Voter Turnout Increases in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES, CA - As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, a higher percentage of Los Angeles County registered voters had cast ballots in the presidential primary election than for the entire primary election day in 2012, according to the county registrar-recorder's office.

An estimated 25.78 percent of voters had cast ballots by 4 p.m., compared to a 21.87 percent voter four years ago, according to the office.

There were 4,799,548 registered voters in the county as of the end last month, compared to 4,450,035 registered voters at the time of the 2012 presidential primary.

The polls opened today at 7 a.m. and will be open until 8 p.m.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock