Politics & Government
Voter Turnout Only 19 Percent in Suburban Cook, 22 Percent in Evergreen
Area voters reported little to no wait at polling places during Tuesday's local election.
On Tuesday, 18.8 percent of voters made it out to the polls in suburban Cook County to vote in this year's local election, according to the Cook County Clerk's website.
While the turnout was higher than other area counties, it was an average turnout for a local election in Cook County. Since 2005, turnout in Cook County has ranged from as low as 16.7 percent of voters casting their ballot in 2011 to as high as 27 percent voting in 2005.
Comparably speaking, during last fall's presidential election, 70.7 percent of registered voters made it to the polls in suburban Cook County.
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Evergreen Park, even with many uncontested local races, saw a turnout of 21.96 percent, according to vote totals.
Voter Turnout for Suburban Cook Co. Elections
Date Votes Total Voters Percent of Voters April 9, 2013 273,371 1,455,446 18.8% April 5, 2011 233,350 1,395,756 16.7% April 7, 2009 304,766 1,463,070 20.8% April 17, 2007 236,050 1,371,80317.21% April 5, 2005 382,587 1,418,280
27%
Cook County voters reported little to no wait at the polls on Tuesday.
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Voter Turnout in Surrounding Counties
Other counties also reported a low turnout during Tuesday's election.
In nearby Will County, 66,087 ballots were cast accounting for about 16.84 percent of registered voters, according to the Will County Clerk's Office.
In Kane County, only 13 percent of voters made it out to the polls, according to unofficial numbers on the Kane County Circuit Clerk website.
Here are how other area counties compared:
Patch Editors Ben Feldheim and Melanie Santostefano contributed to this report.
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