#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
The House passed a resolution ordering U.S. forces out of the Iran war in July. The Senate finally voted on it September 24 and it failed 49-50. Fourteen senators on our report cards voted no — including Jon Husted, who said two days earlier the war 'needs to come to an end as quickly as possible.'
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Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack sits on the House Appropriations Committee, which decides which corporations get billions in federal cash — and every major weapons contractor is lining his pockets, from Boeing and Lockheed Martin to Northrop Grumman and RTX.
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Steve Womack voted alongside House Republicans for months to block the release of the Epstein files, burying millions of pages of evidence about a global sex trafficking ring that UN human rights experts say shows credible evidence of crimes against humanity, sexual slavery and torture.
Oct. 19 – Nov. 2
Check Arkansas’s official dates →Due Nov. 3
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Arkansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won Arkansas with 64.2% of the vote to 33.6%, a margin of 30.6 points, with 54.1% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
6 of 6 — 100%. In the U.S. House, Arkansas has 4 Republicans and 0 Democrats; in the Senate, 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Arkansas, on Wikipedia.)
Arkansas ranks #49 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Arkansas directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Arkansas. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 19 – Nov. 2. Details on Arkansas's official election site. (Checked against Arkansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Only voters with an eligible excuse, such as illness or travel, can vote by mail. Your ballot must arrive by Election Day, not just be mailed by then. Details on Arkansas's official election site. (Checked against Arkansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)