Nonetheless, an estimated 57 % of
eligible voters showed up.
In 2010 — the last year in which there was a heated gubernatorial primary at the top of the ticket — just 15 percent of
eligible voters showed up at the polls.
Turnout was lowest in New Fairfield, with fewer than 300 of the nearly 3,000
eligible voters showing up at the polls.
When only 30 % of
eligible voters show up to cast a ballot, that tells us there is something fundamentally wrong with our election system.
Not exact matches
Census data from 2016, the latest available,
show that New Jersey has roughly 6.1 million
eligible voters.
Only about one - sixth of
eligible voters cast ballots, records
show.
In Connecticut's statewide Republican primary last week, just 20 percent of
eligible voters in Connecticut
showed up at the polls.
Unofficial results from the Monroe County Board of Elections
show only about 7 % of
eligible voters cast their ballot Tuesday.
He said this
showed a difference of 12,110 in between the two quarters, indicating a downward trend in fresh
eligible voters» registration.