Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:53 AM

ffr (1,155 posts)

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

Response to ffr (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:56 AM

WI_DEM (32,531 posts)

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

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:43 PM

DCBob (15,011 posts)

7. Which totally makes sense.

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:36 PM

d_r (2,868 posts)

11. I think the ones highlighted

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

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 11:58 AM

hrmjustin (10,690 posts)

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

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

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:00 PM

sinkingfeeling (28,087 posts)

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

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:26 PM

Sinistrous (3,346 posts)

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

No hot button propositions?

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:37 PM

tarheelsunc (1,285 posts)

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

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:53 PM

ffr (1,155 posts)

9. It's more simple than that.

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.

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:41 PM

otohara (21,684 posts)

6. More CO Voters Voted for Pot vs PBO

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.

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:50 PM

VirginiaTarheel (798 posts)

8. NC has had a huge overall population increase

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:13 PM

outsideworld (599 posts)

10. interesting

there as turnout in all the battleground states

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