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2016 Postmortem

bornskeptic

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9. At this point the total in Texas is around 100,000 short of 2008,

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:44 AM

Nov 2012

which isn't much difference in a state with about 8 million people voting. CNN estimates 96% of the votes are in, so it's very likely the 2012 turnout in Texas will be higher than in 2008 when everything is counted.

I use this website for past results.

http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/

It has 2012 results, but doesn't keep up when totals are updated, so I use CNN for current numbers.

http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president

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What's up with the turnout this election? [View all] fujiyama Nov 2012 OP

Turnout was lower, but still higher than '00, '96, '88, '84, '80, and '76. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1

i blame ralph nader the traitor for this graham4anything Nov 2012 #2

Maybe with the GOP cutting voting days and voting times plus Sandy caused this? UCmeNdc Nov 2012 #3

It will take a month to get all the vote counted krawhitham Nov 2012 #4

Most of the difference from 2008 comes from five very blue states. bornskeptic Nov 2012 #5

While I was posting CT total went up by over a milion. N/T bornskeptic Nov 2012 #6

wow...good info..do you have data on each state? I would be totally surprised if turnout was Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #7

At this point the total in Texas is around 100,000 short of 2008, bornskeptic Nov 2012 #9

Are they through counting in Miami area? Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #8