Politics & Government
Voter Turnout in Marlborough
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With local elections coming up in short order, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back at Marlborough's voting habits over the past few years. The state of Massachusetts has resources online and at the that provide residents with this important data. While more recent numbers are surely available, 2004 is the latest election data to be found online.
With today, Marlborough had 19,769 in 2004. An impressive 15,633 showed up to vote in the Nov. 2 state elections.
Here are those totals broken down by ward and precinct:
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Ward 1 —
Precinct 1: 1,549 registered; 1,204 voted
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Precinct 2: 1,750 registered; 1,473 voted
Ward 2 —
Precinct 1: 1,625 registered; 1,311 voted
Precinct 2: 1,336 registered; 1,038 voted
Ward 3 —
Precinct 1: 1,003 registered; 755 voted
Precinct 2: 1,689 registered, 1,361 voted
Ward 4 —
Precinct 1: 932 registered; 624 voted
Precinct 2: 1,625 registered; 1,330 voted
Ward 5 —
Precinct 1: 1,153 registered; 850 voted
Precinct 2: 1,720 registered; 1,342 voted
Ward 6 —
Precinct 1: 1,069 registered; 846 voted
Precinct 2: 1,685 registered; 1,366 voted
Ward 7 —
Precinct 1: 1,248 registered; 1,002 voted
Precinct 2: 1,385 registered; 1,131 voted
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