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Benton 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.

Benton County — share of registered voters who voted

Mar 31, 2026 2026 Primary Runoff
3,675 of 196,303 registered voters · 63 of 75 counties		 1.9%
statewide 5.1%
Mar 3, 2026 Preferential Primary Election
32,133 of 195,414 registered voters · 72 of 75 counties		 16.4%
statewide 24.3%
Nov 5, 2024 General Election
129,545 of 192,494 registered voters · 24 of 75 counties		 67.3%
statewide 65.1%
Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election
33,946 of 180,333 registered voters · 54 of 75 counties		 18.8%
statewide 20.6%
Nov 8, 2022 General Election
91,522 of 181,381 registered voters · 47 of 75 counties		 50.5%
statewide 50.8%
May 24, 2022 Primary Election
34,401 of 174,947 registered voters · 71 of 75 counties		 19.7%
statewide 26.0%
Nov 3, 2020 General Election
120,444 of 170,022 registered voters · 14 of 75 counties		 70.8%
statewide 66.9%
Mar 3, 2020 Preferential Primary Election
42,990 of 156,549 registered voters · 42 of 75 counties		 27.5%
statewide 28.0%
Nov 6, 2018 General Election
77,919 of 159,014 registered voters · 49 of 75 counties		 49.0%
statewide 50.4%
Mar 1, 2016 Preferential Primary Election
53,496 of 132,463 registered voters · 33 of 75 counties		 40.4%
statewide 38.4%
Nov 4, 2014 General Election
63,331 of 129,175 registered voters · 57 of 75 counties		 49.0%
statewide 50.4%
May 20, 2014 Preferential Primary Election
20,900 of 124,385 registered voters · 65 of 75 counties		 16.8%
statewide 21.3%
Nov 6, 2012 General Election
79,713 of 116,099 registered voters · 36 of 75 counties		 68.7%
statewide 66.7%
May 22, 2012 Preferential Primary Election (unofficial results)
26,656 of 107,188 registered voters · 37 of 75 counties		 24.9%
statewide 21.8%

In Benton County, 129,545 people voted in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election — and 33,946 in the Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election: about 26 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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