2008 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2008 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary Arkansas 1924 presidential no 2004 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary 2004 2012 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary 2012 2008 02 05 Hillary_Rodham_Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Clinton D4AA00 New York 220,136 70.05% 27 Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 880088 Illinois 82,476 26.25% 8 210px 250px Primary results by county Clinton: #fce0b4 40–50% #f1c98b 50–60% #e6b263 60–70% #d99a39 70–80% #af7b2c 80–90% Obama: #e1bbe1 40–50% #cf94cf 50–60% AZ CA 47 Democratic National Convention delegates (35 pledged, 12 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote The 2008 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary took place on Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008, with 35 delegates at stake.http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/AR-D.phtml Arkansas Democratic Delegation 2008 2008-02-01 The Green Papers The winner in each of Arkansas's four congressional districts was awarded all of that district's delegates, totaling 22. Another 13 delegates were awarded to the statewide winner, Hillary Clinton. The 35 delegates represented Arkansas at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Twelve other unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates, also attended the convention and cast their votes as well. Polling Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 Super Tuesday Democratic Party presidential primaries#Arkansas Results 2008 Arkansas Democratic Presidential Primary ResultsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageDelegates Democratic Hillary Clinton 220,136 70.05% 27 Democratic Barack Obama 82,476 26.25% 8 Democratic John Edwards 5,873 1.87% 0 Democratic Uncommitted 3,398 1.08% 0 Democratic Others 1,541 0.49% 0 Democratic Bill Richardson 810 0.26% 0 Totals 314,234 100.00% 35 Voter turnout % — Analysis Arkansas, the state where Hillary Clinton served as First Lady during her husband Bill Clinton’s tenure as governor, gave Clinton her largest victory during the course of the Democratic Primary. She swept the state among every major demographic – age, gender, religion, income, and educational attainment. According to exit polls, 80 percent of voters in the Arkansas Democratic Primary were Caucasian and they opted for Clinton by a margin of 79–16 compared to the 17 percent of African Americans who backed Obama by a margin of 74–25. Clinton carried every county in Arkansas by nearly two-to-one margins with the exception of three counties won by Obama: Crittenden, which contains West Memphis and is a part of the Memphis Metropolitan Area; and Lee and Phillips counties, both predominantly African American and located along the Mississippi River Delta. See also 2008 Arkansas Republican presidential primary References Category:2008 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state or territory Democratic presidential primary 2008 Category:2008 Super Tuesday