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1872 presidential election in Arkansas
Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) beat Horace Greeley (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1872, 52.2% to 47.8%, a margin of 4.3 points and 3,446 votes.
Arkansas voted 7.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+11.6.
The Republican hold continued from 1868, when Ulysses S. Grant also won.
Democrats led in 30 of the 59 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Pulaski, cast 5,311 votes and went to the Republican by 23.1 points. The closest was Ouachita, where 17 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant won | Republican | 41,373 | 52.2% |
| Horace Greeley | Democratic | 37,927 | 47.8% |
| Total | 79,300 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 2,042 38.4% | 3,269 61.6% | 5,311 | R+23.1 | |
| Phillips | 940 19.1% | 3,982 80.9% | 4,922 | R+61.8 | |
| Jefferson | 1,043 26.8% | 2,847 73.2% | 3,890 | R+46.4 | |
| Crittenden | 300 13.7% | 1,887 86.3% | 2,187 | R+72.6 | |
| Union | 850 39.0% | 1,329 61.0% | 2,179 | R+22.0 | |
| Lafayette | 751 34.5% | 1,425 65.5% | 2,176 | R+31.0 | |
| Ouachita | 1,055 49.6% | 1,072 50.4% | 2,127 | R+0.8 | |
| Clark | 796 37.5% | 1,324 62.5% | 2,120 | R+24.9 | |
| Hempstead | 664 32.9% | 1,357 67.1% | 2,021 | R+34.3 | |
| White | 1,688 84.4% | 313 15.6% | 2,001 | D+68.7 | |
| Washington | 1,215 61.8% | 751 38.2% | 1,966 | D+23.6 | |
| Columbia | 1,188 61.1% | 756 38.9% | 1,944 | D+22.2 | |
| Chicot | 274 14.2% | 1,658 85.8% | 1,932 | R+71.6 | |
| Lincoln | 898 47.1% | 1,008 52.9% | 1,906 | R+5.8 | |
| Drew | 1,266 72.7% | 476 27.3% | 1,742 | D+45.4 | |
| Prairie | 1,111 65.2% | 592 34.8% | 1,703 | D+30.5 | |
| St. Francis | 858 52.2% | 785 47.8% | 1,643 | D+4.4 | |
| Sebastian | 570 35.5% | 1,034 64.5% | 1,604 | R+28.9 | |
| Yell | 1,021 64.7% | 558 35.3% | 1,579 | D+29.3 | |
| Monroe | 771 49.2% | 795 50.8% | 1,566 | R+1.5 | |
| Crawford | 589 39.1% | 918 60.9% | 1,507 | R+21.8 | |
| Ashley | 773 51.4% | 731 48.6% | 1,504 | D+2.8 | |
| Independence | 631 43.8% | 810 56.2% | 1,441 | R+12.4 | |
| Nevada | 898 63.6% | 515 36.4% | 1,413 | D+27.1 | |
| Benton | 1,150 83.0% | 235 17.0% | 1,385 | D+66.1 | |
| Arkansas | 625 49.2% | 646 50.8% | 1,271 | R+1.7 | |
| Woodruff | 521 43.2% | 684 56.8% | 1,205 | R+13.5 | |
| Desha | 413 35.7% | 745 64.3% | 1,158 | R+28.7 | |
| Bradley | 659 62.8% | 390 37.2% | 1,049 | D+25.6 | |
| Madison | 555 53.2% | 488 46.8% | 1,043 | D+6.4 | |
| Dallas | 719 71.2% | 291 28.8% | 1,010 | D+42.4 | |
| Hot Spring | 726 74.2% | 252 25.8% | 978 | D+48.5 | |
| Boone | 717 77.4% | 209 22.6% | 926 | D+54.9 | |
| Cross | 549 64.1% | 307 35.9% | 856 | D+28.3 | |
| Pope | 317 37.4% | 530 62.6% | 847 | R+25.1 | |
| Marion | 673 82.3% | 145 17.7% | 818 | D+64.5 | |
| Izard | 613 77.2% | 181 22.8% | 794 | D+54.4 | |
| Franklin | 251 32.2% | 529 67.8% | 780 | R+35.6 | |
| Little River | 270 34.7% | 508 65.3% | 778 | R+30.6 | |
| Saline | 757 99.0% | 8 1.0% | 765 | D+97.9 | |
| Jackson | 343 45.4% | 413 54.6% | 756 | R+9.3 | |
| Lawrence | 601 85.7% | 100 14.3% | 701 | D+71.5 | |
| Sevier | 424 61.4% | 267 38.6% | 691 | D+22.7 | |
| Sharp | 531 81.8% | 118 18.2% | 649 | D+63.6 | |
| Craighead | 509 79.2% | 134 20.8% | 643 | D+58.3 | |
| Calhoun | 436 68.0% | 205 32.0% | 641 | D+36.0 | |
| Grant | 448 70.8% | 185 29.2% | 633 | D+41.5 | |
| Carroll | 325 54.0% | 277 46.0% | 602 | D+8.0 | |
| Mississippi | 176 30.6% | 399 69.4% | 575 | R+38.8 | |
| Montgomery | 359 65.5% | 189 34.5% | 548 | D+31.0 | |
| Fulton | 421 77.8% | 120 22.2% | 541 | D+55.6 | |
| Newton | 172 34.7% | 324 65.3% | 496 | R+30.6 | |
| Randolph | 200 40.4% | 295 59.6% | 495 | R+19.2 | |
| Searcy | 109 22.4% | 377 77.6% | 486 | R+55.1 | |
| Polk | 338 74.0% | 119 26.0% | 457 | D+47.9 | |
| Conway | 240 61.5% | 150 38.5% | 390 | D+23.1 | |
| Pike | 108 30.9% | 241 69.1% | 349 | R+38.1 | |
| Perry | 68 27.5% | 179 72.5% | 247 | R+44.9 | |
| Van Buren | 109 44.3% | 137 55.7% | 246 | R+11.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1872; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |