Polk County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Polk County, Arkansas?
Only 47% of eligible citizens in Polk County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 56% turnout · 1.8 people per vote
Turnout in Polk County
In the November 2022 midterm, 6,907 of Polk County’s 14,704 eligible citizens voted: 47.0% turnout. That’s 6.6 points higher than Arkansas overall (40.4%) and 1.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 7,797 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.1 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 56.4%, so each ballot spoke for 1.8 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.
Polk County ranks #67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicot County | #64 | 45.2% | 2.2 |
| Saline County | #65 | 45.4% | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | #66 | 46.5% | 2.2 |
| Polk County | #67 | 47.0% | 2.1 |
| Cleveland County | #68 | 48.2% | 2.1 |
| Perry County | #69 | 48.8% | 2.0 |
| Van Buren County | #70 | 49.3% | 2.0 |
See all 75 Arkansas counties ranked →