Who won Arkansas in the 1840 presidential election?

VanBuren (Democratic) carried Arkansas in 1840, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1840?

Arkansas cast 3 electoral votes in the 1840 presidential election.

Did Arkansas vote for the national winner in 1840?

No. Arkansas backed VanBuren, while William Henry Harrison won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemAR · 3 EV

1840

Arkansas: VanBuren carries 3 EV.

Arkansas cast its 3 electoral votes for VanBuren (Democratic). National winner: William Henry Harrison (Whig) — Arkansas voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1840 result in Arkansas

Arkansas backed VanBuren (Democratic) in the 1840 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — William Henry Harrison (Whig) won the presidency, leaving Arkansas among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Arkansas backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Missouri and Mississippi joined Arkansas for the Democratic ticket, while Tennessee and Louisiana did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Arkansas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, William Henry Harrison took 234 of the 294 electoral votes, against Martin Van Buren's 60. William Henry Harrison led the national popular vote with 52.87% of the ballots cast.

The 1840 national map

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