Fairfax County sees low voter turnout in special elections

[RandySF]

In recent elections, Fairfax County has experienced low voter turnout, with fewer than 20% of registered voters casting a ballot in the most recent special elections. Turnout for recent elections has ranged from 12.57% at the low end to nearly 55% in the November gubernatorial election.

In the fall, the county reported that in the Sept. 9 special election for Congress, only 26.55% of registered voters voted, compared to 54.9% for the state-wide election in the November.

More drastically, in the Dec. 9 special election for Braddock District Supervisor, voter turnout was at 17.99%. Even worse, in the Jan. 13 special election for the District 11 delegate seat, only 12.73% of voters cast ballots, according to unofficial results from Fairfax County.

Following this downward trend further, in the Jan. 20 special election for District 17, 12.57% of voters cast ballots.




https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax-county-sees-low-voter-turnout-in-special-elections/article_a4b58d90-4065-43a6-8e58-6020654d67fe.html