Arkansas — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentMcCainR+19.9
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 58.7% | 638,017 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 38.9% | 422,310 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 26,290 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 2008 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 | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Bradley County, AR | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Clark County, AR | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Clay County, AR | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Conway County, AR | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Cross County, AR | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Dallas County, AR | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Grant County, AR | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Greene County, AR | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Izard County, AR | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Jackson County, AR | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Johnson County, AR | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Little River County, AR | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Perry County, AR | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Prairie County, AR | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Randolph County, AR | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Saline County, AR | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Sevier County, AR | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+28.9 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+13.1 |
| White County, AR | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Yell County, AR | Republican | R+29.9 |
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 | Mccain, John+1,566 | 4,18560.0% | 2,61937.5% | 1742.5% | 6,978 |
| Ashley County | Mccain, John+2,430 | 5,40662.6% | 2,97634.4% | 2603.0% | 8,642 |
| Baxter County | Mccain, John+6,313 | 12,85264.3% | 6,53932.7% | 5903.0% | 19,981 |
| Benton County | Mccain, John+27,793 | 51,12467.2% | 23,33130.7% | 1,6182.1% | 76,073 |
| Boone County | Mccain, John+6,140 | 10,57568.3% | 4,43528.7% | 4643.0% | 15,474 |
| Bradley County | Mccain, John+582 | 2,26256.0% | 1,68041.6% | 992.4% | 4,041 |
| Calhoun County | Mccain, John+771 | 1,46265.9% | 69131.2% | 642.9% | 2,217 |
| Carroll County | Mccain, John+1,911 | 6,08357.5% | 4,17239.4% | 3243.1% | 10,579 |
| Chicot County | Obama, Barack H.+924 | 2,11940.7% | 3,04358.4% | 460.9% | 5,208 |
| Clark County | Mccain, John+341 | 4,60850.7% | 4,26746.9% | 2192.4% | 9,094 |
| Clay County | Mccain, John+788 | 3,03255.0% | 2,24440.7% | 2354.3% | 5,511 |
| Cleburne County | Mccain, John+5,011 | 7,96270.2% | 2,95126.0% | 4253.7% | 11,338 |
| Cleveland County | Mccain, John+1,540 | 2,45169.9% | 91126.0% | 1434.1% | 3,505 |
| Columbia County | Mccain, John+2,307 | 5,86161.3% | 3,55437.2% | 1431.5% | 9,558 |
| Conway County | Mccain, John+1,542 | 4,69157.6% | 3,14938.7% | 2983.7% | 8,138 |
| Craighead County | Mccain, John+7,587 | 18,88161.0% | 11,29436.5% | 7932.6% | 30,968 |
| Crawford County | Mccain, John+9,450 | 14,68871.5% | 5,23825.5% | 6063.0% | 20,532 |
| Crittenden County | Obama, Barack H.+2,680 | 7,65041.9% | 10,33056.6% | 2751.5% | 18,255 |
| Cross County | Mccain, John+1,813 | 4,39361.6% | 2,58036.2% | 1572.2% | 7,130 |
| Dallas County | Mccain, John+286 | 1,75753.0% | 1,47144.3% | 902.7% | 3,318 |
| Desha County | Obama, Barack H.+570 | 1,99942.7% | 2,56954.9% | 1102.4% | 4,678 |
| Drew County | Mccain, John+1,262 | 3,86058.4% | 2,59839.3% | 1522.3% | 6,610 |
| Faulkner County | Mccain, John+10,407 | 25,36261.6% | 14,95536.3% | 8622.1% | 41,179 |
| Franklin County | Mccain, John+2,542 | 4,41168.1% | 1,86928.9% | 1953.0% | 6,475 |
| Fulton County | Mccain, John+883 | 2,70257.8% | 1,81938.9% | 1553.3% | 4,676 |
| Garland County | Mccain, John+10,926 | 26,82561.4% | 15,89936.4% | 9952.3% | 43,719 |
| Grant County | Mccain, John+3,461 | 5,02373.9% | 1,56223.0% | 2083.1% | 6,793 |
| Greene County | Mccain, John+4,037 | 8,57863.0% | 4,54133.4% | 4933.6% | 13,612 |
| Hempstead County | Mccain, John+1,404 | 4,27358.1% | 2,86939.0% | 2072.8% | 7,349 |
| Hot Spring County | Mccain, John+2,921 | 7,20960.3% | 4,28835.9% | 4583.8% | 11,955 |
| Howard County | Mccain, John+1,211 | 2,95761.0% | 1,74636.0% | 1433.0% | 4,846 |
| Independence County | Mccain, John+4,567 | 8,25567.1% | 3,68830.0% | 3562.9% | 12,299 |
| Izard County | Mccain, John+1,401 | 3,19361.2% | 1,79234.3% | 2334.5% | 5,218 |
| Jackson County | Mccain, John+911 | 3,11855.9% | 2,20739.5% | 2574.6% | 5,582 |
| Jefferson County | Obama, Barack H.+7,810 | 10,65535.9% | 18,46562.2% | 5691.9% | 29,689 |
| Johnson County | Mccain, John+1,888 | 4,92260.2% | 3,03437.1% | 2242.7% | 8,180 |
| Lafayette County | Mccain, John+552 | 1,68558.1% | 1,13339.0% | 842.9% | 2,902 |
| Lawrence County | Mccain, John+1,219 | 3,35757.6% | 2,13836.7% | 3355.7% | 5,830 |
| Lee County | Obama, Barack H.+809 | 1,45438.6% | 2,26360.1% | 461.2% | 3,763 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+803 | 2,51357.0% | 1,71038.8% | 1834.2% | 4,406 |
| Little River County | Mccain, John+1,494 | 3,24763.0% | 1,75334.0% | 1523.0% | 5,152 |
| Logan County | Mccain, John+3,064 | 5,35067.7% | 2,28628.9% | 2713.4% | 7,907 |
| Lonoke County | Mccain, John+11,274 | 17,24272.6% | 5,96825.1% | 5312.2% | 23,741 |
| Madison County | Mccain, John+1,828 | 3,97262.8% | 2,14433.9% | 2123.4% | 6,328 |
| Marion County | Mccain, John+2,140 | 4,52463.2% | 2,38433.3% | 2543.5% | 7,162 |
| Miller County | Mccain, John+5,044 | 9,91365.8% | 4,86932.3% | 2811.9% | 15,063 |
| Mississippi County | Mccain, John+309 | 6,97649.8% | 6,66747.6% | 3672.6% | 14,010 |
| Monroe County | Mccain, John+139 | 1,75450.9% | 1,61546.8% | 802.3% | 3,449 |
| Montgomery County | Mccain, John+1,273 | 2,36565.3% | 1,09230.1% | 1654.6% | 3,622 |
| Nevada County | Mccain, John+588 | 2,06256.7% | 1,47440.6% | 992.7% | 3,635 |
| Newton County | Mccain, John+1,406 | 2,58865.4% | 1,18229.8% | 1904.8% | 3,960 |
| Ouachita County | Mccain, John+1,081 | 5,42754.5% | 4,34643.6% | 1871.9% | 9,960 |
| Perry County | Mccain, John+1,391 | 2,74364.1% | 1,35231.6% | 1844.3% | 4,279 |
| Phillips County | Obama, Barack H.+2,598 | 3,09734.5% | 5,69563.5% | 1772.0% | 8,969 |
| Pike County | Mccain, John+1,638 | 2,72768.8% | 1,08927.5% | 1503.8% | 3,966 |
| Poinsett County | Mccain, John+2,161 | 4,90361.8% | 2,74234.6% | 2833.6% | 7,928 |
| Polk County | Mccain, John+3,516 | 5,47371.3% | 1,95725.5% | 2513.3% | 7,681 |
| Pope County | Mccain, John+9,566 | 15,56870.5% | 6,00227.2% | 5092.3% | 22,079 |
| Prairie County | Mccain, John+1,175 | 2,22365.7% | 1,04831.0% | 1103.3% | 3,381 |
| Pulaski County | Obama, Barack H.+18,642 | 70,21243.5% | 88,85455.1% | 2,2771.4% | 161,343 |
| Randolph County | Mccain, John+1,146 | 3,61557.2% | 2,46939.1% | 2353.7% | 6,319 |
| Saline County | Mccain, John+18,286 | 30,98169.4% | 12,69528.4% | 9772.2% | 44,653 |
| Scott County | Mccain, John+1,738 | 2,79169.9% | 1,05326.4% | 1513.8% | 3,995 |
| Searcy County | Mccain, John+1,765 | 2,72670.9% | 96125.0% | 1604.2% | 3,847 |
| Sebastian County | Mccain, John+14,964 | 28,63766.3% | 13,67331.6% | 9022.1% | 43,212 |
| Sevier County | Mccain, John+1,834 | 3,12568.2% | 1,29128.2% | 1643.6% | 4,580 |
| Sharp County | Mccain, John+2,099 | 4,53562.5% | 2,43633.6% | 2813.9% | 7,252 |
| St. Francis County | Obama, Barack H.+1,569 | 3,91741.2% | 5,48657.7% | 1021.1% | 9,505 |
| Stone County | Mccain, John+1,936 | 3,53466.4% | 1,59830.0% | 1923.6% | 5,324 |
| Union County | Mccain, John+4,487 | 10,67762.2% | 6,19036.0% | 3121.8% | 17,179 |
| Van Buren County | Mccain, John+2,125 | 4,27663.8% | 2,15132.1% | 2764.1% | 6,703 |
| Washington County | Mccain, John+8,942 | 37,96355.5% | 29,02142.4% | 1,3962.0% | 68,380 |
| White County | Mccain, John+12,735 | 19,46772.2% | 6,73225.0% | 7562.8% | 26,955 |
| Woodruff County | Obama, Barack H.+206 | 1,20643.7% | 1,41251.1% | 1435.2% | 2,761 |
| Yell County | Mccain, John+1,805 | 3,80863.1% | 2,00333.2% | 2253.7% | 6,036 |
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: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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, 2008AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.