Miami-Dade Sees “Historic” Voter Turnout

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — Miami-Dade County saw “historic” voter turnout in this year’s general election, said Robert Rodriguez, assistant deputy supervisor of elections, government affairs and media relations.

This year, 1,165,789 – or 74.56 percent – of eligible voters cast their ballot in the county this year.

“It’s the highest we’ve ever seen in Miami-Dade County,” he said. “And we have over 1 million votes for the first time.”

The county’s second-highest turnout came in the 2004 general elections when there was a 73.57 percent voter turnout.

What’s impressive, Rodriguez added, is that “the vast majority of them voted prior to Election Day.” Around 513,000 participated in early voting, while approximately 510,000 voted by mail, he said. On Election Day, about 140,000 residents voted at the polls.

The Supervisor of Elections Office staff worked hard to quickly tally votes and release them.

“I’m very happy with the results,” he said. “By 7:15 (p.m. on Tuesday) we had over 1 million results on our page,” he said.

The interest in this election was largely driven by the presidential race between Republican Donald J. Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, he added.