Arkansas — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentClintonD+16.9
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 53.7% | 475,171 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 36.8% | 325,416 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.5% | 83,675 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1996 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 | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Madison County, AR | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+24.7 |
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 | Clinton, Bill+2,310 | 4,22063.0% | 1,91028.5% | 1051.6% | 6,698 |
| Ashley County | Clinton, Bill+2,583 | 5,01160.5% | 2,42829.3% | 1381.7% | 8,281 |
| Baxter County | Dole, Robert+174 | 6,70343.2% | 6,87744.4% | 3532.3% | 15,505 |
| Benton County | Dole, Robert+6,543 | 17,20537.6% | 23,74851.9% | 6681.5% | 45,768 |
| Boone County | Dole, Robert+348 | 5,74543.3% | 6,09345.9% | 2922.2% | 13,262 |
| Bradley County | Clinton, Bill+1,420 | 2,56664.7% | 1,14628.9% | 350.9% | 3,968 |
| Calhoun County | Clinton, Bill+579 | 1,30657.0% | 72731.7% | 221.0% | 2,292 |
| Carroll County | Dole, Robert+268 | 3,68941.8% | 3,95744.8% | 1912.2% | 8,823 |
| Chicot County | Clinton, Bill+2,034 | 3,09070.3% | 1,05624.0% | 190.4% | 4,398 |
| Clark County | Clinton, Bill+3,169 | 5,28165.0% | 2,11226.0% | 1622.0% | 8,122 |
| Clay County | Clinton, Bill+2,336 | 3,84865.6% | 1,51225.8% | 390.7% | 5,863 |
| Cleburne County | Clinton, Bill+668 | 4,47547.3% | 3,80740.2% | 1611.7% | 9,464 |
| Cleveland County | Clinton, Bill+751 | 1,74157.6% | 99032.7% | 250.8% | 3,024 |
| Columbia County | Clinton, Bill+1,354 | 4,73052.7% | 3,37637.6% | 1982.2% | 8,982 |
| Conway County | Clinton, Bill+1,748 | 4,05555.7% | 2,30731.7% | 1742.4% | 7,282 |
| Craighead County | Clinton, Bill+4,074 | 13,28454.0% | 9,21037.5% | 3101.3% | 24,582 |
| Crawford County | Dole, Robert+433 | 6,74942.7% | 7,18245.4% | 2001.3% | 15,814 |
| Crittenden County | Clinton, Bill+3,742 | 8,41559.1% | 4,67332.8% | 5944.2% | 14,236 |
| Cross County | Clinton, Bill+1,631 | 3,63158.9% | 2,00032.5% | 631.0% | 6,160 |
| Dallas County | Clinton, Bill+1,077 | 2,11861.7% | 1,04130.3% | 401.2% | 3,435 |
| Desha County | Clinton, Bill+2,252 | 3,23070.9% | 97821.5% | 982.2% | 4,553 |
| Drew County | Clinton, Bill+1,913 | 3,57062.9% | 1,65729.2% | 530.9% | 5,675 |
| Faulkner County | Clinton, Bill+1,854 | 12,03249.9% | 10,17842.2% | 3851.6% | 24,123 |
| Franklin County | Clinton, Bill+1,023 | 3,26952.8% | 2,24636.3% | 470.8% | 6,188 |
| Fulton County | Clinton, Bill+1,010 | 2,36155.9% | 1,35132.0% | 561.3% | 4,223 |
| Garland County | Clinton, Bill+5,549 | 19,21153.1% | 13,66237.7% | 5641.6% | 36,206 |
| Grant County | Clinton, Bill+1,023 | 2,94853.3% | 1,92534.8% | 1061.9% | 5,536 |
| Greene County | Clinton, Bill+2,865 | 6,62257.6% | 3,75732.7% | 1020.9% | 11,495 |
| Hempstead County | Clinton, Bill+2,962 | 4,98366.0% | 2,02126.8% | 460.6% | 7,551 |
| Hot Spring County | Clinton, Bill+3,138 | 6,00259.1% | 2,86428.2% | 1661.6% | 10,155 |
| Howard County | Clinton, Bill+1,263 | 2,74159.2% | 1,47831.9% | 440.9% | 4,632 |
| Independence County | Clinton, Bill+2,219 | 6,24053.7% | 4,02134.6% | 2412.1% | 11,628 |
| Izard County | Clinton, Bill+1,140 | 2,81855.1% | 1,67832.8% | 761.5% | 5,113 |
| Jackson County | Clinton, Bill+2,779 | 4,30466.2% | 1,52523.5% | 600.9% | 6,500 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton, Bill+13,371 | 19,70171.2% | 6,33022.9% | 3621.3% | 27,677 |
| Johnson County | Clinton, Bill+1,218 | 3,58552.5% | 2,36734.6% | 1241.8% | 6,833 |
| Lafayette County | Clinton, Bill+1,495 | 2,46664.1% | 97125.3% | 340.9% | 3,845 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton, Bill+1,829 | 3,65259.5% | 1,82329.7% | 570.9% | 6,141 |
| Lee County | Clinton, Bill+2,254 | 3,26771.8% | 1,01322.2% | 160.4% | 4,553 |
| Lincoln County | Clinton, Bill+1,610 | 2,51768.6% | 90724.7% | 230.6% | 3,668 |
| Little River County | Clinton, Bill+1,774 | 3,18362.3% | 1,40927.6% | 400.8% | 5,112 |
| Logan County | Clinton, Bill+866 | 3,83247.9% | 2,96637.1% | 1561.9% | 8,002 |
| Lonoke County | Clinton, Bill+1,635 | 8,04950.1% | 6,41439.9% | 2241.4% | 16,056 |
| Madison County | Clinton, Bill+201 | 2,50446.8% | 2,30343.0% | 871.6% | 5,355 |
| Marion County | Clinton, Bill+423 | 2,73544.7% | 2,31237.7% | 3145.1% | 6,125 |
| Miller County | Clinton, Bill+1,595 | 6,46951.7% | 4,87439.0% | 1201.0% | 12,506 |
| Mississippi County | Clinton, Bill+4,382 | 8,30162.2% | 3,91929.4% | 1110.8% | 13,347 |
| Monroe County | Clinton, Bill+1,274 | 2,24765.0% | 97328.1% | 361.0% | 3,458 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton, Bill+693 | 1,83052.9% | 1,13732.9% | 661.9% | 3,460 |
| Nevada County | Clinton, Bill+1,303 | 2,27962.4% | 97626.7% | 501.4% | 3,650 |
| Newton County | Dole, Robert+296 | 1,63139.3% | 1,92746.4% | 982.4% | 4,154 |
| Ouachita County | Clinton, Bill+3,499 | 6,63562.5% | 3,13629.6% | 1051.0% | 10,609 |
| Perry County | Clinton, Bill+730 | 1,87353.8% | 1,14332.8% | 712.0% | 3,482 |
| Phillips County | Clinton, Bill+3,510 | 5,71566.7% | 2,20525.7% | 1892.2% | 8,570 |
| Pike County | Clinton, Bill+961 | 2,36255.4% | 1,40132.9% | 591.4% | 4,263 |
| Poinsett County | Clinton, Bill+2,652 | 4,68663.1% | 2,03427.4% | 600.8% | 7,427 |
| Polk County | Dole, Robert+28 | 2,82442.3% | 2,85242.7% | 1271.9% | 6,679 |
| Pope County | Clinton, Bill+190 | 8,43344.8% | 8,24343.8% | 2731.4% | 18,840 |
| Prairie County | Clinton, Bill+1,186 | 2,21161.8% | 1,02528.7% | 341.0% | 3,575 |
| Pulaski County | Clinton, Bill+30,304 | 75,08458.8% | 44,78035.1% | 1,8551.5% | 127,733 |
| Randolph County | Clinton, Bill+1,424 | 3,21357.0% | 1,78931.8% | 701.2% | 5,633 |
| Saline County | Clinton, Bill+2,332 | 14,02748.9% | 11,69540.8% | 3511.2% | 28,685 |
| Scott County | Clinton, Bill+833 | 2,25952.6% | 1,42633.2% | 992.3% | 4,297 |
| Searcy County | Dole, Robert+117 | 1,66942.1% | 1,78645.0% | 1333.4% | 3,969 |
| Sebastian County | Dole, Robert+968 | 15,51443.9% | 16,48246.6% | 4511.3% | 35,346 |
| Sevier County | Clinton, Bill+1,174 | 2,55357.7% | 1,37931.2% | 471.1% | 4,425 |
| Sharp County | Clinton, Bill+938 | 3,57351.3% | 2,63537.8% | 751.1% | 6,970 |
| St. Francis County | Clinton, Bill+3,039 | 5,56264.3% | 2,52329.2% | 530.6% | 8,644 |
| Stone County | Clinton, Bill+701 | 2,22750.1% | 1,52634.4% | 1092.5% | 4,441 |
| Union County | Clinton, Bill+2,320 | 8,37352.5% | 6,05338.0% | 4412.8% | 15,940 |
| Van Buren County | Clinton, Bill+1,176 | 3,52151.8% | 2,34534.5% | 1051.5% | 6,801 |
| Washington County | Clinton, Bill+943 | 20,41946.4% | 19,47644.3% | 9392.1% | 43,967 |
| White County | Clinton, Bill+1,545 | 10,20448.6% | 8,65941.3% | 3001.4% | 20,991 |
| Woodruff County | Clinton, Bill+1,446 | 2,04471.7% | 59821.0% | 240.8% | 2,852 |
| Yell County | Clinton, Bill+1,638 | 3,74956.4% | 2,11131.8% | 701.1% | 6,644 |
complete certified result
Arkansas candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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% |
Same ballot, 1996AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.