Hopkins Sees 85 Percent Voting Rate in 2012 Election
At individual precincts, between 83 percent and 88 percent of registered voters cast a ballot.
Hopkins’ voting rates were a tic higher than Hennepin County’s rates, according to unofficial results from the city clerk.
The city saw 85 percent of registered voters cast ballots on Election Day, a percentage point above the Hennepin County rate.
In all, 9,130 people voted in this year’s election.
Turnout in individual precincts ranged from 88 percent in Precinct 5 on the northern part of the city to 83 percent in Precinct 3 on the southeastern side.
- Click the PDF above to see a map of precincts.
Meanwhile, Hopkins also had a similar rate of absentee ballot voting to Hennepin County—12 percent to the county’s 11 percent.
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| Precinct | Registered at 7 a.m. | Registered at polls | Total registered | Total voting | Percent voting |
| 1 | 1,300 | 240 | 1,540 | 1,299 | 84% |
| 2 | 1,782 | 470 | 2,252 | 1,896 | 84% |
| 3 | 1,346 | 325 | 1,671 | 1,394 | 83% |
| 4 | 1,255 | 257 | 1,512 | 1,286 | 85% |
| 5 | 1,395 | 303 | 1,698 | 1,496 | 88% |
| 6 | 1,703 | 390 | 2,093 | 1,759 | 84% |
| Total | 8781 | 1985 | 10,766 | 9,130 | 85% |
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