Johnson County beat the state average and ranked in the top 10 of Indiana counties for highest turnout in the fall election.
With 63 percent of voters casting ballots, the county didn’t beat local records for turnout with this year’s general election. But the turnout was still one of the highest locally and ranked Johnson County among the top counties in the state, after being among the lowest in past elections, according to rankings from the Indiana Secretary of State’s office.
Statewide, the average turnout was 58 percent, with Decatur, LaGrange and Whitley counties reaching as high as 71 percent, and Scott County with the lowest turnout at 47 percent.
Johnson County tied with three other counties for a spot at No. 8.
Across central Indiana, that was one of the lower ranks, with Hendricks County tying for No. 2 and Hamilton County tying for No. 3, according to the rankings.
More than 67,000 people voted in Johnson County during the general election, with the county reaching its highest early voting turnout with nearly 36 percent of voters casting ballots before Election Day.
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Here is a look at how the top 10 Indiana counties ranked in voter turnout during this year’s general election:
1
71 percent
Decatur
LaGrange
Whitley
2
70 percent
Hendricks
Vermillion
Wells
3
69 percent
Adams
Dearborn
Hamilton
4
67 percent
Boone
5
66 percent
Cass
Dubois
Hancock
Harrison
Henry
Posey
6
65 percent
Fulton
Greene
Jay
Pike
Warren
7
64 percent
Brown
Gibson
Montgomery
Perry
Spencer
Steuben
8
63 percent
Floyd
Huntington
Jefferson
Johnson
9
62 percent
Benton
Carroll
Martin
Morgan
Porter
Rush
Shelby
10
61 percent
Kosciusko
Marshall
Ohio
Tipton
Wabash
Warrick
Wayne
SOURCE: Indiana Secretary of State’s office
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