How can MSM know the % of vote reported, that would indicate the know the TOTAL # of votes..explain?

[masmdu]

They start calling as soon as the polls close...

[Ash_F]

1. They are talking about precincts

[JimDandy]

2. It's by percent of precincts reporting out of total number of precincts existing. n/t

[onenote]

3. Usually they know the number of precincts reporting

So when they say 20 percent reporting, its precincts not votes.

[musicblind]

4. I think the people above explained it better.

But also, wouldn't they know, at least to some extent, how many votes have been cast. They do models to estimate turn out, etc. And then from that they estimate the percent of votes returning?

[masmdu]

5. Understood. Thanks for making it clear.