Politics & Government
Low Turnout So Far on Iowa City Election Day
With only city council positions on the ticket this cycle, and miserable weather, turnout is not especially high. Still an opportunity to make your vote count if you get it in before 8 p.m.!
Well there's good news and bad news.
The bad news is turnout has been low so far for the Iowa City City Council election.
The good news is that will make your vote count even more, so get out and vote!
Find out what's happening in Iowa Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
According to figures from the Johnson County Auditor, as of 3 p.m. this afternoon 2,413 votes had been cast, which is just 4.71 percent of all registered voters eligible to vote in this election.
You can see turnout information for Iowa City and elsewhere in Johnson County by following this link.
Find out what's happening in Iowa Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett reported in his Twitter feed that the voting turnout at 11:00 a.m. in Iowa City was the third lowest election day turnout in 30 years, while the 9:00 a.m. turnout was the second lowest in 30 years.
Looking at the numbers, though, it appears as if voting has picked up as the day has gone on. Still want to vote, check out our for all the info you need to know.
Also tune back in at 7:30 p.m. for a Liveblog of the election results.
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