Greenwich: 2012 turnout falls short of 2008

A steady stream of Greenwich voters headed to the town’s 12 polling places Tuesday, but turnout fell short of that seen in 2008, the last presidential election year.
Seventy-one percent of the town’s registered voters, or 25,765, cast their ballots before polls closed at 8 p.m., according to the town’s registrars of voters. Last year, a total of 27,543 went to the polls.
On Tuesday, the heaviest voting was seen between 7 and 8 a.m., when 2,823 people voted. The midday hours saw a lull in activity, with voters dipping from 2,031 between 11 a.m. and noon to 1,462 between noon and 1 p.m. That number held about steady over the next hour.
The lingering effects of last week’s Hurricane Sandy did not seem to significantly impact voter turnout. About 5 percent of the town remains without power — though all polling places were up and running — and some roads were still littered with debris. The vast majority of roads were passable, however.
As expected, the largest voter totals were seen at Central Middle School (District 8), with 2,988 voters, and North Mianus School (District 12), with 2,464.

Albie Yuravich