Oakland County voters turned out at a 64.3% rate in the Nov. 3 midterm election, up from 60.8% in 2022, according to an analysis by Kurt Metzger published Nov. 4 in the Oakland County Times.
A total of 679,366 voters cast ballots countywide, compared with 635,275 in 2022. That represents an increase of 44,091 ballots and 3.5 percentage points in turnout.
Almost every city and township showed an increase, including Troy, the analysis found.
Troy's specific turnout percentage was not confirmed in the text of the analysis. The Oakland County Times presented city-level data in chart form, and Troy's figure was not available separately in the records reviewed.
Only four communities saw a decline: Springfield, Highland and Groveland townships, along with the city of South Lyon.
Among Oakland County cities, turnout ranged from 36.4% in Pontiac to 81.2% in Huntington Woods. Twelve communities reached turnout rates of at least 70%, according to Metzger's analysis.
Early voting expands participation options
Before Election Day, early voting across Michigan was already running ahead of 2022.
The state had recorded roughly 409,000 more early votes than at the same point four years earlier, a 32% increase, the Associated Press reported Oct. 30.
The Nov. 3 election was the first midterm in which early in-person voting was available statewide, after Michigan voters approved the option in November 2022.
Troy offered early in-person voting at the Troy Community Center from Saturday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the city clerk's election information page.
Michigan's early voting law requires at least nine consecutive days of in-person early voting before statewide and federal elections, according to the Michigan Secretary of State.
The countywide turnout figures remain subject to final election certification.
