Polk County has 45,514 residents, making it the #47 county out of 159.
At least 28,771 residents are registered to vote.
On a scale of 1 (most Democratic) to 159 (most Republican), Polk County ranks #119.
Polk County Voting
3,773 people have voted so far in the 2026 primary election, representing 13.1% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 127 mail votes, and 3,646 early, in-person votes.
3,800 people have requested a ballot for the 2026 primary election.
821 (21.6%) people have applied for Democratic ballots in the 2026 primary. 2,945 (77.5%) people have applied for Republican ballots in the 2026 primary. 34 (0.9%) people have applied for Non-Partisan ballots in the 2026 primary.
By Race
Race
Applications
App %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
3,131
496
29
3
131
82.4%
13.1%
0.8%
0.1%
3.4%
By Gender
Gender
Applications
App %
Female
Male
Unknown
1,973
1,825
2
51.9%
48.0%
0.1%
By Age
Age
Applications
App %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
123
162
252
927
2,336
0
3.2%
4.3%
6.6%
24.4%
61.5%
0.0%
Early Voters
1,962 (51.6%) of 2026 primary election applicants voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
797 (21.0%) of 2026 primary election applicants voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
1,041 (27.4%) of 2026 primary election applicants did not vote in the 2022 primary election