Votes Up, Turnout Down in Lexington County 2012 Election

The turnout was greatly helped by more than 18,000 absentee ballots were filed prior to the election.

In total votes, 2,000 additional people voted in 2012 than in 2008, which was considered a high-watermark for voter engagement in recent times.

But in terms of voter turnout, 2012 was down from more than 76 percent in 2008 (when there were 12,000 fewer registered voters in Lexington County.

Top precinct turnout included Dreher Island, Barr Road 2 (which is the Pleasant Hill Middle School) and Mims. All three reported turnout on Tuesday of more than 70 percent of registered voters, not counting absentee.

Precinct Registered Voters Ballots Cast Voter Turnout DREHER ISLAND 923 693 75.08 % BARR ROAD 2 1467 1048 71.44 % MIMS 851 599 70.39 % OLD LEXINGTON 2106 1472 69.90 % DUTCHMAN SHORES 1638 1144 69.84 % SANDY RUN 797 554 69.51 % WESTOVER 1553 1056 68.00 % LAKE MURRAY 1 1760 1176 66.82 % MIDWAY 1026 682 66.47 % SWANSEA 1 1046 692 66.16 % FAIRVIEW 823 544 66.10 % RIDGE ROAD 1773 1161 65.48 % SPRINGDALE SOUTH 704 460 65.34 % BEULAH  CHURCH 1788 1168 65.32 % ST. DAVIDS 2345 1525 65.03 % SUMMIT 1069 694 64.92 % CHAPIN 2396 1554 64.86 % AMICKS FERRY 3093 2006 64.86 % HOLLOW CREEK 1881 1216 64.65 % MOUNT HOREB 1801 1158 64.30 % LINCREEK 1955 1253 64.09 % CONGAREE 2 825 526 63.76 % BATESBURG 1879 1189 63.28 % ST. MICHAEL 2113 1335 63.18 % MT. HEBRON 1241 782 63.01 % PINE RIDGE 2 1889 1188 62.89 % CAYCE NO. 3 756 475 62.83 % LAKE MURRAY 2 2113 1326 62.75 % CROMER 1331 831 62.43 % LEESVILLE 2045 1273 62.25 % OAKWOOD 2172 1351 62.20 % EDENWOOD 1848 1149 62.18 % MACK-EDISTO 647 402 62.13 % EMMANUEL CHURCH 1902 1181 62.09 % GILBERT 1823 1128 61.88 % COLDSTREAM 1942 1199 61.74 % SPRINGDALE 1886 1164 61.72 % WEST COLUMBIA NO. 2 653 399 61.10 % PINE RIDGE 1 1196 728 60.87 % RED BANK SOUTH 2 1071 649 60.60 % PARK ROAD 1 1535 923 60.13 % QUAIL VALLEY 2156 1295 60.06 % CHALLEDON 1608 964 59.95 % PROVIDENCE CHURCH 2197 1316 59.90 % MURRAYWOOD 2134 1276 59.79 % GARDENDALE 1583 946 59.76 % PINEVIEW 1700 1015 59.71 % WHITEHALL 2275 1358 59.69 % QUAIL HOLLOW 1865 1112 59.62 % WHITE KNOLL 1838 1094 59.52 % BUSH RIVER 1653 982 59.41 % RED BANK 2754 1635 59.37 % SEVEN OAKS 1510 895 59.27 % IRMO 1934 1145 59.20 % BARR ROAD 1 1348 793 58.83 % WEST COLUMBIA NO. 4 1544 907 58.74 % CAYCE NO. 2 1706 1001 58.68 % SWANSEA 2 1349 791 58.64 % ROUND HILL 2653 1554 58.58 % CAYCE 2A 1405 821 58.43 % CONGAREE 1 1774 1034 58.29 % WOODLAND HILLS 1519 885 58.26 % POND BRANCH 2321 1338 57.65 % PILGRIM CHRUCH 2542 1464 57.59 % GASTON 1 1235 708 57.33 % OLD BARNWELL ROAD 1448 825 56.98 % BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH 2310 1315 56.93 % SALUDA RIVER 1722 980 56.91 % FAITH CHURCH 2556 1450 56.73 % GRENADIER 1861 1054 56.64 % BOILING SPRINGS 3141 1776 56.54 % CHALK HILL 2487 1393 56.01 % LEXINGTON NO. 1 2708 1510 55.76 % KITTI WAKE 1635 911 55.72 % CEDARCREST 1429 796 55.70 % HOOKS STORE 1756 972 55.35 % LEAPHART RD 894 494 55.26 % PARK ROAD 2 967 531 54.91 % LEXINGTON NO. 4 3023 1653 54.68 % SHARPES HILL 1641 892 54.36 % WEST COLUMBIA NO. 3 658 354 53.80 % PELION NO. 2 1285 689 53.62 % WEST COLUMBIA NO. 1 810 433 53.46 % PELIAN NO. 1 1263 675 53.44 % BETHANY 3045 1612 52.94 % CAYCE NO. 1 1392 736 52.87 % RED BANK SOUTH 1 2103 1105 52.54 % EDMUND 1073 560 52.19 % SAND HILL 1538 796 51.76 % LEXINGTON NO. 2 1768 902 51.02 % LEXINGTON NO. 3 2652 1346 50.75 % GASTON 2 1538 780 50.72 % Absentee 0 18576 0.00 % Emergency 0 0 0.00 % Failsafe 0 266 0.00 % Provisional 0 0 0.00 % Failsafe Provisional 0 0 0.00 % Total: 156968 112764 71.84 %