The voter turnout numbers are in for Manitowoc County.
According to the report issued by County Clerk Jessica Backus, 34,100 local residents submitted a ballot in the Midterm Election, which equates to 53% of the just over 64,300 eligible voters.
Roughly 12,300 residents of the City of Manitowoc voted, which is just over 45% of eligible voters, while 4,360 votes came from the City of Two Rivers, or 48% of eligible voters.
Kiel had a high voter turnout, with 64% of the 2,575 eligible voters taking to the polls.
In 2022, 56% of the county cast a ballot, while 72% voted in the 2024 presidential election, and 70% voted in 2020.
As far as who Manitowoc County supported, the republicans fared quite well, despite not winning the two biggest races.
In statewide races, Tom Tiffany received 58% of the votes for governor, while Eric Toney earned 57% in the Attorney General race.
The 6th Congressional District race was about the same, with Glenn Grothman receiving 56% and Brad Smith getting 39%, while the remaining candidates accounted for the remaining 5%.
All three state referendum questions received a majority of yes votes locally as well, with question 1 being 60% in favor, 57% voting yes on question 2, and 64% saying yes to question 3.
