Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state situated in the south-central part of the United States; it joined the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. During the Civil War, Arkansas seceded and did not participate in the 1864 elections.

Historically, Arkansas predominantly supported the Democratic Party from Reconstruction until the mid-1960s. The state's support for Democrats was significant during this period, but it experienced political shifts over time.

In 1968, Arkansas supported third-party candidate George Wallace, reflecting the state's conservative response to civil rights legislation. Since then, Arkansas has predominantly cast its votes in favor of Republicans, with exceptions for Bill Clinton, an Arkansan, in 1992 and 1996, and for Jimmy Carter, who was from Georgia, in 1976.

The state’s support for the Republican Party has grown significantly in recent decades, as demonstrated by the party’s victories in the last several presidential elections. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden by almost 28 percentage points, securing 62.4% of the vote compared to Biden’s 34.8%.