The chart depicts the official results from the Town Clerk (via the published annual reports) with the total votes cast and the percent of the registered voters for that period.
These are primary elections to determine who is on the ballot. Are there competitive State level races? Some years more so than others.
Is there lack of engagement?
4 of the 5 top 5 turnouts occured in the most recent 4 elections, so that would seem to say there is an improvement.
General rule for election turnout for Town of Franklin for period from 2002 to current:
- 20% (plus or minus) for local elections
- 40% (plus or minus) for override or debt exclusion elections
- 60% (plus or minus) for the State elections in November
- 80% (plus or minus) for the Federal elections in November
