Nearly 90 Percent of Registered Middletown Voters Cast Ballots in 2012 Election

Middletown scored the number 2 slot in the list of cities and towns with the highest voter turnout this past election.

According to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, 89.86 percent of registered voters in Middletown cast ballots in the 2012 election on Nov. 6. Only one community, the small town of Bridgewater, had a higher turnout of 94.75 percent.

and, by calculating the above rate 21,595 people turned out at the polls.

Middletown Mayor Dan Drew told CTNewsJunkie.com that the results “showed we have a really engaged electorate that really cares about their city, state and country.”

“The people of Middletown should be proud,” Drew told the news site.

Merrill, who released the certified results on Wednesday, reported that the state turnout was at 74 percent, lower than the 78.14 percent turnout in the 2007 election. In 2012, Connecticut came in seventh overall in terms of registered voter turnout.

“Despite the challenges we faced following Hurricane Sandy, Connecticut voters came to the polls with a very strong turnout on Election Day,” Merrill said.

Here are the top 10 municipalities in CT for Voter Turnout in 2012 (as a percentage of registered voters):

1. Bridgewater – 94.75%
2. Middletown – 89.86%
3. Ridgefield – 89.42%
4. Washington – 88.35%
5. Woodbridge – 86.94%
6. Granby – 86.22%
7. Bolton – 86.20%
8. Roxbury – 85.92%
9. Wilton – 85.57%
10. Killingworth – 85.35%