Alameda County ballot returns hit 11.8% as in-person voting opens statewide
About 115,600 of 983,645 mailed ballots are back; Democrats make up a larger share of early returns than of registration.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Alameda County voters have returned 115,645 of 983,645 mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, 11.8%, according to the county Registrar of Voters' data page.
Why it matters: Early returns show who is voting first. In-person voting began across California on Saturday, and KCRA reported "high voter energy" at early vote centers.
Who has voted so far
Democrats: 64.5% of returned ballots, versus 57.6% of ballots issued.
No party preference: 17.6% of returns, versus 25.6% of ballots issued.
Republicans: 13.9% of returns, versus 11.9% of ballots issued.
Youth voters: 43 of 1,203 ballots returned (3.6%).
Registration
983,463 registered voters, with 90.6% on permanent vote by mail.
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