Who won Arkansas in the 1976 presidential election?

Carter (Democratic) carried Arkansas in 1976, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1976?

Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes in the 1976 presidential election.

Did Arkansas vote for the national winner in 1976?

Yes. Arkansas backed Jimmy Carter, who won the presidency that year.

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1976

Arkansas: Carter carries 6 EV.

Arkansas cast its 6 electoral votes for Carter (Democratic). National winner: Jimmy Carter (Democratic) — Arkansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Arkansas in 1976

The 1976 contest saw Arkansas line up behind Carter, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Arkansas ended up on the winning side — Jimmy Carter captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Arkansas away from the Republican it had supported in 1972. The region divided — Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas joined Arkansas for the Democratic ticket, while Oklahoma 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 Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Jimmy Carter took 297 of the 538 electoral votes, against Gerald Ford's 240. Jimmy Carter led the national popular vote with 50.08% of the ballots cast.

The 1976 national map

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