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Polk County, Arkansas · voter turnout

Who shows up to vote

Every budget, bond, and tax on this site was decided by people elected — or a measure passed — by whoever voted. These are the official counts: registered voters, ballots cast, and the share that voted. Nothing here is about candidates or how anyone voted.

Polk County — share of registered voters who voted

Mar 31, 2026 2026 Primary Runoff
445 of 11,959 registered voters · 31 of 75 counties		 3.7%
statewide 5.1%
Mar 3, 2026 Preferential Primary Election
3,032 of 11,929 registered voters · 46 of 75 counties		 25.4%
statewide 24.3%
Nov 5, 2024 General Election
8,325 of 12,143 registered voters · 16 of 75 counties		 68.6%
statewide 65.1%
Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election
2,376 of 11,719 registered voters · 45 of 75 counties		 20.3%
statewide 20.6%
Nov 8, 2022 General Election
6,953 of 12,183 registered voters · 9 of 75 counties		 57.1%
statewide 50.8%
May 24, 2022 Primary Election
2,921 of 11,889 registered voters · 62 of 75 counties		 24.6%
statewide 26.0%
Nov 3, 2020 General Election
8,519 of 12,118 registered voters · 18 of 75 counties		 70.3%
statewide 66.9%
Mar 3, 2020 Preferential Primary Election
4,575 of 11,533 registered voters · 1 of 75 counties		 39.7%
statewide 28.0%
Nov 6, 2018 General Election
6,097 of 11,981 registered voters · 35 of 75 counties		 50.9%
statewide 50.4%
Mar 1, 2016 Preferential Primary Election
5,467 of 12,020 registered voters · 15 of 75 counties		 45.5%
statewide 38.4%
Nov 4, 2014 General Election
6,424 of 11,606 registered voters · 22 of 75 counties		 55.4%
statewide 50.4%
May 20, 2014 Preferential Primary Election
1,788 of 11,216 registered voters · 68 of 75 counties		 15.9%
statewide 21.3%
Nov 6, 2012 General Election
7,803 of 10,904 registered voters · 12 of 75 counties		 71.6%
statewide 66.7%
May 22, 2012 Preferential Primary Election (unofficial results)
2,233 of 10,507 registered voters · 48 of 75 counties		 21.3%
statewide 21.8%

In Polk County, 8,325 people voted in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election — and 2,376 in the Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election: about 29 primary voters for every 100 general-election voters.

Across Arkansas in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election: highest turnout — Saline 71.7%, Calhoun 71.3%, Grant 71.0%. Lowest — Desha 50.4%, Nevada 51.0%, Crittenden 52.2%.

Source: https://arkansas.tally-enr.com/ — retrieved 2026-10-06. Turnout is ballots cast divided by registered voters; people who aren’t registered aren’t counted at all.

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