CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - More than 1.7 million voters took advantage of early voting in Massachusetts as Election Day kicks off. Before the polls opened on Tuesday, 33.8% of registered voters cast their ballots. The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts reported, 1,143,419 voted by mail and 597,029 people voted at their polling place early, totaling 1,740,448. Of the mail-in ballots, 82.7% were returned. Vote by Mail 1,143,419 Early 597,029 Total Ballots Cast 1,740,448 Where to vote on Election Day in Massachusetts The community that had the most voter early turnout was Eastham, a town in Barnstable County with 56.8% of its residents who cast their ballot. In Springfield, 15,940 voted early, a 13.3% turnout. To see how many people voted early in your city, view the ballot statistics breakdown. Agawam: 30% turnout Amherst: 42.9% Belchertown: 45.6% Chicopee: 21.6% East Longmeadow: 39.9% Easthampton: 40.7% Greenfield: 33.5% Holyoke: 18.7% North Adams: 23.8% Northampton: 36.4% Orange: 28.8% Pittsfield: 28.1% South Hadley: 43.3% Springfield: 13.3% West Springfield: 32% Westfield: 31.5% Mass. Ballot StatisticsDownload There are 2,142,343 registered voters in Massachusetts. The total statewide voter turnout will not be available until polls close on Election Day. 22News is your local election headquarters and will have live results as soon as they come into the newsroom on WWLP.com. Local News Headlines Massachusetts animal shelters mark milestone with 50,000 pets taken in from out of state CitySpace awarded funds for Easthampton’s former Town Hall restoration Tropical Storm Rafael expected to become hurricane Enfield Police looking for woman reported missing since September WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.