WA voter turnout appears to be lowest since 2000

Despite the talk of a high-stakes presidential election with democracy itself allegedly on the line — not to mention a gubernatorial race and four major initiative campaigns — voter turnout in Washington is on track to be the lowest in more than two decades. Fewer than 78% of the state’s 5 million registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 election, the lowest turnout since 2000, when just 75.5% participated. That’s well below the 2020 mark of 84%, and a little under 2016’s turnout of about 79%, according to an...