Voter Turnout Rates in Oakland County Communities, 2022 Primary
The only three communities that improved their turnouts were Rose, Addison and Milford townships.
Voter Turnout by City in the Nov. 2, 2021 Election
Voter turnout ranged from a low of 11.6 percent in Hazel Park to a high of 74.7 percent in Lake Angelus. The chart below shows turnout by community from low to high.
Low Turnout Means Bonds Pass for…
A number of school districts in the tri-county area used the May 4 election date option as their opportunity to go to the voters with a School Bond proposal.
Election Analysis: Rejected Absentee Ballots, & How to Prevent Them in November
Oakland County had a slightly higher rejection rate of 1.7 percent of their total 261,890 absentee ballots.
Voter Turnout by City, Numbers Metzger Calls Disappointing
Oakland County, with one of the highest educational attainment rates in the state, had an Aug. 4, 2020 turnout rate of only 37.1 percent!
Voter Turnout by City/Twp in Oakland County 2018 Election
Voter Turnout by City/Twp in Oakland County 2018 Election (Kurt Metzger, Crystal Proxmire, Nov. 7, 2018) Oakland County, MI- Oakland County voters came out yesterday in record numbers for a Midterm Election. The overall turnout percentage of 64.2 percent of all registered voters, compares to 48.0 percent in 2014 and 51.4 percent in 2010. Turnout…
Neighborly Competition Drives Voter Turnout Challenge between PR & HW
Neighborly Competition Drives Voter Turnout Challenge between PR & HW (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 10, 2018) Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, MI – The Mayors of two of Oakland County’s smaller cities are hoping to increase voter turnout with a neighborly competition – and a $1,000 prize. Pleasant Ridge Mayor Kurt Metzger often analyzes election data,…
How’d Your Community Do? Voter Turnout Rates Throughout Oakland County
How’d Your Community Do? Voter Turnout Rates Throughout Oakland County (Kurt Metzger, Crystal Proxmire, Aug. 8, 2018) Oakland County, MI- The numbers are in for the Aug. 7, 2018 Primary Election, and data guru Kurt Metzger has compiled a list of communities ranked by voter turnout percentages. Huntington Woods took the top spot Tuesday, with…
Nov 2017 Voter Turnout Across Oakland County
November 7 Election Turnout Across Oakland County (Kurt Metzger, Pleasant Ridge Reelected Mayor, Nov. 8, 2017) Pleasant Ridge, MI – It has become tradition that Crystal Proxmire and I review voter turnout rates after each election. While yesterday’s election was considered an off-year election (odd numbered years), the fact that many communities were voting on…
2016 Primary Election Results and oc115 Readers’ “I Voted” Sticker Selfies
2016 Primary Election Results and oc115 Readers’ “I Voted” Sticker Selfies (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 2, 2016) Pontiac, MI – The results are in from the Aug. 2 Primary Election. Scroll beyond the “I voted” sticker selfie photos to check out how the voting went. In Oakland County, 97,506 people cast ballots in the Republican…
Data View: Voting Data in Pontiac School District
Data View: Voting Data in Pontiac School District (Kurt Metzger, Feb. 23, 2016) Pontiac, MI – The Pontiac School District (PSD) includes all or part of Pontiac, Auburn Hills, Sylvan Lake, Lake Angelus, and the townships of Bloomfield, West Bloomfield, Waterford and Orion. Declining birth rates and population out-migration from Pontiac have combined with schools…
Analysis of Voter Turnout in South Oakland County, 2015
Analysis of Voter Turnout in South Oakland County, 2015 (Guest View: Kurt Metzger, Mayor of Pleasant Ridge, Nov. 5, 2015) Now that the results are final and the celebrations are over, it is time to reflect on Tuesday’s election results across communities in southeast Oakland County. As one would expect in an off-year election, the…