George W. Bush carried Arkansas R+5.4.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Arkansas, 2000. The state ran 6.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally).

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

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Arkansas result

921,781 votes counted

Gore (D)

422,768

45.9%

Bush (R)

472,940

51.3%

All others

12,652

1.4%

Margin

R+5.4

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2000 presidential election

Arkansas, 2000

BushR+5.4

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	51.3%	472,940
Al GoreDemocratic	45.9%	422,768
OtherAll other candidates	1.4%	12,652

D+60

R+60

75 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Arkansas's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Arkansas's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 2000

75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Arkansas County	R	−7.5%	2,877	3,353	6,372
Ashley County	D	+4.6%	4,253	3,876	8,271
Baxter County	R	−18.1%	6,516	9,538	16,708
Benton County	R	−32.7%	17,277	34,838	53,646
Boone County	R	−29.9%	4,493	8,569	13,635
Bradley County	D	+8.3%	2,122	1,793	3,979
Calhoun County	R	−5.1%	1,017	1,128	2,185
Carroll County	R	−20.4%	3,595	5,556	9,590
Chicot County	D	+28.2%	2,820	1,564	4,452
Clark County	D	+10.3%	4,661	3,776	8,626
Clay County	D	+21.6%	3,527	2,254	5,900
Cleburne County	R	−15.8%	4,120	5,730	10,207
Cleveland County	R	−8.3%	1,414	1,678	3,181
Columbia County	R	−10.9%	4,003	5,018	9,307
Conway County	R	−0.7%	3,496	3,545	7,234
Craighead County	D	+0.9%	12,376	12,158	25,157
Crawford County	R	−25.6%	6,288	10,804	17,625
Crittenden County	D	+10.3%	7,224	5,857	13,234
Cross County	D	+1.0%	3,096	3,033	6,215
Dallas County	D	+4.2%	1,710	1,571	3,325
Desha County	D	+26.1%	2,776	1,603	4,495
Drew County	D	+5.1%	3,060	2,756	5,922
Faulkner County	R	−14.1%	11,950	16,055	29,216
Franklin County	R	−9.8%	2,674	3,277	6,140
Fulton County	R	−1.5%	1,976	2,036	4,108
Garland County	R	−9.1%	15,840	19,098	35,935
Grant County	R	−12.5%	2,535	3,285	6,013
Greene County	D	+3.9%	6,319	5,831	12,484
Hempstead County	D	+9.3%	3,937	3,257	7,289
Hot Spring County	D	+4.4%	5,527	5,042	10,981
Howard County	R	−5.9%	2,063	2,326	4,459
Independence County	R	−8.6%	5,146	6,145	11,594
Izard County	D	+5.7%	2,587	2,301	5,032
Jackson County	D	+22.6%	3,651	2,280	6,072
Jefferson County	D	+32.9%	17,716	8,765	27,201
Johnson County	R	−5.4%	3,270	3,657	7,161
Lafayette County	D	+7.9%	1,806	1,538	3,383
Lawrence County	D	+10.4%	3,255	2,626	6,040
Lee County	D	+33.4%	2,727	1,351	4,121
Lincoln County	D	+12.2%	1,957	1,526	3,546
Little River County	D	+11.4%	2,883	2,283	5,263
Logan County	R	−14.9%	3,283	4,487	8,096
Lonoke County	R	−20.9%	6,851	10,606	17,943
Madison County	R	−23.7%	2,055	3,387	5,628
Marion County	R	−19.4%	2,233	3,402	6,015
Miller County	R	−7.3%	6,278	7,276	13,745
Mississippi County	D	+15.2%	7,107	5,199	12,586
Monroe County	D	+17.6%	1,910	1,329	3,293
Montgomery County	R	−18.5%	1,438	2,128	3,739
Nevada County	D	+1.9%	1,867	1,796	3,738
Newton County	R	−33.7%	1,205	2,529	3,927
Ouachita County	D	+7.0%	5,464	4,739	10,395
Perry County	R	−11.6%	1,648	2,114	4,007
Phillips County	D	+30.8%	6,018	3,154	9,313
Pike County	R	−16.9%	1,604	2,275	3,971
Poinsett County	D	+15.4%	4,102	2,988	7,235
Polk County	R	−31.8%	2,315	4,600	7,193
Pope County	R	−24.8%	6,669	11,244	18,422
Prairie County	R	−8.5%	1,563	1,862	3,507
Pulaski County	D	+9.8%	68,320	55,866	127,151
Randolph County	D	+5.9%	3,019	2,673	5,877
Saline County	R	−18.3%	12,700	18,617	32,391
Scott County	R	−24.0%	1,444	2,399	3,981
Searcy County	R	−34.0%	1,229	2,610	4,058
Sebastian County	R	−19.7%	15,555	23,483	40,159
Sevier County	R	−0.4%	2,095	2,111	4,293
Sharp County	R	−6.5%	3,236	3,698	7,126
St. Francis County	D	+18.5%	4,986	3,414	8,496
Stone County	R	−11.9%	2,043	2,623	4,860
Union County	R	−15.3%	6,261	8,647	15,609
Van Buren County	R	−4.1%	3,202	3,485	6,984
Washington County	R	−13.2%	21,425	28,231	51,459
White County	R	−21.8%	8,342	13,170	22,150
Woodruff County	D	+30.2%	1,699	898	2,651
Yell County	R	−2.5%	3,062	3,223	6,479