Final figures on the Nov. 6 election released by Bergen County Clerk John Hogan show that turnout was down from the last presidential election year in 2008 by more than 7 percent.
However, the use of mail-in ballots, which includes in-person vote by mail or early ballots, was up by nearly 84 percent over 2008 and up by 773 percent over last year’s election.
Hogan credited the impact of Superstorm Sandy with driving up the number of 28,434 mail-in ballots that the county processed this year.
Here are the numbers from his office:
COMPARISON OF GENERAL ELECTION TURNOUT FOR 2012, 2011, & 2008
General Election 2012
Total Registered Voters—551,725 (11.47% increase over prior year)
Election Day Turnout———-354,146 (64.19%)
Mail-In Ballot Turnout*——-28,434 (5.15%)
Provisional Turnout————5,305 (0.96%)
TOTAL—————————–387,885 (70.30%)
(NOTE: *In Person Vote By Mail Total—–4,235) (773% increase over 2011; 83.97% increase over 2008)
General Election 2011
Total Registered Voters—494,949
Election Day Turnout———-159,458 (32.22%)
Mail-In Ballot Turnout*——-8,752 (1.77%)
Provisional Turnout————658 (0.13%)
TOTAL—————————–168,868 (34.12%)
(Note: *In Person Vote By Mail Total—–485)
General Election 2008
Total Registered Voters—544,730
Election Day Turnout———-388,773 (71.37%)
Mail-In Ballot Turnout*——-26,592 (4.88%)
Provisional Turnout————3,094 (0.57%)
TOTAL——————————418,459 (76.82%)
(Note: *In Person Vote By Mail———-2,302)
