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About 88.49% of registered voters participated in the general election this year in Freeborn County, down slightly from the voter turnouts for presidential elections in recent years.

According to unofficial results from the Freeborn County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 16,795 ballots were cast out of 18,979 registered voters.

The highest turnout in Freeborn County in recent years came in the 2012 presidential election with 93.71% voter turnout. After that was 2020, when there was a 90.69% turnout, followed by 2016, when there was a 90.37% turnout.

According to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, early estimates indicated a 76% turnout statewide for the 2024 election, which is higher than the 2016 turnout of 74.72% but fell short of the record-making turnout of 79.96% in 2020.

“All over the state, we heard about voters excited to get out and make their voices heard before and on Election Day,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. “Minnesotans proved once again that we are committed to our communities by showing up at the polls.”

 

Freeborn County voter turnout for presidential elections

2024: 88.49%

2020: 90.69%

2016: 90.37%

2012: 93.71%

2008: 89.64%