United States presidential election in Arkansas, 2008
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County Results
Obama—60-70%
Obama—50-60%
McCain—<50%
McCain—50-60%
McCain—60-70%
McCain—70-80%
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 6 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Arkansas was won by Republican John McCain by a 19.9% margin of victory, an even greater margin than George W. Bush did in 2004, despite the national Democratic trend. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. The state trended dramatically Republican in 2008, as McCain performed over 4% better than Bush did in 2004, more than any other state. Only five counties swung more Democratic in 2008, and the vast majority of counties swung heavily Republican (some by as much as a 30% swing toward the Republicans). Barack Obama became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Arkansas.
Arkansas swung and trended more Republican than any other state in the nation during the election
There were 17 news organizations who made state by state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:
John McCain won every single opinion poll taken in Arkansas prior to the election. Although, McCain polled just in the low 50% range.RealClearPolitics gave the state an average of 52.3% for McCain, compared to 38.8% for Obama. The margin of victory on election day was more than double of the RCP average. The state was not seriously contested by either campaign.
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