Politics & Government
Polls See Slight Spike, Maintain Low Numbers Through Afternoon
Voter turnout increased slightly after 10 a.m., but numbers remain extremely low at eight precincts around North Potomac and Darnestown.
In his 12 years working the polls, North Potomac's Dan Witham said he'd never seen it this slow.
Precincts across the North Potomac and Darnestown area saw a slight increase from during the lunch hours, but percentages remain low at eight local voting locations.
DuFief Elementary School had the greatest percentage of voter turnout at 9.7 percent of all registered voters. Travilah Elementary School had the lowest at 5.3 percent.
Find out what's happening in North Potomac-Darnestownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Precinct 06-01
- Registered Voters: 2,035 (722 Democrats, 827 Republicans, 486 Other)
- 10 a.m. Voter Turnout: 27 Democrats, 38 Republicans, 0 Others
- 3 p.m. Total Turnout: 78 Democrats, 111 Republicans, 2 Others
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 10.8 percent Democrats, 13.4 percent Republicans, 0.4 percent Other, 9.3 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-03
Find out what's happening in North Potomac-Darnestownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Registered Voters: 2,417 (1,096 Democrats, 709 Republicans, 612 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 29 Democrats, 23 Republicans, 1 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Turnout: 122 Democrats, 76 Republicans, 3 Others
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 11.1 percent Democrats, 10.7 percent Republicans, 0.5 percent Other, 8.3 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-04
- Registered Voters: 2,289 (1,212 Democrats, 430 Republicans, 647 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 63 Democrats, 28 Republicans, 3 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 145 Democrats, 66 Republicans, 11 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 12 percent Democrats, 15.3 percent Republicans, 1.7 percent Other, 9.7 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-05
- Registered Voters: 3,596 (1,687 Democrats, 1,041 Republicans, 868 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 53 Democrats, 42 Republicans, 3 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 146 Democrats, 105 Republicans, 5 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 8.7 percent Democrats, 10.1 percent Republicans, 0.6 percent Other, 7.1 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-06
- Registered Voters: 2,681 (1,314 Democrats, 468 Republicans, 899 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 32 Democrats, 22 Republicans, 2 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 93 Democrats, 41 Republicans, 8 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 7.1 percent Democrats, 8.8 percent Republicans, 0.9 percent Other, 5.3 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-08
- Registered Voters: 1,984 (1,069 Democrats, 321 Republicans, 594 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 36 Democrats, 12 Republicans, 2 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 96 Democrats, 33 Republicans, 8 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 9 percent Democrats, 10.3 percent Republicans, 1.3 percent Other, 6.9 percent of all voters
- Precinct 06-09
- Registered Voters: 2,731 (1,006 Democrats, 1,103 Republicans, 622 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 25 Democrats, 49 Republicans, 4 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 84 Democrats, 134 Republicans, 12 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 8.3 percent Democrats, 12.1 percent Republicans, 1.9 percent Other, 8.4 percent of all voters
Quince Orchard Library - Precinct 06-13
- Registered Voters: 1,773 (901 Democrats, 419 Republicans, 453 Other)
- 10 a.m. Total Voter Turnout: 30 Democrats, 10 Republicans, 1 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout: 89 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 5 Other
- 3 p.m. Total Percentage: 9.9 percent Democrats, 11.2 percent Republicans, 1.1 percent Other, 8 percent of all voters
Note: This post was updated at 3 p.m. Total Voter Turnout includes the numbers from 10 a.m.
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