There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate seat. In Minnesota, that combination led to 79.96% of registered voters casting ballots in 2020, the best in the nation.

It’s a common trend in even-year elections. But in odd-numbered election years like 2021, it’s not likely the trend will continue. The lure of the few municipal election contests and a spattering of school district ballot questions usually don’t draw big numbers to the polls.

  

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