About half of the voters in North Bay’s recent municipal election were over the age of 60.
The City of North Bay has done a deep dive into the demographics from the Oct. 24 election, which saw 38 percent voter turnout.
Of the 15,964 people who cast a ballot, the city says 8,078 were over the age of 60.
“The oldest person to vote was 104 and there were 73 first-time voters aged 18 who cast ballots,” states a release. “ The data shows those aged 30 and under totalled 1,170 votes, representing a little more than seven per cent of the total turnout.”
The city says voters between the ages of 30 and 60 totalled 6,716, representing about 42 per cent of the total turnout.
