More than 53 percent of all returned ballots were brought to a drop box during the General Election. That’s the highest usage of our drop boxes yet! About 295,000 ballots were deposited in a drop box, versus 257,000 ballots mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. Voter turnout in King County was 43 percent.

The 2017 Primary Election saw 48 percent of returned ballots brought to drop boxes. During the 2016 General Election, a majority of returned ballots (51.4 percent) were returned to drop boxes.

We added 12 new ballot drop boxes this year, for a total of 55 drop boxes. About 94 percent of county residents now live within 3 miles of a drop box.

Here’s a look at the top 20 drop boxes with the most returns.

Ballard Branch Library: 18,695 Redmond City Hall: 13,647 Crossroads Shopping Center: 11,816 King County Administration Building: 11,776 King County Elections: 10,739 Burien Town Square Park: 10,463 Federal Way City Hall: 9,925 High Point Library: 8,991 Lake City Library: 8,849 Seattle Central College, Broadway-Edison Building: 8,562 University of Washington Campus, Schmitz Hall: 8,129 Sammamish City Hall: 7,800 Bellevue Regional Library: 7,690 Shoreline Library: 7,642 Green Lake Community Center: 7,441 Broadview Library: 7,292 Issaquah City Hall: 6,803 Woodinville Library: 6,740 Kirkland City Hall: 6,324 Regional Justice Center: 6,229