COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County saw higher turnout for the Nov. 3 presidential election than most counties in the state, according to the final election turnout report that state election officials released.
On Tuesday, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced that 65% of registered voters — 3,068,542 out of the state’s 4,751,708 registered voters — cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election, which was the highest turnout in nearly 30 years.
Bartholomew County, however, saw higher even higher turnout, with 69% of registered voters casting ballots, according to local records.
That comes out to 36,673 of 53,434 registered voters, which was the highest turnout since 1992, when Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot were on the ballot.
“I think that just speaks volumes about our community and the engagement that we have locally,” said Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps.
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