the state from then on. On election day Bush performed better than what polls showed, outperforming nearly every single poll. The only areas that went for Democratic opponent John Kerry were a handful of Delta counties; the state capital, Little Rock; Pine Bluff; and only a few counties to the south. Bush performed better in Arkansas than last election against Al Gore, the VP of Bill Clinton, the latter being the home son of Arkansas. Although Arkansas is the home of former Democratic Governor and President Bill Clinton, who won his state's electoral vote in both 1992 and 1996, Democratic nominees Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004 were both unsuccessful in carrying Arkansas, which went to Republican nominee George W. Bush in both elections. This election represented, arguably, the last time Arkansas was considered competitive on a national political level, as the GOP would gain supporters due to an increased distaste for the social liberalism espoused by the Democratic Party. Over the next 12 years, various Democrats representing Arkansas federally and statewide (including all three Democratic Congressmen in the House and both Democratic Senators at the time) would retire or be defeated in "wave" elections, culminating in the state turning sharply against its former first lady, Hillary Clinton, in the 2016 election. As of the 2020 election, no statewide or federally elected position (i.e. Congress) in Arkansas is held by a Democrat. , Kerry remains the last Democratic candidate to win more than 40% of the vote. It is also the last election in which Jackson County, Monroe County, Clark County, Mississippi County, Lawrence County, Clay County, Poinsett County, Lincoln County, Bradley County, Randolph County, Hempstead County and Little River County voted for the Democratic candidate. This is also the last time in which the state was decided by a single digit margin of victory. Results By county Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ashley (Largest city: Crossett) Craighead (Largest city: Jonesboro) Cross (Largest city: Wynne) Dallas (Largest city: Fordyce) Drew (Largest city: Monticello) Greene (Largest city: Paragould) Hot Spring (Largest city: Malvern) Izard (Largest city: Horseshoe Bend) Lafayette (Largest city: Stamps) Nevada (Largest city: Prescott) Ouachita (Largest city: Camden) By congressional district Bush won all 4 congressional districts, including three held by Democrats. Electors Technically the voters of Arkansas cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Arkansas is allocated 6 electors because