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ffr

(22,671 posts) Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:53 PM Nov 2012

2012 voter turnout: 13 states exceed 2008

- FiveThirtyEight.com

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2012 voter turnout: 13 states exceed 2008 (Original Post) ffr Nov 2012 OP

All battleground states and all but NC won by Obama. WI_DEM Nov 2012 #1

Which totally makes sense. DCBob Nov 2012 #7

I think the ones highlighted d_r Nov 2012 #11

Some of this will change when the outstanding ballots in some of these states get counted. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2

Looks like photo ID confusion in some of the states, like PA, did suppress the vote. sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #3

What were the dynamics behind that huge drop in California? Sinistrous Nov 2012 #4

Is this adjusted for population size? It's overestimating 2012 turnout if not. tarheelsunc Nov 2012 #5

It's more simple than that. ffr Nov 2012 #9

More CO Voters Voted for Pot vs PBO otohara Nov 2012 #6

NC has had a huge overall population increase VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #8

interesting outsideworld Nov 2012 #10

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

1. All battleground states and all but NC won by Obama.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:56 PM

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DCBob

(24,689 posts)

7. Which totally makes sense.

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:43 PM

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d_r

(6,907 posts)

11. I think the ones highlighted

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:36 PM

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are "battleground" ones, not the ones with increases, for example, Ohio had a decrease

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. Some of this will change when the outstanding ballots in some of these states get counted.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:58 PM

Nov 2012

NY has not counted their Absentee ballots. CA still has plenty to count.

sinkingfeeling

(51,474 posts)

3. Looks like photo ID confusion in some of the states, like PA, did suppress the vote.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:00 PM

Nov 2012

Sinistrous

(4,249 posts)

4. What were the dynamics behind that huge drop in California?

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:26 PM

Nov 2012

No hot button propositions?

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)

5. Is this adjusted for population size? It's overestimating 2012 turnout if not.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:37 PM

Nov 2012

ffr

(22,671 posts)

9. It's more simple than that.

Reply to tarheelsunc (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:53 PM

Nov 2012

It's the total turnout for 2008 v. 2012 (up until Monday, 11/12/12). 2008 had historic turnout and is therefore used as a benchmark.

otohara

(24,135 posts)

6. More CO Voters Voted for Pot vs PBO

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:41 PM

Nov 2012

I know there was a big thread on the youth vote and how wonderful they are, but the one's I've encountered through my son's friends, turned on POTUS in a big way. Mostly male, white, college educated, very very privileged.

The irony is, few have done much with their lives since graduating - yet they condemn our president for not doing every thing he campaigned on in 08.

Music festivals and Burning Man is their priority.

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

8. NC has had a huge overall population increase

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:50 PM

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outsideworld

(601 posts)

10. interesting

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:13 PM

Nov 2012

there as turnout in all the battleground states

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