Voters wait in line to get checked in at the Bargersville Town Hall in the afternoon on Election Day Tuesday.
Local voter turnout for this year’s midterm general election dropped compared to the last midterm in 2018.
Turnout hit 39.2% for the 2022 general election in Johnson County, with a total of 45,389 casting ballots. On Election Day Tuesday, 24,173 people voted in person, 17,572 voted early in person before Election Day and 3,644 voted absentee by mail.
A 39% turnout rate is in line with Johnson County Clerk Trena McLaughlin’s prediction of a 35% to 40% turnout for this year.
During the last midterm election in 2018, turnout was 50.23%, with 52,216 ballots cast. This year’s turnout was also well below the 2020 presidential general election, where Johnson County had a record-breaking 70.3% turnout.
