Hempstead County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Hempstead County, Arkansas?
Only 35% of eligible citizens in Hempstead County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 45% turnout · 2.2 people per vote
Turnout in Hempstead County
In the November 2022 midterm, 4,685 of Hempstead County’s 13,424 eligible citizens voted: 34.9% turnout. That’s 5.5 points lower than Arkansas overall (40.4%) and 11.1 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 8,739 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.9 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 45.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.2 people. Midterm turnout here ran 10.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Hempstead County ranks #11 of 75 counties in Arkansas for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | #8 | 33.0% | 3.0 |
| Craighead County | #9 | 33.7% | 3.0 |
| Jefferson County | #10 | 34.8% | 2.9 |
| Hempstead County | #11 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Miller County | #12 | 34.9% | 2.9 |
| Columbia County | #13 | 35.1% | 2.8 |
| Clay County | #14 | 35.3% | 2.8 |
See all 75 Arkansas counties ranked →