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Baxter 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.

Baxter County — share of registered voters who voted

Mar 31, 2026 2026 Primary Runoff
5,616 of 30,379 registered voters · 7 of 75 counties
18.5%
statewide 5.1%
Mar 3, 2026 Preferential Primary Election
7,973 of 31,088 registered voters · 43 of 75 counties
25.6%
statewide 24.3%
Nov 5, 2024 General Election
21,050 of 30,878 registered voters · 20 of 75 counties
68.2%
statewide 65.1%
Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election
6,885 of 29,457 registered voters · 25 of 75 counties
23.4%
statewide 20.6%
Nov 8, 2022 General Election
15,785 of 30,281 registered voters · 33 of 75 counties
52.1%
statewide 50.8%
May 24, 2022 Primary Election
8,794 of 29,513 registered voters · 40 of 75 counties
29.8%
statewide 26.0%
Nov 3, 2020 General Election
21,114 of 29,981 registered voters · 17 of 75 counties
70.4%
statewide 66.9%
Mar 3, 2020 Preferential Primary Election
8,330 of 28,631 registered voters · 31 of 75 counties
29.1%
statewide 28.0%
Nov 6, 2018 General Election
14,508 of 29,589 registered voters · 48 of 75 counties
49.0%
statewide 50.4%
Mar 1, 2016 Preferential Primary Election
11,130 of 27,581 registered voters · 34 of 75 counties
40.4%
statewide 38.4%
Nov 4, 2014 General Election
15,116 of 28,488 registered voters · 32 of 75 counties
53.1%
statewide 50.4%
May 20, 2014 Preferential Primary Election
5,374 of 27,837 registered voters · 48 of 75 counties
19.3%
statewide 21.3%
Nov 6, 2012 General Election
19,502 of 27,608 registered voters · 22 of 75 counties
70.6%
statewide 66.7%
May 22, 2012 Preferential Primary Election (unofficial results)
4,041 of 26,781 registered voters · 71 of 75 counties
15.1%
statewide 21.8%

In Baxter County, 21,050 people voted in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election — and 6,885 in the Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election: about 33 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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