Howard County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Howard County, Arkansas?
Only 41% of eligible citizens in Howard County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 50% turnout · 2.0 people per vote
Turnout in Howard County
In the November 2022 midterm, 3,642 of Howard County’s 8,883 eligible citizens voted: 41.0% turnout. That’s 0.6 points higher than Arkansas overall (40.4%) and 5.0 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 5,241 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.4 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 50.4%, so each ballot spoke for 2.0 people. Midterm turnout here ran 9.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Howard County ranks #42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross County | #39 | 40.5% | 2.5 |
| Drew County | #40 | 40.8% | 2.5 |
| Franklin County | #41 | 40.9% | 2.4 |
| Howard County | #42 | 41.0% | 2.4 |
| Fulton County | #43 | 41.1% | 2.4 |
| Ouachita County | #44 | 41.2% | 2.4 |
| Union County | #45 | 41.3% | 2.4 |
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