With one day left to cast votes, only 17% of ballots in Long Beach have been returned, according to Political Data, Inc.
Political Data, Inc. is a technology company specializing in voter data by collecting geographical, political and demographic data about voters in the United States.
According to Political Data, Inc., there were 269,488 ballots mailed to eligible residents throughout Long Beach.
As of Nov. 7, only 46,027 ballots have been turned in.
Of the ballots that have been returned, 26,874 were filled out by democrats, 9,708 by republicans and 9,445 by independent voters. The groups with the highest ballot turn-in rates are white residents and those over 65 years of age.
For those willing to brave the autumnal rains to vote in person Tuesday, the 31 polling locations in Long Beach can be found online at longbeach.gov. If voters received a mail-in ballot but want to vote in person, the mail-in ballot must be relinquished at a voting center.
Signal Hill also has a voting center at the Signal Hill Community Center located at 1780 E Hill St.
To help keep voters from getting soggy on their way to the polls, Long Beach Transit and LA Metro will be offering free rides throughout the day.
If you are planning to vote by mail, it must be postmarked by Nov. 8 to be counted. Ballots can be sent through the mail or dropped off at a ballot box or at a voting center.
Ballot drop boxes are located at:
- Bixby Park Community Center (130 Cherry Ave.)
- Bret Harte Neighborhood Library( 1595 W. Willow St.)
- Burnett Neighborhood Library (560 E. Hill St.)
- Dana Neighborhood Library (3680 Atlantic Ave.)
- El Dorado Park West Community Center (2800 N. Studebaker Rd.)
- Freeman Community Center (1205 Freeman Ave.)
- Heartwell Park Community Center (5801 Parkcrest St.)
- Houghton Park Community Center (6301 Myrtle Ave.)
- Long Beach City Hall (411 W. Ocean Blvd.)
- Long Beach Senior Center (1150 E. Fourth St.)
- Marina Vista Park (5355 E. Eliot St.)
- Mark Twain Neighborhood Library (1401 E. Anaheim St.)
- Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave.)
- Ramona Park (3301 E. 65th St.)
- Scherer Park (4600 Long Beach Blvd.)
- Stearns Champions Park (4520 E. 23rd St.)
- Veterans Park (101 E. 28th St.)
According to the California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, it may take days or even weeks to count all of the ballots turned in on election day. County officials have until Dec. 8 to finalize results.
The first round of election results, most of which will be from vote-by-mail ballots that were turned in before election day, will be announced at approximately 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder.
