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/