Index, smallest town in Snohomish County, is No. 1 in voter turnout

INDEX — The smallest municipality in Snohomish County had the highest turnout in last month’s election.

This year was not an outlier, either. The town of Index has had a higher ballot return rate than Snohomish County as a whole in each of the last 10 years.

There are 136 registered voters in the town, a rock climber’s paradise nestled along the Skykomish River in the shadow of the Cascades. Snohomish County saw 36.07% of registered voters return a ballot in this year’s election — roughly on par with statewide turnout, a modern day record low. Compare that to Index, where 60.29% of residents returned a ballot.

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Precise demographic data for Index is hard to find, but the town has a median age of about 50, according to census data. Around 30% of the population is over 60 years old, according to the same data.

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