Ballot Breakdown: Low Voter Turnout in Chevy Chase
Is voting passé in Chevy Chase?
Is voting passé in Chevy Chase? Voter turnout in Chevy Chase on Election Day was not as good as average voter turnout across the county and state. Of Chevy Chase's 21,823 registered voters, 12,176 of them (55.79 percent) cast ballots on Election Day 2012 (according to unofficial precinct results published on the Montgomery County Board of Elections website). Compare that to the statewide voter turnout average of 69.04 percent, according to unofficial results from the Maryland State Board of Elections. (The unofficial results do not include absentee or provisional ballots.) Montgomery County's Election Day voter turnout—66.13 percent of registered voters—also was less than the statewide average, but still was better than Chevy Chase's …
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David
3:20 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
I was in line over an hour starting around 10:30AM. It was cold and we had to wait outside for 30 mins before coming in from the cold to wait another 40 mins. At least a few people I was waiting in line with bailed after 40 min. There is no way we should expect civic participation if it takes over an hour to do so. Four years ago it was the same. By contrast, I went to the CC Villiage Hall voting… more ›