Missouri Voter Turnout

1994 Voter Turnout
Feb. March April June Aug. Oct. Nov. Year Avg.
Jackson County 13.4% NA 37.0% 16.9% 30.1% 16.8% 62.9% 29.6%
St. Louis County 26.0% NA 44.0% 24.0% 32.0% NA 67.0% 38.6%
Boone County NA NA 36.8% 36.7% 18.3% NA 58.7% 37.6%
Kansas City NA NA 23.4% 19.6% 28.2% NA 50.6% 27.9%
St. Louis City NA NA 34.4% 17.8% 31.1% 6.3% 55.0% 29.3%
1995 Voter Turnout
Feb. March April June Aug. Oct. Nov Year Avg.
Jackson County 12.6% NA 20.5% 21.0% NA 19.2% 18.6% 18.4%
St. Louis County NA NA 23.0% 20.0% 7.0% NA 31.0% 20.3%
Boone County NA 8.1% 24.0% 12.4% NA NA 15.9% 15.1%
Kansas City 24.7% 38.4% 8.4% NA NA NA 13.2% 21.2%
St. Louis City NA NA 28.9% 26.5% 40.9% NA NA 32.1%

Source: Rep. David Levin

One of the proposals before Missouri's 1996 legislative session would restrict when elections could be held in the state to just three times -- April, August and November.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. David Levin, R-St. Louis County, says reducing the number of dates when elections would be held would help improve voter turnout.


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