Arkansas President Results
Race Details760,647
423,932
Votes
Early voting in Arkansas
In Arkansas, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person. In 2016, 60% of the total votes were cast early.
Mail-in ballots requested130,130
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned925,688
Arkansas Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 31 Del.31 Delegates
Full Arkansas Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
40.6%93,011
+ 21 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
22.4%51,413
+ 9 Delegates
- DEM
Michael Bloomberg
16.7%38,312
+ 1 Delegates
Republican Primary/ 40 Del.40 Delegates
Full Arkansas Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
97.1%238,973
+ 40 Delegates
- REP
Bill Weld
2.1%5,216
- REP
Rocky De La Fuente
0.8%1,848
How Arkansas voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won 60 percent of the vote in Arkansas, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton received 34 percent. In recent presidential elections, Arkansas has backed the Republican. The last two Democratic candidates to win the state were from the South, Jimmy Carter, the former governor of Georgia, in 1976, and Bill Clinton, then the governor of Arkansas, in 1992, and again in 1996.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
60.6%684,872
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
33.7%380,494
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
60.6%647,744
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
36.9%394,409
More to the story in Arkansas 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
| U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
| 980,736 | -28.00% | -13.00% |
| U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
| 18,352 | -8.18% | -15.33% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)
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