COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — Out of more than 37,000 voters in the city of Council Bluffs, just over 4,000 cast a ballot in the city primary. That's approximately 11% of eligible voters.

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Council Bluffs isn't alone when it comes to low voter turnout in local elections. University studies show that voter turnout in local elections is often less than 20%, with researchers calling the numbers "startlingly low" and "abysmally low."

I talked to several Council Bluffs neighbors about the election. Some told me that they're county residents so they can't vote in the election but they wish that they could. Others said they didn't vote in the primaries but they will likely vote in the general election.

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