Voters have been coming in to the 21 polling stations in Bloomington to cast their ballots for the primary today. The municipal election includes races for council and mayor.

Owen Dehner is the inspector at the Free Methodist Church polling location serving precincts eight, 15 and 31. He says this morning about 20 people came in per hour, and his is one of the busier sites.

“It’s a really, really slow day today. At the IMU I know they’ve only had had like four votes, it’s probably up to six by now," he says."It just really depends."

Dehner says he expects between 200 and 300 people to come to his station today.

Bloomington resident Jennifer Wiess voted this morning. She thinks it is important people voice their opinions by casting their votes.

“Definitely what’s happening on the national scene has caused me to think more about the local elections," says Wiess.

Locally, she wants more conversation about the parking garage and what will be done about the Bloomington hospital site after it moves to its new location on the bypass.

Mayor John Hamilton is visiting polling sites today.

“It’s a good time to talk to voters, see if they have any questions, last minute concerns, and I also just like to thank people for voting," Hamilton says.

He says Bloomington’s statistics for voting can look disproportionately low because many registered college students leave town for the summer before casting a ballot.