Ballot Drop Box Usage by Year

The tables below show ballot drop box usage as a percentage of total ballots returned in recent Primary and General Elections. Tracking of ballot drop box usage by individual counties began for the November 2012 General Election. For questions about a specific county's drop box usage, please contact that county's elections department.

General Election Drop Box Usage

County 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Adams 62.2% 63.7% 52.8% 55.4% 67.4% 52.1% 59.5% 57.0% 66.2%  
Asotin 53.0% 59.2% 60.3% 51.1% 76.0% 60.3% 58.3% 54.0% 71.7%  
Benton 66.9% 45.6% 38.7% 54.8% 78.2% 66.7% 68.3% 63.1% 72.5%  
Chelan 72.9% 71.5% 59.9% 58.1% 77.7% 63.7% 67.5% 63.6% 70.3%  
Clallam 73.3% 73.2% 61.1% 67.5% 76.3% 69.6% 74.3% 68.1% 78.6%  
Clark 47.6% 42.7% 42.5% 42.1% 72.1% 52.5% 61.6% 47.8% 69.3%  
Columbia 69.4% 64.5% 48.6% 50.1% 67.6% 59.4% 64.6% 60.6% 67.2%  
Cowlitz 76.5% 23.9% 67.6% 66.9% 82.0% 65.7% 72.9% 66.4% 71.8%  
Douglas 64.6% 40.0% 48.9% 49.3% 75.0% 57.1% 67.9% 60.3% 71.9%  
Ferry 29.5% 31.3% 21.5% 19.2% 45.2% 32.4% 37.4% 34.6% 45.4%  
Franklin 68.2% 64.4% 50.4% 51.1% 76.8% 56.0% 63.8% 57.4% 71.0%  
Garfield 70.1% 74.8% 63.5% 65.5% 73.6% 66.1% 68.0% 63.6% 72.4%  
Grant 30.3% 29.6% 42.6% 40.8% 64.5% 42.9% 59.9% 46.2% 57.4%  
Grays Harbor 53.8% 23.7% 39.6% 41.2% 63.2% 43.2% 18.5% 43.1% 60.3%  
Island 50.6% 56.2% 45.1% 47.8% 75.2% 58.9% 62.7% 62.0% 69.7%  
Jefferson 47.2% 49.9% 40.8% 41.2% 70.2% 38.7% 47.7% 44.5% 60.3%  
King 49.3% 53.2% 39.7% 46.6% 73.9% 57.3% 60.0% 55.0% 66.7%  
Kitsap 54.9% 54.8% 50.6% 50.9% 76.5% 60.5% 71.7% 65.0% 74.3%  
Kittitas 71.2% 67.5% 59.3% 60.6% 82.4% 65.5% 70.9% 65.6% 77.4%  
Klickitat 74.2% 73.4% 75.4% 73.1% 78.4% 65.6% 76.8% 66.7% 75.0%  
Lewis 57.8% 50.2% 44.5% 43.2% 66.1% 46.1% 56.2% 45.4% 62.2%  
Lincoln 28.7% - 15.4% 21.9% 45.1% 22.0% 29.7% 18.5% 36.9%  
Mason 69.8% 66.8% 46.5% 48.2% 79.7% 52.7% 62.1% 53.7% 66.4%  
Okanogan 26.1% 33.8% 28.1% 25.7% 54.8% 28.8% 41.0% 41.1% 56.0%  
Pacific 32.0% 30.6% 35.1% 41.8% 64.8% 40.8% 48.2% 40.0% 56.4%  
Pend Oreille 47.4% 45.8% 37.4% 31.8% 56.6% 39.9% 45.7% 34.9% 50.4%  
Pierce 61.1% 61.2% 43.2% 48.5% 74.9% 61.6% 65.8% 59.4% 68.2%  
San Juan 61.1% 65.1% 53.4% 55.7% 72.8% 61.7% 61.1% 55.9% 67.5%  
Skagit 77.1% 71.9% 63.0% 61.6% 81.5% 64.9% 71.3% 63.6% 31.4%  
Skamania 67.2% 58.3% 62.8% 65.7% 75.5% 65.8% 71.9% 65.8% 73.8%  
Snohomish 64.4% 60.9% 51.2% 52.1% 75.2% 57.2% 63.4% 60.3% 68.4%  
Spokane 61.2% 52.4% 37.8% 39.0% 62.4% 40.7% 45.9% 41.9% 55.8%  
Stevens 33.5% 25.1% 20.0% 20.1% 38.4% 24.3% 30.0% 28.6% 49.6%  
Thurston 73.0% 74.6% 57.2% 61.7% 80.9% 65.6% 70.2% 65.8% 72.6%  
Wahkiakum 50.4% 45.7% 36.4% 30.7% 79.7% 50.7% 60.1% 51.9% 67.6%  
Walla Walla 70.0% 61.7% 56.5% 52.6% 78.6% 62.3% 66.8% 58.3% 71.4%  
Whatcom 77.6% 72.7% 59.3% 62.9% 80.2% 70.2% 69.7% 71.4% 77.4%  
Whitman 35.8% 35.5% 31.2% 32.3% 56.5% 43.5% 48.4% 58.8% 55.9%  
Yakima 28.9% 24.2% 23.0% 22.1% 52.7% 31.7% 39.9% 32.4% 52.5%  
Total 56.9% 54.6% 45.0% 48.3% 73.1% 56.3% 61.1% 56.0% 66.5%  

Primary Election Drop Box Usage

County 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Adams 63.7% 61.0% 49.4% 49.5% 56.2% 49.4% 55.6% 50.4% 57.7% 53.6%
Asotin 52.8% - 47.6% - 55.4% - 57.4% 46.2% 60.1% 44.7%
Benton 44.2% 60.9% 47.2% 45.8% 60.4% 60.6% 61.6% 70.4% 49.5% 58.6%
Chelan 69.6% 70.0% 57.5% 49.4% 60.5% 58.3% 63.2% 57.9% 63.0% 52.7%
Clallam 69.6% 69.9% 58.3% 58.9% 67.4% 63.4% 69.2% 63.9% 72.6% 64.2%
Clark 40.3% 33.3% 36.2% 26.2% 44.9% 38.0% 52.2% 32.3% 60.4% 44.2%
Columbia 40.2% - 44.9% 47.7% 53.1% 46.4% 56.2% - 60.8% 0.0%
Cowlitz 74.9% 69.3% 62.4% 54.6% 66.4% 55.8% 68.3% 60.4% 64.7% 61.3%
Douglas 84.5% 53.1% 45.7% 39.7% 54.7% 57.7% 61.7% 46.7% 64.6% 50.0%
Ferry - 24.5% 18.9% 26.0% 31.6% 0.0% 31.9% 22.4% 36.9% 33.0%
Franklin 61.0% 59.7% 43.1% 39.2% 58.2% 49.2% 56.8% 54.5% 61.1% 62.4%
Garfield 65.1% 67.1% 53.6% - 63.1% - 63.0% 0.0% 65.1% 0.0%
Grant 28.8% 20.7% 23.5% 0.2% 44.4% 35.4% 47.4% 40.4% 51.0% 37.9%
Grays Harbor 26.8% - 16.9% 12.9% 45.2% 23.2% 47.6% 39.4% 57.9% 24.2%
Island 53.8% 48.9% 34.7% 0.0% 49.9% 48.0% 61.0% 49.9% 65.6% 52.7%
Jefferson 40.6% 48.0% 35.2% 33.2% 40.3% 34.0% 42.5% 9.5% 47.6% 49.7%
King 35.6% 47.7% 32.3% 37.4% 50.6% 50.8% 52.1% 47.2% 58.4% 56.5%
Kitsap 24.4% 49.9% 44.7% 43.6% 56.6% 49.3% 58.6% 58.6% 68.7% 60.7%
Kittitas 67.0% 64.3% 56.2% 50.2% 64.9% 59.7% 65.9% 57.4% 68.8% 65.7%
Klickitat 74.2% 78.2% 67.0% 56.6% 63.2% 55.3% 73.0% 60.3% 72.2% 59.1%
Lewis 43.2% 42.2% 38.5% 27.7% 49.1% 39.6% 50.5% 42.4% 53.0% 34.8%
Lincoln 27.8% 3.4% 19.7% 14.6% 23.6% 14.0% 25.0% 15.1% 26.6% 17.6%
Mason 67.8% 77.3% 44.1% 37.8% 57.2% 46.4% 57.8% 39.8% 56.9% 53.8%
Okanogan - 26.3% 30.3% 14.1% 35.3% 16.9% 42.2% 25.0% 46.5% 31.1%
Pacific - 18.8% 33.2% 1.2% 37.9% 32.1% 40.2% 31.5% 44.0% 15.2%
Pend Oreille 44.8% 43.6% 30.5% 100.0% 39.0% 42.7% 40.0% 26.5% 42.2% 29.7%
Pierce 54.9% 54.7% 41.0% 40.4% 57.4% 56.1% 60.7% 49.9% 61.9% 58.6%
San Juan 65.8% 72.5% 53.0% 0.1% 55.9% 54.7% 57.4% 45.5% 62.0% 67.3%
Skagit 71.9% 72.4% 57.6% 48.1% 63.6% 62.3% 66.8% 59.3% 28.2% 57.4%
Skamania 65.6% 50.2% 58.9% - 64.9% 55.8% 73.2% - 74.1% 60.5%
Snohomish 53.9% 57.4% 45.6% 42.4% 55.8% 49.6% 56.5% 52.9% 61.9% 53.9%
Spokane 50.5% 51.9% 35.4% 34.7% 39.4% 34.1% 40.5% 36.0% 46.1% 34.7%
Stevens - 26.2% 18.2% 6.2% 24.9% 19.0% 24.2% 22.3% 39.0% 24.1%
Thurston 72.3% 72.0% 57.8% 52.4% 67.6% 59.1% 66.0% 60.3% 66.9% 60.2%
Wahkiakum 49.5% - 25.7% - 34.5% 42.6% 51.4% - 55.6% 43.0%
Walla Walla 62.7% 60.9% 49.5% 40.5% 58.3% 52.7% 58.7% 49.3% 61.5% 46.7%
Whatcom 67.4% 66.8% 55.4% 55.5% 65.0% 61.8% 68.9% 66.1% 72.7% 62.3%
Whitman - 35.8% 24.4% 26.1% 32.7% 39.5% 37.2% 41.8% 41.4% 44.5%
Yakima 20.1% 18.2% 16.9% 16.9% 25.4% 22.3% 32.5% 25.6% 37.5% 27.3%
Total 47.1% 51.1% 39.3% 39.1% 52.5% 49.8% 54.7% 49.6% 58.4% 53.6%