WEST BEND, WI— On election day in Washington county, 95% of the county’s able voters went to the polls to cast their ballots.
County executive Josh Schoemann says the voter turnout has been a steady increase over the years.
“In the last four years, 2020 in particular, we’ve seen almost a 95% turnout,” said Schoemann. “So to get that last 5%, you just think, ‘how are you going to do that?’ This year, one more percent of voters showed up to the polls.”
Schoemann tells Political Power Hour that while this year’s election brought a great turnout on Election Day, it was still frustrating to see the rest of the state wait on major metropolitan communities to finish counting their absentee votes up until 5a.m. on Wednesday morning.