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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,478 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2024, 01:49 PM Nov 5

Washington voter turnout is lagging behind four years ago

Ballots are streaming in for Tuesday’s election in Washington, but the number returned is still falling well below four years ago.

As of Monday, 56.7% of ballots had been returned statewide, according to the secretary of state’s website. That’s more than 2.8 million ballots returned so far.

In 2020, 73.7% of ballots had been returned the day before the election.

Election officials are still expecting turnout to be around 80% as most ballots are returned in the days before the election. That’s on par with most other presidential years, aside from 2020 and 2008, which both saw record high levels near 84%.

In 2016, 78.7% of voters turned in a ballot, and in 2012, 81.3% voted.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/04/voter-turnout/

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Washington voter turnout is lagging behind four years ago (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 OP

I brought this up yesterdy thinkingagain Nov 5 #1

But was that because covid lockdowns necessitated more mailings then? n/t MartyTheGreek Nov 5 #2

There is no in-person voting in WA dpibel Nov 5 #5

This does not appear to be "turn-out" but rather receipt of mail-in ballots, no? thesquanderer Nov 5 #3

Yes Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 #4

I didn't find any of that anywhere in the article, which I read before posting. thesquanderer Nov 5 #6

Doesn't specifically mention COVID but paragraph #6 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 5 #7

thinkingagain

(1,046 posts)

1. I brought this up yesterdy

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:01 PM

Nov 5

Didn’t compare it to any other year
but was just going by low returns on the Wa voter site
My concern was not only low turnout
But what did have higher turn out than say King co
was in the redder areas of the state

MartyTheGreek

(686 posts)

2. But was that because covid lockdowns necessitated more mailings then? n/t

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:03 PM

Nov 5

dpibel

(3,439 posts)

5. There is no in-person voting in WA

Reply to MartyTheGreek (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:33 PM

Nov 5

With a few exceptions for accommodation of disabilities.

It's been all mail/drop-off for a long time now.

thesquanderer

(12,394 posts)

3. This does not appear to be "turn-out" but rather receipt of mail-in ballots, no?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:04 PM

Nov 5

Weren't mail-in ballots especially high 4 years ago because of covid?

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,478 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:06 PM

Nov 5

The article says as much.

thesquanderer

(12,394 posts)

6. I didn't find any of that anywhere in the article, which I read before posting.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:49 PM

Nov 5

But this was subsequently explained by response #5 above. Washington doesn't have in-person voting. I didn't know that.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,478 posts)

7. Doesn't specifically mention COVID but paragraph #6

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 03:52 PM

Nov 5

“2020 was the outlier year because we were all at home and our ballots were staring at us,” Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad told the Standard on Sunday. “We’re feeling pretty on track that we’re going to get at least 80%.”

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