The effects of low voter turnout are not evenly distributed. ![]() Higher voter turnout isn’t just a good government ideal it impacts who has a voice in local politics, and who ends up being elected. In the 2020 presidential election, turnout was even higher – 62%. In the 2022 midterm election, when gubernatorial and congressional races were on the ballot, 38% of New York City voters showed up to vote. But that looks sky-high when compared with the abysmal 6.5% turnout in the City Council primary elections this past June. Turnout in the 2021 mayoral general election was a paltry 23%. New York City’s municipal elections, which are held in odd-numbered years, consistently draw half the number of people who show up to vote for president or governor in even-numbered years. ![]() Tomorrow is election day in New York City, but only a handful of voters are expected to show up at the polls.
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