Around 40% of registered voters are anticipated to head to the polls Tuesday in Buchanan County for the 2016 Presidential Preference Primary.

County Clerk Mary Baack-Garvey, Friday anticipated a voter turnout of between 35-40% for the primary.  She said that number is higher than normal.

The deadline for voters who want to cast their ballot absentee in person in the office of the County Clerk is 5 p.m. Monday.

Across the state, election officials are projecting that 34 percent of registered voters will cast ballots in this week’s presidential primary.

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander released the projections Thursday. They are compiled from estimates made by local election officials.

The estimates range from a projected low of 7 percent turnout in Washington County to a high of 74 percent in Caldwell Country.

Missouri is one five states holding primaries Tuesday, along with Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio. Missouri’s share of delegates at stake is the smallest among those states.

(AP contributed to this story)