,572 | 10.14% | 353 | 2.28% | -174 | -1.12% | 15,505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benton | 17,205 | 37.59% | 23,748 | 51.89% | 4,147 | 9.06% | 668 | 1.46% | -6,543 | -14.30% | 45,768 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boone | 5,745 | 43.32% | 6,093 | 45.94% | 1,132 | 8.54% | 292 | 2.20% | -348 | -2.62% | 13,262 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 2,566 | 64.67% | 1,146 | 28.88% | 221 | 5.57% | 35 | 0.88% | 1,420 | 35.79% | 3,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 1,306 | 56.98% | 727 | 31.72% | 237 | 10.34% | 22 | 0.96% | 579 | 25.26% | 2,292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 3,689 | 41.81% | 3,957 | 44.85% | 986 | 11.18% | 191 | 2.16% | -268 | -3.04% | 8,823 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicot | 3,090 | 70.26% | 1,056 | 24.01% | 233 | 5.30% | 19 | 0.43% | 2,034 | 46.25% | 4,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clark | 5,281 | 65.02% | 2,112 | 26.00% | 567 | 6.98% | 162 | 1.99% | 3,169 | 39.02% | 8,122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay | 3,848 | 65.63% | 1,512 | 25.79% | 464 | 7.91% | 39 | 0.67% | 2,336 | 39.84% | 5,863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleburne | 4,475 | 47.28% | 3,807 | 40.23% | 1,021 | 10.79% | 161 | 1.70% | 668 | 7.05% | 9,464 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland | 1,741 | 57.57% | 990 | 32.74% | 268 | 8.86% | 25 | 0.83% | 751 | 24.83% | 3,024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 4,730 | 52.66% | 3,376 | 37.59% | 678 | 7.55% | 198 | 2.20% | 1,354 | 15.07% | 8,982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conway | 4,055 | 55.69% | 2,307 | 31.68% | 746 | 10.24% | 174 | 2.39% | 1,748 | 24.01% | 7,282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Craighead | 13,284 | 54.04% | 9,210 | 37.47% | 1,778 | 7.23% | 310 | 1.26% | 4,074 | 16.57% | 24,582 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 6,749 | 42.68% | 7,182 | 45.42% | 1,683 | 10.64% | 200 | 1.26% | -433 | -2.74% | 15,814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crittenden | 8,415 | 59.11% | 4,673 | 32.83% | 554 | 3.89% | 594 | 4.17% | 3,742 | 26.28% | 14,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross | 3,631 | 58.94% | 2,000 | 32.47% | 466 | 7.56% | 63 | 1.02% | 1,631 | 26.47% | 6,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas | 2,118 | 61.66% | 1,041 | 30.31% | 236 | 6.87% | 40 | 1.16% | 1,077 | 31.35% | 3,435 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desha | 3,230 | 70.94% | 978 | 21.48% | 247 | 5.42% | 98 | 2.15% | 2,252 | 49.46% | 4,553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drew | 3,570 | 62.91% | 1,657 | 29.20% | 395 | 6.96% | 53 | 0.93% | 1,913 | 33.71% | 5,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Faulkner | 12,032 | 49.88% | 10,178 | 42.19% | 1,528 | 6.33% | 385 | 1.60% | 1,854 | 7.69% | 24,123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 3,269 | 52.83% | 2,246 | 36.30% | 626 | 10.12% | 47 | 0.76% | 1,023 | 16.53% | 6,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 2,361 | 55.91% | 1,351 | 31.99% | 455 | 10.77% | 56 | 1.33% | 1,010 | 23.92% | 4,223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garland | 19,211 | 53.06% | 13,662 | 37.73% | 2,769 | 7.65% | 564 | 1.56% | 5,549 | 15.33% | 36,206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant | 2,948 | 53.25% | 1,925 | 34.77% | 557 | 10.06% | 106 | 1.91% | 1,023 | 18.48% | 5,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 6,622 | 57.61% | 3,757 | 32.68% | 1,014 | 8.82% | 102 | 0.89% | 2,865 | 24.93% | 11,495 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hempstead | 4,983 | 65.99% | 2,021 | 26.76% | 501 | 6.63% | 46 | 0.61% | 2,962 | 39.23% | 7,551 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Spring | 6,002 | 59.10% | 2,864 | 28.20% | 1,123 | 11.06% | 166 | 1.63% | 3,138 | 30.90% | 10,155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 2,741 | 59.18% | 1,478 | 31.91% | 369 | 7.97% | 44 | 0.95% | 1,263 | 27.27% | 4,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independence | 6,240 | 53.66% | 4,021 | 34.58% | 1,126 | 9.68% | 241 | 2.07% | 2,219 | 19.08% | 11,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Izard | 2,818 | 55.11% | 1,678 | 32.82% | 541 | 10.58% | 76 | 1.49% | 1,140 | 22.29% | 5,113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 4,304 | 66.22% | 1,525 | 23.46% | 611 | 9.40% | 60 | 0.92% | 2,779 | 42.76% | 6,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 19,701 | 71.18% | 6,330 | 22.87% | 1,284 | 4.64% | 362 | 1.31% | 13,371 | 48.31% | 27,677 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 3,585 | 52.47% | 2,367 | 34.64% | 757 | 11.08% | 124 | 1.81% | 1,218 | 17.83% | 6,833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2,466 | 64.14% | 971 | 25.25% | 374 | 9.73% | 34 | 0.88% | 1,495 | 38.89% | 3,845 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 3,652 | 59.47% | 1,823 | 29.69% | 609 | 9.92% | 57 | 0.93% | 1,829 | 29.78% | 6,141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee | 3,267 | 71.75% | 1,013 | 22.25% | 257 | 5.64% | 16 | 0.35% | 2,254 | 49.50% | 4,553 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,517 | 68.62% | 907 | 24.73% | 221 | 6.03% | 23 | 0.63% | 1,610 | 43.89% | 3,668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little River | 3,183 | 62.27% | 1,409 | 27.56% | 480 | 9.39% | 40 | 0.78% | 1,774 | 34.71% | 5,112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logan | 3,832 | 47.89% | 2,966 | 37.07% | 1,048 | 13.10% | 156 | 1.95% | 866 | 10.82% | 8,002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lonoke | 8,049 | 50.13% | 6,414 | 39.95% | 1,369 | 8.53% | 224 | 1.40% | 1,635 | 10.18% | 16,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 2,504 | 46.76% | 2,303 | 43.01% | 461 | 8.61% | 87 | 1.62% | 201 | 3.75% | 5,355 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marion | 2,735 | 44.65% | 2,312 | 37.75% | 764 | 12.47% | 314 | 5.13% | 423 | 6.90% | 6,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miller | 6,469 | 51.73% | 4,874 | 38.97% | 1,043 | 8.34% | 120 | 0.96% | 1,595 | 12.76% | 12,506 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 8,301 | 62.19% | 3,919 | 29.36% | 1,016 | 7.61% | 111 | 0.83% | 4,382 | 32.83% | 13,347 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 2,247 | 64.98% | 973 | 28.14% | 202 | 5.84% | 36 | 1.04% | 1,274 | 36.84% | 3,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 1,830 | 52.89% | 1,137 | 32.86% | 427 | 12.34% | 66 | 1.91% | 693 | 20.03% | 3,460 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2,279 | 62.44% | 976 | 26.74% | 345 | 9.45% | 50 | 1.37% | 1,303 | 35.70% | 3,650 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newton | 1,631 | 39.26% | 1,927 | 46.39% | 498 | 11.99% | 98 | 2.36% | -296 | -7.13% | 4,154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ouachita | 6,635 | 62.54% | 3,136 | 29.56% | 733 | 6.91% | 105 | 0.99% | 3,499 | 32.98% | 10,609 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perry | 1,873 | 53.79% | 1,143 | 32.83% | 395 | 11.34% | 71 | 2.04% | 730 | 20.96% | 3,482 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 5,715 | 66.69% | 2,205 | 25.73% | 461 | 5.38% | 189 | 2.21% | 3,510 | 40.96% | 8,570 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | 2,362 | 55.41% | 1,401 | 32.86% | 441 | 10.34% | 59 | 1.38% | 961 | 22.55% | 4,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poinsett | 4,686 | 63.09% | 2,034 | 27.39% | 647 | 8.71% | 60 | 0.81% | 2,652 | 35.70% | 7,427 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polk | 2,824 | 42.28% | 2,852 | 42.70% | 876 | 13.12% | 127 | 1.90% | -28 | -0.42% | 6,679 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pope | 8,433 | 44.76% | 8,243 | 43.75% | 1,891 | 10.04% | 273 | 1.45% | 190 | 1.01% | 18,840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie | 2,211 | 61.85% | 1,025 | 28.67% | 305 | 8.53% | 34 | 0.95% | 1,186 | 33.18% | 3,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulaski | 75,084 | 58.78% | 44,780 | 35.06% | 6,014 | 4.71% | 1,855 | 1.45% | 30,304 | 23.72% | 127,733 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph | 3,213 | 57.04% | 1,789 | 31.76% | 561 | 9.96% | 70 | 1.24% | 1,424 | 25.28% | 5,633 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis | 5,562 | 64.35% | 2,523 | 29.19% | 506 | 5.85% | 53 | 0.61% | 3,039 | 35.16% | 8,644 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saline | 14,027 | 48.90% | 11,695 | 40.77% | 2,612 | 9.11% | 351 | 1.22% | 2,332 | 8.13% | 28,685 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott | 2,259 | 52.57% | 1,426 | 33.19% | 513 | 11.94% | 99 | 2.30% | 833 | 19.38% | 4,297 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Searcy | 1,669 | 42.05% | 1,786 | 45.00% | 381 | 9.60% | 133 | 3.35% | -117 | -2.95% | 3,969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian | 15,514 | 43.89% | 16,482 | 46.63% | 2,899 | 8.20% | 451 | 1.28% | -968 | -2.74% | 35,346 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sevier | 2,553 | 57.69% | 1,379 | 31.16% | 446 | 10.08% | 47 | 1.06% | 1,174 | 26.53% | 4,425 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharp | 3,573 | 51.26% | 2,635 | 37.80% | 687 | 9.86% | 75 | 1.08% | 938 | 13.46% | 6,970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stone | 2,227 | 50.15% | 1,526 | 34.36% | 579 | 13.04% | 109 | 2.45% | 701 | 15.79% | 4,441 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | 8,373 | 52.53% | 6,053 | 37.97% | 1,073 | 6.73% | 441 | 2.77% | 2,320 | 14.56% | 15,940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 3,521 | 51.77% | 2,345 | 34.48% | 830 | 12.20% | 105 | 1.54% | 1,176 | 17.29% | 6,801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 20,419 | 46.44% | 19,476 | 44.30% | 3,133 | 7.13% | 939 | 2.14% | 943 | 2.14% | 43,967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 10,204 | 48.61% | 8,659 | 41.25% | 1,828 | 8.71% | 300 | 1.43% | 1,545 | 7.36% | 20,991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woodruff | 2,044 | 71.67% | 598 | 20.97% | 186 | 6.52% | 24 | 0.84% | 1,446 | 50.70% | 2,852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yell | 3,749 | 56.43% | 2,111 | 31.77% | 714 | 10.75% | 70 | 1.05% | 1,638 | 24.66% | 6,644 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Baxter
- Boone
- Carroll
- Newton
- Polk
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Pope
By congressional district
Clinton won three of four congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.
| District | Clinton | Dole | Perot | Representative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **58%** | 33% | 8% | Blanche Lincoln ([104th Congress](104th-united-states-congress)) | |||
| Marion Berry ([105th Congress](105th-united-states-congress)) | ||||||
| **55%** | 37% | 7% | Ray Thornton ([104th Congress](104th-united-states-congress)) | |||
| Vic Snyder ([105th Congress](105th-united-states-congress)) | ||||||
| 44% | **45%** | 9% | Tim Hutchinson ([104th Congress](104th-united-states-congress)) | |||
| Asa Hutchinson ([105th Congress](105th-united-states-congress)) | ||||||
| **60%** | 31% | 8% | Jay Dickey |
References
References
- "1996 Presidential General Election Data".
- "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’] {{Webarchive. link. (November 16, 2016 ; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016)
- "1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District".
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