A county election official waits outside voting booths Tuesday at Berean Bible Church in Lower Pottsgrove as a voter casts his ballot.
NORRISTOWN PA – Primary election voter turnout Tuesday (May 19, 2009) in Montgomery County (PA) was light, the county Board of Elections’ unofficial results show. Slightly more than 13 percent of all registered voters eligible to cast ballots in their parties’ primaries did so, according to the compilation of voting machine (“cartridge”) and absentee ballots.
Republican voter turnout, as measured by both vote count and percentage of those registered, was higher than that of Democrats.
Tables showing the overall county results, made available early Wednesday (May 20, 2009) from the board’s website, appear below. Registration and turnout numbers specifically for Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township were not immediately available.
| Montgomery County (PA) Voter Registration and Turnout |
| 586,630 Voters |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Cartridge Turnout | 75,434 | 12.86% |
| Absentee Turnout | 960 | 0.16% |
| Total | 76,394 | 13.02% |
| Democratic Registration and Turnout |
| 264,838 Voters |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Cartridge Turnout | 35,519 | 13.41% |
| Absentee Turnout | 360 | 0.14% |
| Total | 35,879 | 13.55% |
| Republican Registration and Turnout |
| 238,203 Voters |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Cartridge Turnout | 39,915 | 16.76% |
| Absentee Turnout | 600 | 0.25% |
| Total | 40,515 | 17.01% |
Because voters registered as independents cannot participate in Pennsylvania primary elections, the board showed the total “non-partisan registration and turnout” as zero.
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