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Arkansas voted 53% for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 54% in 1996; these were his best and eighth-best percentages those years. In 2000, it voted only 46% for Al Gore, his 29th-best state. George W. Bush, who targeted the state and appeared in Northwest Arkansas on election eve, won 51% here, his lowest percentage in the South except of course for Florida. But with Clinton out of office and out of state, Arkansas seems unlikely to be a target state for a Democrat, except for one with special appeal in the South.

The Arkansas presidential primary, held in May, attracts little attention; nor did it in 1992 when it was held on Super Tuesday. There is no party registration requirement and Republican turnout has typically been very low; 85% of those voting in the May 2000 primary voted Democratic.

2000 Presidential Vote
Bush (R)	472,940	(51%)
Gore (D)	422,768	(46%)
Nader (Green)	13,421	(1%)
Other	12,652	(1%)

2000 Republican Primary
Bush (R)	35,759	(80%)
Keyes (R)	8,814	(20%)

2000 Democratic Primary
Gore (D)	193,750	(78%)
LaRouche (D)	53,150	(22%)

1996 Presidential Vote
Clinton (D)	475,171	(54%)
Dole (R)	325,416	(37%)
Perot (I)	69,884	(8%)
Other	13,791	(2%)

For 1992 and 1996 presidential results in Arkansas, please see the Almanac 2000 online.