Registration counts: Voter Count · Updated November 8, 2026

Arkansas Voter Registration

& Party Affiliation Statistics

Total Registered

1,675,730

Most Active Primary Party

Independent (40.45%)

Independent / NPP

40.45%

Primary Type

Open Primary

Overview Registration Primary Rules Turnout

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At a Glance

Arkansas at a Glance

Key voter registration statistics · Updated 2026

Registered Voters

1,675,730

across 75 counties

Independent / NPP

677.8K

40.45% of registered

2024 Turnout

54.1%

of eligible voters

Arkansas's least partisan county (50,000+ voters): Benton (modeled; Arkansas voters don't register by party)

47.83% of voters in Benton County have no modeled party lean, compared with 40.45% across Arkansas. That's the highest share of any Arkansas county with at least 50,000 voters. Arkansas doesn't register voters by party, so these figures are modeled.

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Primary Participation

Primary Ballot Participation by Party

Arkansas does not register voters by party. The breakdown below is modeled from recent primary ballot history.

21.1%

38.4%

40.5%

Democratic21.1%

Republican38.4%

Independent40.5%

Other0.1%

Party	Registered Voters	% of Total
Democratic	353,794	21.1%
Republican	643,221	38.4%
Independent	677,812	40.5%
Other	903	0.1%

Note: Arkansas does not collect party affiliation at voter registration. These figures are modeled from L2 voter-file analysis of which primary ballot each voter pulled in recent cycles — they reflect primary participation, not party registration.

Primary Rules

How Arkansas's Primary Works

Arkansas uses a Open Primary system

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Open Primary

Any registered voter can vote in any party's primary, regardless of their own party affiliation or registration status.

How It Works

On election day, voters choose which party's ballot they want. They don't need to be registered with that party. In most open primary states, this choice is made privately at the polling place.

IVP's Position

Better than closed primaries, but still forces voters to pick a party's ballot rather than voting for the best candidate regardless of party.

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Turnout

Voter Turnout in Arkansas

How many eligible Arkansas residents actually vote?

Recent Elections

Election	Turnout	Voted
2024 General	54.1%	1,190,172
2022 General	41.6%	914,227
2020 General	56.2%	1,223,675
2024 Presidential Primary	21.1%	347,787

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