YEAR

Population eligible to register to vote  (data is from June of each year)

Registered Voters (pre-Town Meeting and Local Elections)

Number of Voters at Town Meeting:

Night 1/2/3/4

Number of Voters participating in local April election

Presidential primaries and elections; State Primaries/elections: Number/% of those registered (NOTE: The “total registered” figures in this column are as reported by Town Clerk at time of each election and differs slightly from column C)

2017

18,318

17,138

817/473

4034

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2016

18,200

16,802

584

2045

• 16,692 registered voters: 52.1% participation in the
• PRES. PRIMARY (Mar.): 8,692;
• Spec. State Primary (Apr): 2359;
• Spec. State Election (May): 2409 = 14.3% of 16,848 registered voters.
• State Primary (SEPT): 2675 = 15.6% of 17,560 registered voters;
• General Election (NOV): 18,977=85.4% of 17,402 registered.

2015

17,842

16,353

492

4709

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2014

18,011

16,596

510

2976

• State Primary (Sept): 3,093
• 18.5% of 16,719 registered
• General Election (Nov): 10,438
• 61.9% of 16,869 registered

2013

17,962

16,153

1818/310

4952

• Special State Primary(April) 5,114 30.6% of 16,721 registered
• Special State (June) 6,050
• 36% of 16,785 registered

2012

17,525

16,153

653/365/568 (traffic lights on 3rd night)

3660

• PRES PRIMARY (Mar): 3186
• State Primary (Sept): 1,467
• 8.9% of 16,488 registered
• General Election: 14,251
• 83.8% of 16,995 registered

2011

17,369

15,939:

16,079 (Special- OCT; Middle School; High School Fields; +)

675/343;

2,329

2446;

Special (Prop 2 ½ override)-OCT; 5437

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2010

17,146

15,731

 1318/1293/2007

4410

• Spec. Election US Senate (JAN): 11,279-71.9% of 15,690 registered
• State Primary (Sept): 3,864
• 24.3% of 15,899 registered
• State Election (Nov): 11,320
• 70.5% of 16,065 registered

2009

16,613

15,322;

15,444 (special-naming of East School)

1206/367;

1535

4698

(Prop 2 ½ override)

• Spec. Primary (DEC), US Senate: 4,064- 26% of 15,619 registered

2008

16,839

15,245;

15,466 (special-new school)

436;

1259

2467;

3495 (Prop 2 ½ override for new school)

• PRES PRIMARY (Feb): 8,329
• State Primary (Sept): 1,987
• 12.8% of 15,546 registered
• General Election: 13,488
• 84.3% of 16,009 registered

2007

16,630

15,056

519/324

1642

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2006

16,573

14,925;

15,068 (Special-Central Fire Station +)

1007;

473

3046

• State Primary (Sept): 3,548
• 23.6% of 14,993 registered voters
• General Election (Nov): 10,251
• 67% of 15,282 registered voters

2005

16,260

14,339

1001/833/840/359

“record-breaker”--Town Clerk

3212

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2004

N.A.

14,615

1151/300

3842

(Prop 2 ½ override)

• Pres Primary (March): 2,882
• 19.8%of 14,532 registered voters
• State Primary (Sept): 887
• 6% of 14,748 registered voters
• General Election: 12,125
• 80.7% of 15,023 registered voters

2003

N.A.

14,337

524

525

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2002

N.A.

14,578

577

2,979

• State Primary (Sept): 4,183 29.6% of 14,082 registered voters
• State Election (Nov): 9,943
• 70% of 14,260 registered voters

2001

N.A.

15,025

701/471

2,995

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2000

N.A.

14,870

672

2,739

• Pres Primary (March): 5,361 36% of 14,884 registered voters
• State Primary (Sept ): 3,562 23.7% of 15,011 registered voters
• General Election (Nov): 11,708 76.4% of 15,310 registered voters