Since the Clinton administration, Arkansas has trended more and more Republican. Twitter user @yeahitsJ0sh points out that Governor Asa Hutchinson increased his margin upon re-election. Similarly, and despite a Biden gain on Clinton by 43,438 votes, President Donald Trump surpassed his 2016 margin in 2020 by nearly a percentage point in an already very red state. Josh says:
1. I think at this point, we all expect Sarah Huckabee Sanders to (unfortunately) be the Republican nominee and the next Governor of Arkansas.
— Josh (@yeahitsJ0sh) May 29, 2021
Current Governor Asa Hutchinson was reelected in 2018 by a margin of almost 35 points, considerably more than his first win in 2014. pic.twitter.com/Yv5nRoBMTO
This is a finely detailed precinct map, so definitely zoom in and check out the insets:
