Election Results for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,604	13.5
Deaths:	7,740	15.8
Net Migration:	3,333	6.8
Net Immigration:	446	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -188	R +1,049	R + 1.9%
D -1,237
2024 vs. 2016	R +5,667	R +4,348	R + 1.0%
D +1,319
2020 vs. 2016	R +5,855	R +3,299	D + 0.9%
D +2,556
2024 vs. 2012	R +8,884	R +10,232	R + 7.9%
D -1,348

2016 vs. 2008	R +4,538	R +8,547	R + 10.1%
D -4,009
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	49%	Donald Trump (R)	67,407	73.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	22,544	24.5%	1,889 [+]	2.1%	91,840	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 921 (1.0%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 469 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 265 (0.3%);
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	67,595	72.1%	Joe Biden (D)	23,781	25.4%	2,370 [+]	2.5%	93,746	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,297 (1.4%);
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	61,740	69.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	21,225	24.0%	5,329 [+]	6.0%	88,294	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,876 (3.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 884 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 688 (0.8%);
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	58,523	69.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	23,892	28.4%	1,849 [+]	2.2%	84,264	22	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,130 (1.3%);
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	57,202	68.0%	Barack Obama (D)	25,234	30.0%	1,703 [+]	2.0%	84,139	22	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 889 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 284 (0.3%);
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	53,740	62.0%	John Kerry (D)	32,161	37.1%	775 [+]	0.9%	86,676	11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 422 (0.5%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	44,178	58.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	29,942	39.3%	2,058 [+]	2.7%	76,178	10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 826 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 821 (1.1%);
1996	45%	Bill Clinton* (D)	31,197	44.9%	Robert Dole (R)	30,643	44.1%	7,632 [+]	11.0%	69,472	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,881 (9.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 222 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 171 (0.2%);
1992	53%	Bill Clinton (D)	32,535	42.7%	George Bush* (R)	31,119	40.9%	12,462 [+]	16.4%	76,116	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 11,938 (15.7%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	42,816	66.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	20,675	32.3%	591 [+]	0.9%	64,082	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 240 (0.4%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	48,570	71.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	18,360	27.1%	731	1.1%	67,661	13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Ronald Reagan (R)	41,380	61.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	21,788	32.3%	4,282 [+]	6.3%	67,450	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,643 (2.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,192 (1.8%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	31,290	52.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	28,346	47.4%	107 [+]	0.2%	59,743	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 73 (0.1%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	42,713	79.0%	George McGovern (D)	11,061	20.4%	320 [+]	0.6%	54,094	18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 320 (0.6%);
1968	51%	Richard Nixon (R)	18,926	40.8%	George Wallace (AIP)	15,835	34.1%	11,665 [+]	25.1%	46,426	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 11,665 (25.1%);
1964	49%	Barry Goldwater (R)	20,830	49.8%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	20,825	49.8%	138	0.3%	41,793	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	47%	Richard Nixon (R)	20,610	55.5%	John Kennedy (D)	16,123	43.4%	425	1.1%	37,158	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	42%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,791	53.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,386	46.1%	168	0.5%	33,345	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	41%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	17,399	51.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,113	48.0%	43	0.1%	33,555	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	25%	Harry Truman* (D)	12,845	62.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,398	31.3%	1,175 [+]	5.8%	20,418	-14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,062 (5.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 48 (0.2%);
1944	24%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,469	61.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	7,943	38.8%	36	0.2%	20,448	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	23%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,900	65.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,781	34.3%	86	0.4%	19,767	-10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	23%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,673	72.3%	Alf Landon (R)	4,812	27.5%	44 [+]	0.3%	17,529	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	26%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	14,499	76.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,185	22.2%	172 [+]	0.9%	18,856	-17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	26%	Herbert Hoover (R)	9,094	50.3%	Al Smith (D)	8,950	49.5%	49 [+]	0.3%	18,093	-8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	24%	John Davis (D)	9,210	53.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,278	36.7%	1,619 [+]	9.5%	17,107	-17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,619 (9.5%);
1920	26%	James Cox (D)	9,720	50.7%	Warren Harding (R)	8,953	46.7%	516 [+]	2.7%	19,189	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 516 (2.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	20%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	8,652	61.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,326	30.6%	1,140 [+]	8.1%	14,118	-15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	16%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	5,894	55.9%	William Taft* (R)	2,294	21.8%	2,355 [+]	22.3%	10,543	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,365 (12.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 903 (8.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 87 (0.8%);
1908	27%	William J. Bryan (D)	7,643	52.1%	William Taft (R)	5,980	40.8%	1,041 [+]	7.1%	14,664	-11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 806 (5.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 51 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 (0.1%);
1904	17%	Alton Parker (D)	3,488	50.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,788	40.6%	590 [+]	8.6%	6,866	-16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 309 (4.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 156 (2.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 125 (1.8%);
1900	28%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,910	65.4%	William McKinley* (R)	2,509	33.4%	91 [+]	1.2%	7,510	-18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 29 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

23,781

25.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

67,595

72.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,297

1.4%

Other

1,073

1.1%

TOTAL

93,746

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21,225

24.0%

Donald Trump (R)

61,740

69.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,876

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

688

0.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

884

1.0%

Other

881

1.0%

TOTAL

88,294

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

23,892

28.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

58,523

69.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,130

1.3%

Other

719

0.9%

TOTAL

84,264

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

25,234

30.0%

John McCain (R)

57,202

68.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

889

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

284

0.3%

Other

530

0.6%

TOTAL

84,139

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 22

2004 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

53,740

62.0%

John Kerry (D)

32,161

37.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

422

0.5%

Other

353

0.4%

TOTAL

86,676

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44,178

58.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

29,942

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

826

1.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

821

1.1%

Other

411

0.5%

TOTAL

76,178

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

31,197

44.9%

Robert Dole (R)

30,643

44.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,881

9.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

171

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

222

0.3%

Other

358

0.5%

TOTAL

69,472

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

32,535

42.7%

George Bush* (R)

31,119

40.9%

Ross Perot (I)

11,938

15.7%

Other

524

0.7%

TOTAL

76,116

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

42,816

66.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

20,675

32.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

240

0.4%

Other

351

0.5%

TOTAL

64,082

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

48,570

71.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

18,360

27.1%

Other

731

1.1%

TOTAL

67,661

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

41,380

61.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

21,788

32.3%

John Anderson (I)

1,643

2.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,192

1.8%

Other

1,447

2.1%

TOTAL

67,450

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

31,290

52.4%

Gerald Ford* (R)

28,346

47.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

59,743

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

42,713

79.0%

George McGovern (D)

11,061

20.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

320

0.6%

TOTAL

54,094

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 18

1968 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

18,926

40.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

11,665

25.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

15,835

34.1%

TOTAL

46,426

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): -3

1964 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

20,825

49.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

20,830

49.8%

Other

138

0.3%

TOTAL

41,793

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

16,123

43.4%

Richard Nixon (R)

20,610

55.5%

Other

425

1.1%

TOTAL

37,158

Turnout: 47%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

17,791

53.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

15,386

46.1%

Other

168

0.5%

TOTAL

33,345

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

17,399

51.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

16,113

48.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

33,555

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

12,845

62.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,398

31.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1,062

5.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

20,418

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): -14

1944 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,469

61.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

7,943

38.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

20,448

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,900

65.3%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,781

34.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

19,767

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -10

1936 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,673

72.3%

Alf Landon (R)

4,812

27.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

17,529

Turnout: 23%	Diff (US): -9

1932 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

14,499

76.9%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

4,185

22.2%

Other

172

0.9%

TOTAL

18,856

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -17

1928 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

9,094

50.3%

Al Smith (D)

8,950

49.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

18,093

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

6,278

36.7%

John Davis (D)

9,210

53.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,619

9.5%

TOTAL

17,107

Turnout: 24%	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

8,953

46.7%

James Cox (D)

9,720

50.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

516

2.7%

TOTAL

19,189

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): -14

1916 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

8,652

61.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,326

30.6%

Other

1,140

8.1%

TOTAL

14,118

Turnout: 20%	Diff (US): -15

1912 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

5,894

55.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,365

12.9%

William Taft* (R)

2,294

21.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

903

8.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

TOTAL

10,543

Turnout: 16%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,980

40.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

7,643

52.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

806

5.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.3%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

175

1.2%

TOTAL

14,664

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -11

1904 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,788

40.6%

Alton Parker (D)

3,488

50.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

309

4.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

125

1.8%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

156

2.3%

TOTAL

6,866

Turnout: 17%	Diff (US): -16

1900 President, Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,509

33.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,910

65.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

7,510

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): -18

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	177,189	71.72%	15.6%
Black:	10,309	4.17%	0.3%
Indian:	12,928	5.23%	29.1%
Asian:	7,596	3.07%	17.1%
2+ races:	10,232	4.14%	10.1%
Hispanic:	28,818	11.66%	19.6%

Total non-White:	69,883	28.28%	1.1%

Change in White population:	-32,642	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-753	-0.3

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area