With one day to go before the Nov. 3 general election, 2,865 Key Biscayne voters have already cast ballots.
That is about 36% of the 7,924 eligible voters in Precinct 051, according to the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections turnout tracker as of 7:10 a.m. Monday.
The split is almost even: 1,313 ballots by mail and 1,552 in person during early voting.
That puts the island behind the pace countywide, where 537,094 of 1,312,819 eligible voters, almost 41%, have already voted. Islanders also lean harder on mail ballots: 46% of KB’s ballots came by mail, compared with about 34% across the county.
Eyes on Virginia Key
Key Biscayne voters can’t vote on City of Miami Referendum 3, but it could reshape the gateway to the island. The measure asks whether the city should lease about 27.62 acres on Virginia Key to Virginia Key LLC to redevelop the existing Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas, with an initial 45-year term and two 15-year renewal options. So far, 69,939 voters in the City of Miami have cast ballots, about 38% of the city’s 183,320 eligible voters.
Who KB voters are
Of the 7,875 voters registered as of Oct. 1, no-party voters are the largest bloc at 3,354 (43%). Republicans follow with 2,597 (33%), then Democrats with 1,739 (22%); 185 belong to minor parties.
Hispanic voters make up 57% of the rolls (4,495) and white voters 35% (2,724). The electorate skews older: 57% are 51 or older, including 2,183 voters 66 and up. Still, the 18-to-25 group, at 1,061, is larger than any other age bracket under 66.
On the local ballot
Four candidates are vying for three Village Council seats: Luis “Lucho” de la Cruz, Oscar Sardiñas, Silvia Tarafa and Fernando Vazquez. Claire Amerena London withdrew, but her name remains on the ballot.
Brett Moss is running unopposed for mayor.
A Village charter amendment asks whether voters must approve any stormwater or flood-prevention project estimated to cost more than $50 million within three fiscal years. See the full Precinct 051 sample ballot.
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Key Biscayne Community Center, 10 Village Green Way. Mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. For more voter information, visit GoVoteMiami.org.
Islander News will be on site at the community center and will post regular updates through closing at 7 p.m.
Islander News will be at the Key Biscayne Community Center all day Tuesday with updates until the polls close.