“[I]n recent years, when towns and cities across the country have held voter referenda on fluoridation, its use has been rejected about half the time.” -Chemical & Engineering News, September 4, 2006
“While city councils and water boards tend to fluoridate when they have the power, the electorate is far more divided. Over the past five years, the practice was voted down in 38 of 79 referendums, from Modesto, Calif., to Worcester, Mass.” - TIME Magazine, October 24, 2005
“In about 60% of 2000 referenda held in the U.S. since 1950, fluoridation has been voted down.“ - Chemical & Engineering News August 1, 1988
“The big cities in the United States were mostly fluoridated by executive action in such a way as to avoid public referenda.” - James M. Dunning, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 1984. (Quote from: Social Science & Medicine 1984, vol. 19, page 1245.)
“The fact that nearly 3 out of every 5 communities which vote on the issue have rejected fluoridation, year after year, does in all likelihood represent a collective judgment on the part of the public that, when all things are considered, fluoridation is not an acceptable public health measure.” - Edward Groth III, PhD Dissertation, Stanford University, May 1973
“Avoid a referendum. The statistics are that 3 out of 4 fluoridation referenda fail.”- Susan Allen, RDH, BS Fluoridation Coordinator, Public Health Dental Program, State Health Office, Florida. May 7, 1990. (See photocopy of letter)
| Taumarunui, New Zealand | June 30, 2011 |
| Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | June 27, 2011 |
| Fairbanks, Alaska | June 6, 2011 |
| Mount Clemens, Michigan | May 16, 2011 |
| Lago Vista, Texas | April 21, 2011 |
| Marcellus, MI | March 17, 2011 |
| Independence, Virginia | February 16, 2011 |
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada | February 8, 2011 |
| Yellow Springs, Ohio | February 7, 2011 |
| Verchères, Québec, Canada | February 7, 2011 |
| Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania -First announced Feb 4, 2010 | January 19, 2011 |
| Sparta, North Carolina | November 15, 2010 |
| Tellico, Tennessee | November 4, 2010 |
| Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira, Ontario, Canada | October 25, 2010 |
| Red Bay, Alabama | September 15, 2010 |
| Napa, California | August 17, 2010 |
| Sandpoint, Idaho | July 24, 2010 |
| Kaikohe, New Zealand | May 17, 2010 |
| Kaitaia, New Zealand | May 17, 2010 |
| Crete, Nebraska | May 11, 2010 |
| Dakota City, Nebraska | May 11, 2010 |
| Franklin County, Nebraska | May 11, 2010 |
| Norfolk, Nebraska | May 11, 2010 |
| Wahoo, Nebraska | May 11, 2010 |
| Gatineau, Québec, Canada | May 5, 2010 |
| Xenia, Ohio | December 16, 2009 |
| Beacon, New York | December 7, 2009 |
| Amery, Wisconsin | November 30, 2009 |
| Wisner, Nebraska | November 10, 2009 |
| Yutan, Nebraska | November 10, 2009 |
| Humboldt, Kansas | September 22, 2009 |
| Wakefield, Nebraska | September 15, 2009 |
| Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | July 21, 2009 |
| Poynette, Wisconsin (voted to remove fluoride) | April 13, 2009 |
| Plainfield, Vermont (voted to remove fluoride) | March 3, 2009 |
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (for the 2nd time) | February 17, 2009 |
| Skagit County, Washington | February 10, 2009 |
| Big Canoe, Georgia | January 8, 2009 |
| Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, Canada | January 1, 2009 |
| Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | December 31, 2008 |
| Test Valley Borough Council (UK) | November 13, 2008 |
| Jackman, Maine | November 4, 2008 |
| Moose River, Maine | November 4, 2008 |
| Corning, New York | November 4, 2008 |
| Ainsworth, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Aurora, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Battle Creek, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Bayard, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Beatrice, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Bridgeport, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Broken Bow, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Cambridge, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Central City, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Chadron, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Cozad, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Crawford, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| David City, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Eagle, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Friend, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Geneva, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Gothenburg, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Grand Island, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Grant, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Hastings, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Hebron, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Imperial, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Kimball, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Lexington, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Madison, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Milford, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Mitchell, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| North Platte, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Ord, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Pawnee City, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Pierce, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Plainview, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Ravenna, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Schuyler, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Scottsbluff, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Shelton, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Sidney, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| St. Paul, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Stanton, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Stromsburg, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Sutherland, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Sutton, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Tekamah, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Valentine, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Weeping Water, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Wilber, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Wood River, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Wymore, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| York, Nebraska | November 4, 2008 |
| Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin | November 4, 2008 |
| Hyndburn, Lancashire, England | September 23, 2008 |
| Pendle, Lancashire, England | September 18, 2008 |
| Alamo Heights, Texas | September 8, 2008 |
| Alexandra and Earnslceugh/Manuheriki, New Zealand | September 8, 2008 |
| Cromwell, New Zealand | August 18, 2008 |
| Isle of Man | June 12, 2008 |
| Littleton, Massachusetts | May 10, 2008 |
| Yarmouth, Massachusetts | May 6, 2008 |
| Dryden, Ontario, Canada | April 2008 |
| Quebec City, Canada (after 36 years of fluoridation) | April 1, 2008 |
| Welland, Pelham, and parts of Thorold, Ontario, Canada | February 2008 |
| Poughkeepsie, New York | February 2008 |
| Manila, Humboldt County, Calfornia | February 2008 |
| Elgin City Council, Texas | November 2007 |
| Waitaki District Council, New Zealand | October 2007 |
| Juneau, Alaska | October 2007 |
| O’Connor UD, Sparta, White County, Georgia | August 8, 2008 |
| Quebeck Walling UD, Sparta, White County, Georgia | August 3, 2008 |
| Cobleskill Village, Schoharie County, New York | August 2007 |
| Marshall County BUP#1, Lewisburg, Marshall County, Georgia | July 27, 2008 |
| Rotherham, Yorkshire, UK | June 2007 |
| Conewango Township, Pennsylvania | May 2008 |
| Glade Township, Pennsylvania | May 2008 |
| Mead Township, Pennsylvania | May 2008 |
| Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania | May 2008 |
| Big Creek Utility District, Grundy County, Georgia | May 7, 2008 |
| Cagle-Fredonia Utility District, Big Creek, Sequatchie, Georgia | May 7, 2008 |
| Altoona, Pennsylvania | May 2007 |
| Beach Haven, New Jersey | April 2007 |
| Sulphur Rock, Arkansas | April 2007 |
| LaGuardo UD, Lebanon, Wilson County, Georgia | May 20, 2008 |
| Lebanon Water System, Wilson County, Georgia | May 20, 2008 |
| Mt Desert Water District, Maine | March 5, 2007 |
| Martin County, Florida | December 19, 2006 |
| Juneau, Alaska | December 11, 2006 |
| Ashland, Oregon | November 21, 2006 |
| Central Bridge Water District, New York | November 21, 2006 |
| Lenapah, Oklahoma | November 21, 2006 |
| Page, Arizona | November 7, 2006 |
| Lincoln, Maine | November 7, 2006 |
| Rockford, Iowa | January 12, 2006 |
| Golden, British Columbia, Canada | November 19, 2005 |
| Lafayette, Tennessee | November 9, 2005 |
| Bellingham, Washington State | November 8, 2005 |
| Springfield, Ohio | November 8, 2005 |
| Xenia, Ohio | November 8, 2005 |
| Tooele, Utah | November 8, 2005 |
| Mammoth Lakes, California | November 8, 2005 |
| Homer, New York | November 1, 2005 |
| Hood River, Oregon | May 2005 |
| Neosho, Missouri | April 5, 2005 |
| Pagosa Springs, Colorado | March 2005 |
| Snohomish, Washington State | January 2005 |
| Lancaster, Ohio | November 2, 2004 |
| Hutchinson, Kansas | November 2, 2004 |
| Clarksdale, Mississippi | October 25, 2004 |
| Milton, Washington State | September 20, 2004 |
| Telluride, Colorado | September 2004 |
| Sumner, Washington State | August 2, 2004 |
| South Blount Water District, Tennessee | June 2004 |
| Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | April 2004 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | January 28, 2004 |
| Lancaster, Ohio | January 12, 2004 |
| Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada | June 25, 2003 |
| Dutton-Dunwich, Ontario, Canada | June 2003 |
| West Elgin, Ontario, Canada | June 2003 |
| Sequim, Washington State | May 7, 2003 |
| York, Nebraska | May 6, 2003 |
| Columbiana, Alabama | May 2003 |
| Canton, New York | February 18, 2003 |
| Shaler, Pennsylvania | February 11, 2003 |
| Billings, Montana | November 5, 2002 |
| Kalispell, Montana | November 5, 2002 |
| Washoe County, Nevada | November 5, 2002 |
| Methuen, Massachusetts | November 5, 2002 |
| Redding, California | November 5, 2002 |
| Watsonville, California | November 5, 2002 |
| Texarkana, Arkansas | November 5, 2002 |
| Ashdown, Arkansas | November 5, 2002 |
| Oneida, New York | August 6, 2002 |
| Franklin, North Carolina | May 2002 |
| Plainville, Massachusetts | April 1, 2002 |
| Monroe, Louisiana | February 26, 2002 |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | January16, 2002 |
| Kennewick, Washington | January 15, 2002 |
| Benninton, Vermont | January 8, 2002 |
| Lanai, Hawaii | January 2002 |
| Cobalt, Ontario, Canada | December 11, 2001 |
| Erie, Colorado | November 2001 |
| Modesto, California | November 7, 2001 |
| Worcester, Massachusetts | November 7, 2001 |
| Flagstaff, Arizona | November 7, 2001 |
| Sutherlin, Oregon | November 7, 2001 |
| Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | October 13, 2001 |
| White Salmon, Washington | September 2001 |
| Goldendale, Washington | September 2001 |
| Bishopville, South Carolina | June 2001 |
| Harper, Kansas | May 31, 2001 |
| Brewster, Massachusetts | May 15, 2001 |
| McPherson, Kansas | April 3, 2001 |
| Norridgewock, Maine | May 5, 2001 |
| Blue River, Wisconsin | February 2001 |
| Willamina, Oregon | January 2001 |
| Ithaca, New York | November 7, 2000 |
| Spokane, Washington | November 7, 2000 |
| Brattleboro, Vermont | November 7, 2000 |
| Wenatchee, Washington | November 7, 2000 |
| Shawano, Wisconsin | November 7, 2000 |
| Nibly City, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| Hyrum City, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| Providence City, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| Smithfield City, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| Logan City, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| River Heights, Utah | November 7, 2000 |
| Pequannock, New Jersey | November 7, 2000 |
| Ozark, Missouri | November 7, 2000 |
| Wooster, Ohio | November 7, 2000 |
| Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | October 16, 2000 |
| Woodside, California | September 2000 |
| Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | August 8, 2000 |
| Winfield, Kansas | March 6, 2000 |
| Wilmington, Massachusetts | February 15, 2000 |
| Santa Barbara, California | November 23, 1999 |
| Johnstown, New York | November 19, 1999 |
| Wichita, Kansas | October 26, 1999 |
| Boca Raton, Florida | October 25, 1999 |
| El Carjon, California | April 27, 1999 |
| Helix Water District, California | April 7, 1999 |
| Lakeside Water District, California | April 6, 1999 |
| Hutchinson, Kansas | March 30, 1999 |
| Riverview Water District, California | March 24, 1999 |
| La Mesa, California | March 9, 1999 |
| Santa Cruz, California | March 4, 1999 …banned |
| Bremerton, Washington | February 2, 1999 |
| Olympia, Washington | December 15, 1999 |
| Seward, Nebraska | November 3, 1998 |
| Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada | July 28, 1998… quit after 30 years |
| Grand Island, Nebraska | May 13, 1998… quit |
| Norfolk, Nebraksa | May 13, 1998 |
| North Platte, Nebraska | May 13, 1998 |
| Washington, Missouri | April 7, 1998 |
| Kitmat, British Columbia, Canada, Canada | March 1998… quit |
| Hot Springs, Arkansas | February 1998 |
| Ridgefield, Oregon | December 22, 1997 |
| Largo, Florida | July 15, 1997 |
| Clearwater, Florida | July 15, 1997 |
| North Redington Beach, Florida | July 15, 1997 |
| Amsterdam, New York | May 21, 1997 |
| Suisun City, California | May 1, 1997 |
| Yardly, Pennsylvannia | April 16, 1997 |
| Village of Orfordville, Wisconsin | December 9, 1996 |
| Western Nassau County, New York | November 21, 1996… quit after 23 years |
| Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | November 16, 1996… quit after 42 years |
| Gothenberg, Nebraska | December 1996 |
| Bloomer, Wisconsin | November 6, 1996 |
| Kodiak, Alaska | July 12, 1996 |
| Carle Place, New York | February 1, 1996… quit |
| Winter Springs, Florida | January 10, 1996 |
| Pasco, Florida | December 14, 1995 |
| York, Pennsylvannia | July 29, 1995 |
| Thurmont, Maryland | February 3, 1994 |
| Albany, New York | December 8, 1994 |
| Middletown, Maryland | November 1993… quit |
| Barnstable, (Cape Cod) Massachusetts | November 4, 1993 |
| Wagoner, Oklahoma | June 17, 1993 |
| Redwood Valley, California | February 6, 1993 |
| Los Altos Hills (Purissima) California | 1993 |
| Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada | April 1993… quit after 33 years |
| Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada | November 1993… quit after 19 years |
| Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | November 1993… quit after 20 years |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas | November 3, 1992 |
| Milltown, Wisconsin | October 17, 1992 |
| Bellingham, Washington | May 19, 1992 |
| Comox/Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada | February 1992 |
| Palm Beach County, Florida | October 22, 1991 |
| Ketchikan, Alaska | October 2, 1991 |
| Suffolk County, New York | August 15, 1991 |
| Davis, California | December 14, 1990… 5th rejection |
| Morgan Hill, California | March 7, 1990… quit |
Source:
fluoridealert.org
