November 8, 2016 2020 → 684,872 380,494 Date 8 November 2016 | Turnout 64.65% 60.57% 33.65% | |
 | ||
Trump
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90% Clinton
50-60%
60-70% | ||
The 2016 United States presidential election in Arkansas was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General 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.
Contents
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.
Despite Hillary Clinton having once served as First Lady of Arkansas, Donald Trump won the state with 60.4% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 33.8% of the vote. The Republican candidate has carried Arkansas in every election since 2000.
Results
Primary date: March 1, 2016
National delegates: 37
Republican primary
Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
Turnout
The voter turnout in Arkansas was 64.65% with 1,137,772 ballots cast out of 1,759,974 registered voters.
Candidates on the November Ballot
Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley (Constitution)
Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson (Better for America)
Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green)
Lynn S. Kahn/Kathleen Monahan (Independent)
Jim Hedges/Bill Bayes (Independent)
Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian)
Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic)
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican)