MONROE - Green County exceeded the predicted number of voters Tuesday, and so many people registered at the polls that final voting numbers still were not available a day later.
Green County Clerk Mike Doyle estimated that 75 percent of registered voters voted Tuesday. He estimated about 68 percent of all eligible voters in the county voted.
Doyle said last week the county averages turnouts of between 60 percent and 65 percent of eligible voters during a presidential elections.
As of Tuesday morning, there were 18,815 registered voters in Green County. By the time the voting ended at 8 p.m. Green County had 18,531 votes cast.
Throughout the day there were people who registered at the polls, Doyle said. He didn't know the total number of new voters. Each municipality keeps track of how many new voters took part in the election. Doyle's office will gather the information from all the municipal clerks over the next few days and input all of the new voters into the county's registration roll.
In Monroe, 5,097 people voted, according to Monroe City Clerk Carol Stamm. She estimated about 78 percent of eligible voters cast ballots Tuesday.
Stamm had to estimate because there were so many people registered she hasn't had time to count the number of new voters.
Lafayette County also reported higher turnout this year. The clerk's office reported that about 64 percent of eligible voters voted.
Across Wisconsin, about 3 million people cast ballots Tuesday. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said 70 percent of voters cast ballots, slightly lower than in 2004.
Green County Clerk Mike Doyle estimated that 75 percent of registered voters voted Tuesday. He estimated about 68 percent of all eligible voters in the county voted.
Doyle said last week the county averages turnouts of between 60 percent and 65 percent of eligible voters during a presidential elections.
As of Tuesday morning, there were 18,815 registered voters in Green County. By the time the voting ended at 8 p.m. Green County had 18,531 votes cast.
Throughout the day there were people who registered at the polls, Doyle said. He didn't know the total number of new voters. Each municipality keeps track of how many new voters took part in the election. Doyle's office will gather the information from all the municipal clerks over the next few days and input all of the new voters into the county's registration roll.
In Monroe, 5,097 people voted, according to Monroe City Clerk Carol Stamm. She estimated about 78 percent of eligible voters cast ballots Tuesday.
Stamm had to estimate because there were so many people registered she hasn't had time to count the number of new voters.
Lafayette County also reported higher turnout this year. The clerk's office reported that about 64 percent of eligible voters voted.
Across Wisconsin, about 3 million people cast ballots Tuesday. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy said 70 percent of voters cast ballots, slightly lower than in 2004.