EL PASO COUNTY — We won't know the exact number until the end of the month, but Thursday, we're getting a closer look at how many people in El Paso County voted in the general election.
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder says more than 384,000 people turned in a ballot, which is about 77% of registered voters in the county.
We also know a little bit more about the people that turned in their ballots. Below is a breakdown of party affiliation of those who voted in the county:
- 71,000 Democratic voters
- 129,000 Republican voters
- 175,000 unaffiliated voters
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