Record Turnout in Dade

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The 2020 Presidential election brought out more voters in Dade than has been seen in the recent past Presidential elections.

Typically Dade sees around 6,100 to 6,500 voters. This year voters casting ballots totaled 7,468. That is 64.5% of the 11,660 registered voters in the county.

How were those ballots cast? More than 4,117 were cast during Advance Voting with another 1,032 absentee ballots. Leaving 2,319 people voting on Tuesday at polls throughout the county.

The voting numbers are high for Dade, especially considering there were no contested local elections and very few state elections to vote in.