1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas

1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas
Turnout	47% (VAP)
Clinton 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Dole 40–50% 50–60%
President before election; Bill Clinton; Democratic	Elected President ; Bill Clinton; Democratic

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.^[2] 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.

As of the 2024 presidential election^[update], this remains the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has carried Arkansas. The state has swung rapidly towards the Republican Party in each subsequent election, transforming from a Democratic stronghold into one of the most staunchly Republican states in the nation. In fact, this election started the ongoing rightward shift that Arkansas has experienced with each subsequent presidential election, the longest such streak within any state in the U.S. In contrast, this is the last time Democrats flipped any county in the state.

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.^[3]

^ Liep, Dave. "1996 Presidential General Election Data". US Election Atlas. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
^ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ Archived November 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

[1] Liep, Dave. "1996 Presidential General Election Data". US Election Atlas. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

[Leip-2] "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.

[How-3] Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ Archived November 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

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1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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