Registration and Voter Turnout: 1994-Present
| DATE OF ELECTION |
TYPE OF ELECTION |
ELECTION FOR |
TOTAL REGISTERED |
NUMBER VOTED |
PERCENT VOTED |
| 11/08/2011 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor, City Council at Large, Referendums |
159,581 |
28,099 |
17.61% |
| 10/11/2011 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor, City Council at Large |
133,452 |
11,786 |
8.83%
|
| 11/2/2010 |
General Election |
Federal, State, Local |
166,061 |
81,477 |
49.06% |
| 6/22/2010 |
2nd Primary/School Board Runoff |
Dem. US Senate/School Board Dist 4 |
149,741 |
9,651 |
6.45% |
| 5/4/2010 |
Primary/School Board Election |
Federal, State, Local, School Board |
164,296 |
21,471 |
13.07% |
| 11/03/09 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
141,834 |
11,484 |
8.10% |
| 10/06/09 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council Wards 1,2 & 3 |
139,980 |
6,097 |
4.36% |
| 11/04/08 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
178,500 |
137,358 |
76.95% |
| 06/24/08 |
Second Primary/School Board Runoff |
Dem. Comm. of Labor/School Board at Large |
157,277 |
7,801 |
4.96% |
| 05/06/08 |
Primary/School Board Election |
Federal, State, Local, School Board |
156,648 |
80,321 |
51.27% |
| 11/06/07 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/City Council/Bonds |
145,623 |
36,318 |
24.94% |
| 10/09/07 |
Municipal Primary |
Durham City Council at Large |
121,026 |
12,875 |
10.64% |
| 11/07/06 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
143,450 |
56,213 |
39.19% |
| 05/30/06 |
Democratic Second Primary |
NC House District 29 |
35,250 |
2,950 |
8.37% |
| 05/02/06 |
Primary/School Board Election |
Federal, State, Local, School Board |
140,943 |
29,279 |
20.77% |
| 11/08/05 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council/City Bonds |
120,846 |
22,237 |
18.40% |
| 10/11/05 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
118,376 |
13,103 |
11.07% |
| 11/02/04 |
General Election |
Federal, State, Local |
152,708 |
111,685 |
73.14% |
| 08/17/04 |
Democratic Party Second Primary |
State |
102,152 |
2,941 |
2.88% |
| 07/20/04 |
Party Primary/School Board Election |
Federal, State, Local, School Board |
130,632 |
30,612 |
23.43% |
| 11/04/03 |
Municipal Election |
May/Council/Bond Ref |
128,176 |
31,924 |
24.91% |
| 10/07/03 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
104,384 |
16,993 |
16.28% |
| 11/05/02 |
General Election |
Fed/St/Co |
156,865 |
67,505 |
43.03% |
| 09/10/02 |
Primary |
Fed/St/Co |
154,919 |
34,304 |
22.14% |
| 11/06/01 |
Municipal Election and Bond Referendum |
Mayor, Council and Bond Referendum |
152,346 |
37,198 |
24.42% |
| 10/09/01 |
Municipal Primary |
MAYOR & COUNCIL |
127,858 |
15,387 |
12.03% |
| 11/07/00 |
General Election |
Fed, State, Local, Bond |
164,129 |
87,467 |
53.29% |
| 05/30/00 |
Republican Party Second Primary |
State |
34,168 |
733 |
2.15% |
| 05/02/00 |
Party Primary/School Board Election |
Federal, State, Local, School Board |
153,465 |
27,471 |
17.90% |
| 11/02/99 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
126,115 |
28,093 |
22.28% |
| 10/05/99 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
124,740 |
20,400 |
16.35% |
| 12/08/98 |
Special |
Amendment to City Charter |
120,761 |
24,404 |
20.21% |
| 11/03/98 |
General Election |
Senate, Congress, Judicial, Local, Bond |
145,373 |
59,105 |
40.66% |
| 09/15/98 |
Primary |
Congress |
111,767 |
5,148 |
4.61% |
| 05/05/98 |
Primary |
Primary, School Board |
139,816 |
20,930 |
14.97% |
| 11/04/97 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor, City Council |
118,179 |
29,654 |
25.09% |
| 10/07/97 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor, City Council |
115,326 |
15,843 |
13.74% |
| 11/05/96 |
General Election |
President |
137,635 |
82,913 |
60.24% |
| 06/04/96 |
Second Primary |
Secretary State, Agricultural Sec. |
125,505 |
3,819 |
3.04% |
| 05/07/96 |
Primary |
President, School Merger |
125,426 |
34,125 |
27.21% |
| 11/07/95 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor, City Council |
93,197 |
20,563 |
22.06% |
| 10/10/95 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor, City Council |
92,265 |
14,272 |
15.47% |
| 11/08/94 |
General Election |
Congress, Judicial, County Commissioners |
112,652 |
46,141 |
40.96% |
| 05/31/94 |
Second Primary |
Court Appeals, District Judge |
73,607 |
8,680 |
11.79% |
| 05/03/94 |
Primary |
Congress, Judicial, District Attorney |
98,059 |
25,110 |
25.61% |
| 11/02/93 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council/State Bond |
109,331 |
30,517 |
27.91% |
| 10/08/93 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
83,432 |
8,886 |
10.65% |
| 11/03/92 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
120,700 |
85,043 |
70.46% |
| 06/02/92 |
Second Primary |
US Congress and Schl. Brd. |
66,795 |
9,335 |
13.98% |
| 05/05/92 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
109,980 |
41,342 |
37.59% |
| 11/05/91 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
81,443 |
29,634 |
36.39% |
| 10/08/91 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
81,193 |
19,383 |
23.87% |
| 03/12/91 |
Special |
County Bond Ref. |
104,728 |
17,809 |
17.01% |
| 11/06/90 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
104,398 |
66,396 |
63.60% |
| 06/05/90 |
Second Primary |
Dem: US Senator |
67,550 |
19,367 |
28.67% |
| 05/08/90 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
94,090 |
26,206 |
27.85% |
| 03/13/90 |
Special |
Baseball Stadium Bond |
92,916 |
22,085 |
23.77% |
| 11/07/89 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
70,435 |
29,707 |
42.18% |
| 10/10/89 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
69,606 |
16,818 |
24.16% |
| 05/02/89 |
Special |
Chapel Hill Rec. Bond |
473 |
58 |
12.26% |
| 11/08/88 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
105,061 |
68,065 |
64.79% |
| 05/31/88 |
Second Primary |
Dem: Judicial |
79,405 |
1,366 |
1.72% |
| 05/03/88 |
Primary |
State and Local |
92,354 |
19,833 |
21.47% |
| 03/08/88 |
Primary |
Presidential |
92,159 |
29,820 |
32.36% |
| 11/03/87 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
68,126 |
22,938 |
33.67% |
| 10/06/87 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
67,820 |
17,808 |
26.26% |
| 11/04/86 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
89,062 |
44,194 |
49.62% |
| 05/06/86 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
86,252 |
25,673 |
29.77% |
| 11/05/85 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
61,702 |
15,866 |
25.71% |
| 10/08/85 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
67,583 |
6,795 |
10.05% |
| 04/09/85 |
Special |
Baham Fire District |
1,375 |
468 |
34.04% |
| 11/06/84 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
95,600 |
65,804 |
68.83% |
| 06/05/84 |
Second Primary |
Gov./Aud./NC Rep./Co. Comm. |
80,590 |
23,327 |
28.95% |
| 05/08/84 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
85,026 |
38,295 |
45.04% |
| 11/08/83 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
50,409 |
20,468 |
40.60% |
| 10/11/83 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council/City BOED |
49,548 |
12,435 |
25.10% |
| 07/12/83 |
Special |
City School #5/Enlarge |
|
5 |
|
| 05/17/83 |
Special |
Parkwood Fire Tax |
1,838 |
174 |
9.47% |
| 11/02/82 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
70,100 |
33,903 |
48.36% |
| 07/27/82 |
Second Primary |
Dem: US Cong./Jud./Sherriff |
68,974 |
26,470 |
38.38% |
| 06/29/82 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
68,974 |
32,076 |
46.50% |
| 04/27/82 |
Special |
City School #13/Enlarge Burton |
|
32 |
|
| 02/23/82 |
Special |
Airport Board |
65,745 |
11,454 |
17.42% |
| 11/03/81 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
42,354 |
17,484 |
41.28% |
| 10/06/81 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
41,740 |
8,467 |
20.29% |
| 11/04/80 |
General Election |
Federal, State and Local |
70,813 |
49,352 |
69.69% |
| 06/03/80 |
Second Primary |
Auditor |
52,917 |
1,520 |
2.87% |
| 05/06/80 |
Primary |
Federal, State and Local |
66,362 |
27,519 |
41.47% |
| 11/04/79 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council/City BOED |
43,187 |
18,167 |
42.07% |
| 10/09/79 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council/City BOED |
43,187 |
13,402 |
31.03% |
| 04/21/79 |
Special |
Redwood Fire tax |
|
322 |
|
| 01/12/79 |
Special |
Mixed Beverages |
62,131 |
18,407 |
29.63% |
| 11/07/78 |
General Election |
Fed/St/Co |
62,131 |
26,239 |
42.23% |
| 05/30/78 |
Second Primary |
Dem/Fed/Sheriff |
48,593 |
14,762 |
30.38% |
| 05/02/78 |
Primary |
Dem/Fed/St/Co/Co Com |
48,593 |
20,600 |
42.39% |
| 11/08/77 |
Municipal Election |
May/Cncil/Bds/Cnst Amnd 5 |
60,590 |
19,351 |
31.94% |
| 10/11/77 |
Municipal Primary |
Council |
40,890 |
7,263 |
17.76% |
| 11/02/76 |
General Election |
Pres/St/Co/Sch Tax |
63,313 |
42,113 |
66.52% |
| 09/14/76 |
Second Primary |
Dem & Rep/Bds |
61,194 |
21,207 |
34.66% |
| 08/17/76 |
Primary |
Fed/St/Co |
61,195 |
21,639 |
35.36% |
| 03/23/76 |
Primary |
Pres/Higher Ed |
60,414 |
22,720 |
37.61% |
| 11/04/75 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
40,656 |
13,709 |
33.72% |
| 10/07/75 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council/B o Ed |
40,271 |
8,143 |
20.22% |
| 11/05/74 |
General Election |
Fed/St/Co/Cnst Amnd 2 |
57,796 |
21,284 |
36.83% |
| 09/10/74 |
Special |
Con St Ref |
56,809 |
19,383 |
34.12% |
| 06/04/74 |
Second Primary |
Dem Jud |
45,884 |
6,021 |
13.12% |
| 05/07/74 |
Primary |
Fed/St/Co |
56,809 |
18,415 |
32.42% |
| 11/06/73 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council/Sch Bldg |
69,400 |
28,557 |
41.15% |
| 10/09/73 |
Municipal Primary |
Council |
48,749 |
6,840 |
14.03% |
| 09/08/73 |
Special |
Firet St Wt SW Sti Rec |
48,749 |
7,109 |
14.58% |
| 04/28/73 |
Special |
Parkwood Fire Tax |
562 |
489 |
87.01% |
| 11/07/72 |
General Election |
Pres/St/Sch & Lib Bds |
69,857 |
44,164 |
63.22% |
| 06/03/72 |
Second Primary |
Fed/St |
63,887 |
22,723 |
35.57% |
| 05/06/72 |
Primary |
Pres/St/Co/Bds/Co B o Ed |
63,887 |
30,992 |
48.51% |
| 11/02/71 |
Special |
Sch Merge Sch Bldg Bd |
54,147 |
19,937 |
36.82% |
| 06/30/71 |
Special |
Lebanon Fire Tax |
355 |
263 |
74.08% |
| 05/15/71 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council |
39,123 |
15,986 |
40.86% |
| 05/01/71 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
39,123 |
8,463 |
21.63% |
| 11/03/70 |
General Election |
Fed/St/Co/Cnst Amnd 7 |
53,848 |
22,617 |
42.00% |
| 05/30/70 |
Second Primary |
Dem Sheriff |
56,058 |
7,710 |
13.75% |
| 05/30/70 |
Special |
Forestview Tax |
122 |
93 |
76.23% |
| 05/02/70 |
Primary |
Fed/St/Co |
56,058 |
11,852 |
21.14% |
| 11/04/69 |
Special |
Local Sales Tax |
55,269 |
14,357 |
25.98% |
| 05/17/69 |
Municipal Election |
Mayor/Council/City Bds 4 |
39,819 |
15,579 |
39.12% |
| 05/03/69 |
Municipal Primary |
Mayor/Council |
39,840 |
8,351 |
20.96% |
| 11/05/68 |
General Election |
Pres/St/Co/Hosp & Air Bds |
54,309 |
45,227 |
83.28% |
| 06/01/68 |
Second Primary |
Fed/Co/Co Comm |
48,888 |
15,062 |
30.81% |
| 05/04/68 |
Special |
School Tax City Royal Oak |
159 |
90 |
56.60% |
| 05/04/68 |
Primary |
Pres/Fed/St/Co/Co B oEd |
48,888 |
30,209 |
61.79% |
| 03/05/68 |
Special |
Library Bond |
53,477 |
11,549 |
21.60% |
| 01/30/68 |
Special |
School Building Bond |
52,978 |
13,962 |
26.35% |
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