JACKSON, Wyo. — Headed to the polls today for Election Tuesday? You are in the minority. Most of your fellow Americans in Wyoming have already voted.
For the first time ever, early voting has outpaced day-of Election Day voting in both the state and the county…and it’s not even close. As of this morning, three out of four registered voters have already cast their ballot, either by mail or early in-person voting.
Teton County pretty much mirrored what is being experienced at the state level where 74% of registered voters have already cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.
Wyoming is on pace to again break the 100% registered voter turnout mark; meaning, due to state statute allowing for same-day registration, the Equality State is able to show more than 100% of registered voter participating because of the number of electorates that will register and vote in the same day.
According to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office, as of October 30, 205,275 votes had already been received—a 74% turnout at that point. Teton County is doing a little better than that. Wyoming saw a record 107% turnout in the last presidential election. Similar results occurred in 2012 (104%), 2008 (105%), 2004 (106%), and 2000 (101%).
Teton County has usually turned in robust numbers as well in presidential election years:
- 2008 – 97.2% voter turnout with 12,359 total votes
- 2012 – 96.3% voter turnout with 11,507 total votes
- 2016 – 96.6% voter turnout with 12,795 total votes
As of this morning, Teton County has 15,914 registered voters—6,434 Democratic, 5,773 Republican, 126 Libertarian, 7 Constitutionalist, and 3,572 unaffiliated. For a county its size, Teton has by far more voters registered with no party affiliation.
Whatever happens tonight—whoever wins, whatever ballot initiatives pass or fail—records will be broken in Teton County and across the state. History will be made in Wyoming and already has.
