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1880 presidential election in Arkansas

Winfield Scott Hancock (Democrat) beat James A. Garfield (Republican) in Arkansas in 1880, 56.6% to 39.6%, a margin of 17.1 points and 18,339 votes.

Arkansas voted 17.2 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+0.1.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Samuel J. Tilden won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 73 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Pulaski, cast 5,442 votes and went to the Republican by 25.4 points. The closest was Desha, where 0 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Winfield Scott Hancock won Democratic 60,775 56.6%
James A. Garfield Republican 42,436 39.6%
All other candidates 4,079 3.8%
Total107,290

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 1,971 36.2% 3,351 61.6% 120 5,442 R+25.4
Jefferson 885 21.7% 3,196 78.3% 4,081 R+56.6
Hempstead 1,450 43.9% 1,641 49.7% 212 3,303 R+5.8
Phillips 924 28.0% 2,367 71.8% 5 3,296 R+43.8
Washington 1,937 63.5% 788 25.8% 324 3,049 D+37.7
Sebastian 1,639 60.4% 1,074 39.6% 2 2,715 D+20.8
Benton 1,964 80.1% 298 12.1% 191 2,453 D+67.9
White 1,922 81.0% 301 12.7% 150 2,373 D+68.3
Jackson 883 37.4% 500 21.2% 977 2,360 Others
Clark 1,263 57.5% 880 40.1% 53 2,196 D+17.4
Nevada 936 43.1% 372 17.1% 863 2,171 D+26.0
Crawford 1,138 52.7% 974 45.1% 48 2,160 D+7.6
Franklin 1,583 76.3% 468 22.6% 23 2,074 D+53.8
Yell 1,331 65.7% 669 33.0% 25 2,025 D+32.7
Ouachita 858 42.5% 929 46.0% 231 2,018 R+3.5
Logan 1,155 57.8% 827 41.4% 17 1,999 D+16.4
Independence 1,463 73.7% 495 24.9% 28 1,986 D+48.7
Conway 908 47.0% 1,020 52.8% 2 1,930 R+5.8
Union 1,096 57.7% 789 41.5% 14 1,899 D+16.2
Desha 286 15.6% 775 42.2% 775 1,836 R+26.6
Chicot 266 14.5% 1,552 84.7% 14 1,832 R+70.2
Columbia 1,173 64.6% 582 32.0% 62 1,817 D+32.5
Faulkner 1,097 64.8% 469 27.7% 127 1,693 D+37.1
Monroe 715 42.6% 963 57.4% 1,678 R+14.8
Miller 884 54.5% 735 45.3% 3 1,622 D+9.2
Pope 1,156 71.4% 376 23.2% 87 1,619 D+48.2
Lonoke 1,001 62.4% 599 37.3% 4 1,604 D+25.1
Arkansas 861 54.6% 716 45.4% 1 1,578 D+9.2
Lee 539 35.1% 995 64.8% 2 1,536 R+29.7
Boone 1,134 75.4% 325 21.6% 45 1,504 D+53.8
Garland 814 55.9% 566 38.9% 75 1,455 D+17.0
Drew 888 61.2% 553 38.1% 9 1,450 D+23.1
Johnson 1,098 77.4% 279 19.7% 41 1,418 D+57.8
Woodruff 668 47.4% 738 52.4% 2 1,408 R+5.0
Ashley 727 52.0% 672 48.0% 1,399 D+3.9
Lincoln 468 33.5% 848 60.8% 79 1,395 R+27.2
Crittenden 239 17.2% 913 65.7% 237 1,389 R+48.5
Howard 884 65.3% 453 33.5% 16 1,353 D+31.9
Carroll 887 67.5% 399 30.4% 28 1,314 D+37.1
Izard 1,005 77.4% 223 17.2% 70 1,298 D+60.2
Prairie 749 58.7% 504 39.5% 22 1,275 D+19.2
St. Francis 693 57.8% 494 41.2% 12 1,199 D+16.6
Madison 735 62.0% 414 34.9% 36 1,185 D+27.1
Van Buren 873 79.7% 162 14.8% 61 1,096 D+64.9
Saline 719 66.8% 266 24.7% 92 1,077 D+42.1
Randolph 905 85.6% 147 13.9% 5 1,057 D+71.7
Little River 491 47.1% 547 52.4% 5 1,043 R+5.4
Searcy 452 44.3% 566 55.4% 3 1,021 R+11.2
Sharp 793 80.9% 174 17.8% 13 980 D+63.2
Mississippi 536 57.4% 398 42.6% 934 D+14.8
Lawrence 800 86.6% 104 11.3% 20 924 D+75.3
Bradley 575 63.3% 178 19.6% 156 909 D+43.7
Lafayette 315 34.7% 544 59.8% 50 909 R+25.2
Scott 609 67.6% 205 22.8% 87 901 D+44.8
Marion 654 73.1% 120 13.4% 121 895 D+59.7
Hot Spring 609 71.5% 208 24.4% 35 852 D+47.1
Baxter 607 71.6% 156 18.4% 85 848 D+53.2
Dallas 495 62.0% 296 37.0% 8 799 D+24.9
Calhoun 471 60.7% 270 34.8% 35 776 D+25.9
Cross 464 60.7% 299 39.1% 1 764 D+21.6
Sevier 591 80.7% 141 19.3% 732 D+61.5
Newton 320 44.6% 340 47.4% 58 718 R+2.8
Craighead 574 84.4% 83 12.2% 23 680 D+72.2
Clay 590 88.7% 73 11.0% 2 665 D+77.7
Fulton 558 83.9% 78 11.7% 29 665 D+72.2
Grant 478 78.6% 105 17.3% 25 608 D+61.3
Montgomery 445 73.4% 142 23.4% 19 606 D+50.0
Pike 346 59.0% 152 25.9% 88 586 D+33.1
Greene 515 95.7% 23 4.3% 538 D+91.4
Stone 417 85.5% 50 10.2% 21 488 D+75.2
Perry 187 48.8% 175 45.7% 21 383 D+3.1
Polk 334 87.4% 48 12.6% 382 D+74.9
Poinsett 265 92.0% 23 8.0% 288 D+84.0

Counties as they stood in 1880; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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