2020 Arkansas General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Arkansas 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

President Donald Trump received 756,768 (64.5%) votes beating VP Joseph Biden who gained 416,539 (35.5%) by 340,229 votes in Arkansas.

President Trump won 66 counties out of the 77 counties that make up Arkansas. The record shows that VP Joe Biden won 9 counties.

2020 AR Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won

Primary Elections

Presidential General Election

Primary Election

In the Primary, President Trump won 68 counties in a 3 way match up. VP Biden triled behind him winning 7 counties with Senator Sanders winning none in Arkansas Primary.

2020 AR Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential Election

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 7% increase for VP Biden and a 7% decrease for President Trump. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 517,815 for Trump and 323,528 for Biden at the Presidential General Elections.

Presidential Primary Elections

Presidential General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

All Candidates (Presidential Primary Elections)

All Candidates (Presidential General Elections)

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority larger counties (Pulaski, Benton and Washington), it is still possible for the other candidates to catch up if they convincingly win many of the other counties.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Presidential Primary Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential Primary Elections
President Donald Trump

Presidential General Elections
VP Joseph Biden

Presidential General Elections
President Donald Trump

Pulaski, the largest county in Arkansas, voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden, giving him a 36k vote advantage out of that county. On the other hand, other large counties like Benton and Washington voted in favor of President Trump, giving him a 38k vote advantage out of those counties. The fact that Trump won many of the smaller counties proved to be enough to overcome the deficit, making him gain an upper hand in the State of Arkansas.


Related References: 2020 Arkansas Primary Election Story, 2016 Arkansas Primary Election Story, 2012 Arkansas Primary Election Story

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