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General Election 2017: Ballot Drop Boxes with the Most Returns

November 28, 2017 9:00 am

More than 53 percent of all returned ballots were brought to a drop box during the General Election. That’s the highest usage of our drop boxes yet! About 295,000 ballots were deposited in a drop box, versus 257,000 ballots mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. Voter turnout in King County was 43 percent.

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The 2017 Primary Election saw 48 percent of returned ballots brought to drop boxes. During the 2016 General Election, a majority of returned ballots (51.4 percent) were returned to drop boxes.

We added 12 new ballot drop boxes this year, for a total of 55 drop boxes. About 94 percent of county residents now live within 3 miles of a drop box.

Here’s a look at the top 20 drop boxes with the most returns.