Voter Turnout Close To 81% In Bucks County

Bucks Countians wanted to make their voices heard in the 2024 election, according to public records.

According to election data, 80.7 percent of Bucks Countians cast ballots in the race that featured the contentious presidential race, a U.S. Senate race, a congressional race, state row office races, and state legislative races.

Of Bucks County’s 493,870 registered voters, 398,746 cast ballots in-person or via mail-in ballot.

The turnout was much higher than the 2023 municipal election, which saw 42.5 percent of voters come out. The 2022 election had 65.9 percent of electors turn up.

Looking at years when there were presidential elections, 2024 turnout ranked second highest behind 2020’s 81.4 percent turnout, according to records going back to 2003.

On Thursday, the Bucks County Commissioners – two Democrats and one Republican – praised the work of county election staff, led by first-time Elections Director Tyler Burns and Deputy Director Charlene Maloney, worked tirelessly to manage the influx of ballots.

Bucks County election workers set a new record by processing more than 135,000 mail-in and absentee ballots in just 22 hours on election night.

Many employees stayed at the office for more than 24 hours straight to get the job done, officials said, adding many county departments contributed staff to assist.

Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democrat, explained the hard work put in by Bucks County Board of Elections staff.

Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo, a Republican, expressed his gratitude to the election staff, adding the system is safe and secure.

“These people are heroes,” he said. “We need to give them the credit they deserve, even though we faced some challenges along the way.”

Beyond processing mail-in ballots, the Board of Elections staff also managed over 100,000 voter registrations this year. They coordinated more than 200 locations for 304 polling places, involving more than 2,000 employees.

Harvie said the election went smoothly and the small number of problems were resolved.

Past voter turnout for Bucks County:

Election Date	Election Type	Voter Turnout Percentage
November 7, 2023	Municipal Election	42.56%
May 16, 2023	Municipal Primary	21.89%
November 8, 2022	General Election	65.8%
May 17, 2022	General Primary	32.33%
November 2, 2021	Municipal Election	40.70%
May 18, 2021	Municipal Primary	25.98%
November 3, 2020	General Election	81.41%
June 2, 2020	General Primary	34.04%
November 5, 2019	Municipal Election	37.08%
May 21, 2019	Municipal Primary	14.63%
November 6, 2018	General Election	64.96%
May 15, 2018	General Primary	20.33%
November 7, 2017	Municipal Election	30.32%
May 16, 2017	Municipal Primary	12.11%
November 8, 2016	General Election	75.95%
April 26, 2016	General Primary	41.22%
November 3, 2015	Municipal Election	27.24%
May 19, 2015	Municipal Primary	12.11%
November 4, 2014	General Election	46.33%
May 20, 2014	General Primary	13.58%
November 5, 2013	Municipal Election	24.18%
May 21, 2013	Municipal Primary	11.26%
November 6, 2012	General Election	73.99%
April 24, 2012	General Primary	17.01%
November 8, 2011	Municipal Election	26.06%
May 17, 2011	Municipal Primary	13.57%
November 2, 2010	General Election	53.43%
May 18, 2010	General Primary	20.13%
November 3, 2009	Municipal Election	25.63%
May 19, 2009	Municipal Primary	12.79%
November 4, 2008	General Election	75.51%
April 22, 2008	General Primary	36.59%
November 6, 2007	Municipal Election	29.29%
May 15, 2007	Municipal Primary	21.99%
November 7, 2006	General Election	57.01%
May 16, 2006	General Primary	13.24%
November 8, 2005	Municipal Election	29.83%
May 17, 2005	Municipal Primary	16.87%
November 2, 2004	General Election	71.09%
April 27, 2004	General Primary	22.69%
November 4, 2003	Municipal Election	26.79%
May 29, 2003	Municipal Primary	14.62%

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