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Columbia 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.

Columbia County — share of registered voters who voted

Mar 31, 2026 2026 Primary Runoff
195 of 11,584 registered voters · 68 of 75 counties		 1.7%
statewide 5.1%
Mar 3, 2026 Preferential Primary Election
1,812 of 11,671 registered voters · 73 of 75 counties		 15.5%
statewide 24.3%
Nov 5, 2024 General Election
7,980 of 12,146 registered voters · 39 of 75 counties		 65.7%
statewide 65.1%
Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election
2,124 of 11,551 registered voters · 58 of 75 counties		 18.4%
statewide 20.6%
Nov 8, 2022 General Election
6,152 of 12,253 registered voters · 52 of 75 counties		 50.2%
statewide 50.8%
May 24, 2022 Primary Election
3,585 of 12,173 registered voters · 43 of 75 counties		 29.4%
statewide 26.0%
Nov 3, 2020 General Election
8,580 of 13,069 registered voters · 48 of 75 counties		 65.7%
statewide 66.9%
Mar 3, 2020 Preferential Primary Election
3,135 of 12,566 registered voters · 56 of 75 counties		 24.9%
statewide 28.0%
Nov 6, 2018 General Election
6,429 of 14,281 registered voters · 70 of 75 counties		 45.0%
statewide 50.4%
Mar 1, 2016 Preferential Primary Election
4,571 of 13,901 registered voters · 66 of 75 counties		 32.9%
statewide 38.4%
Nov 4, 2014 General Election
8,244 of 14,168 registered voters · 5 of 75 counties		 58.2%
statewide 50.4%
May 20, 2014 Preferential Primary Election
2,448 of 12,953 registered voters · 51 of 75 counties		 18.9%
statewide 21.3%
Nov 6, 2012 General Election
9,546 of 13,207 registered voters · 10 of 75 counties		 72.3%
statewide 66.7%
May 22, 2012 Preferential Primary Election (unofficial results)
3,705 of 12,509 registered voters · 23 of 75 counties		 29.6%
statewide 21.8%

In Columbia County, 7,980 people voted in the Nov 5, 2024 General Election — and 2,124 in the Mar 5, 2024 Primary Election: about 27 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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