About: 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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  • The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. State voters chose six 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 attained in 2004, despite the national Democratic trend. This was likely due to the issue of race in the presidential election. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise a red state. The state trended Republican dramatically 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 30%. Of the ten counties with the largest percentage swing to the Republicans in the U.S. during this election, six of them were located in Arkansas. Obama became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Arkansas. Since 1996, the Natural State has rapidly transformed from a Democratic stronghold into one of the most Republican states in the nation. It was also one of the six states where neither Obama nor McCain won during the primary season, and the strongest of five states that swung rightward in this election, the others being Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee, and West Virginia. This was the first time Arkansas did not vote for the winner of the presidential election since 1968. As of 2020, this is the last time Arkansas has voted to the left of Alabama. This was also the first time ever that Arkansas voted to the right of Nebraska. (en)
  • A eleição presidencial de 2008 no estado norte-americano do Arkansas ocorreu em 4 de novembro de 2008, assim como em todos os 50 estados e o Distrito de Colúmbia. Os eleitores escolheram quatro representantes, além do presidente e vice-presidente. No Arkansas, o candidato vitorioso foi o republicano John McCain que recebeu 19 % de votos a mais que o segundo colocado no estado, Barack Obama, do Partido Democrata. (pt)
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  • A eleição presidencial de 2008 no estado norte-americano do Arkansas ocorreu em 4 de novembro de 2008, assim como em todos os 50 estados e o Distrito de Colúmbia. Os eleitores escolheram quatro representantes, além do presidente e vice-presidente. No Arkansas, o candidato vitorioso foi o republicano John McCain que recebeu 19 % de votos a mais que o segundo colocado no estado, Barack Obama, do Partido Democrata. (pt)
  • The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. (en)
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