1980 United States presidential election in Arkansas

This is also the last time any candidate won Arkansas with only a plurality; in 1992, it was the only state in the nation besides the District of Columbia to give native son Bill Clinton a majority of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moyer |first1=Justin |title=The forgotten story of how refugees almost ended Bill Clinton's career |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/17/the-forgotten-story-of-how-refugees-almost-ended-bill-clintons-career/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> This is the closest election in the state's history. This was the first time since 1868 that the state backed a non-incumbent Republican.

This is also the last time any candidate won Arkansas with only a plurality; in 1992, it was the only state in the nation besides the District of Columbia to give native son Bill Clinton a majority of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moyer |first1=Justin |title=The forgotten story of how refugees almost ended Bill Clinton's career |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/17/the-forgotten-story-of-how-refugees-almost-ended-bill-clintons-career/?noredirect=on |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> This is the closest election in the state's history. This was the first time since 1868 that the state backed a non-incumbent Republican.

53% of white voters supported Reagan while 42% supported Carter.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=295}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=335}}

Among white voters, 53% supported Reagan while 42% supported Carter.{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=295}}{{sfn|Black|Black|1992|p=335}}

==Results==

==Results==