anyone have info on turnout?

[bearfartinthewoods]

i was checking out freepville and saw these stats. anyone know if these are high/low for a contested de3m prez primary? thanks
California - 15.4M Registered Voters - 2.6M Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 17%

New York - 11.0M Registered Voters - 646K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 6%

Ohio - 7.1M Registered Voters - 1.2M Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 16%

Georgia - 4.5M Registered Voters - 600K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 13%

Massachusetts - 4.0M Registered Voters - 594K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 15%

Minnesota - 2.9M Registered Voters - 51K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 2%

Maryland - 2.8M Registered Voters - 437K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 16%

Connecticut - 2.0M Registered Voters - 127K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 6%

Rhode Island - 648K Registered Voters - 33K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 5%

Vermont - 412K Registered Voters - 74K Votes Cast for Democratic Candidates = 18%

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Why is it that anything coming out of freepervile

I consdier junk?

Look this year the turnout everywhere has been at historic hights, they know it, and I know it

Anectotally, the poll workers at my precinct (Cali) actually said that they had been busy ALL DAy, which they did not expect

[bearfartinthewoods]

3. why is it any opinion based on anecdotal evidence

i consider junk?

thanks for the kick but i'm looking for stats.

[Bandit]

2. I think they may actually be close

Most Democrats have figured it was a done deal so why bother to vote unless of course there was something other on the ballot. I know there is no reason for me to vote in a primary now that the selection is complete. It certainly is not an indication that Democrats love Bush* and won't turn out in a general election.

[cosmokramer]

4. YOUR OHIO TURNOUT IS WRONG!

Dem party turnout was 34% in Ohio.

3,569,466 REGISTERED DEMOCRATS OR LEANERS

1,193,399 VOTED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

34% = DEM BALLOT TURNOUT



3,569,466 REGISTERED REPUBLICANS OR LEANERS


778,033 VOTED IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

22% = GOP BALLOT TURNOUT

[bearfartinthewoods]

5. thank you but can i ask your source?

thanks

[cosmokramer]

6. Ohio Secretary of State!

:-)

Ohio election returns.

[tom_paine]

8. Sorry, bearfart, but someone quoting Borwnshirts has little room

to cast aspersions on someone else's sources.

Whatever his sources are, unless it comes from al Jazeera, THEY ARE more credible than Freeper/Brownshirts (though I repeat myself).

[bearfartinthewoods]

9. where did i award them credibility?

or did i post asking for verified stats?

[TreasonousBastard]

7. These numbers may make Freepers happy...

but they are largely meaningless. Primary turnouts are always low, and comparing the Democratic primary vortes to all registered voters means nothing unless one knows the breakdown and eligibility of the population.

It takes a little digging through the links here, but some numbers are at:

http://elections.gmu.edu/Voter_Turnout_2004_Primaries.htm

gonna have to do some of your own math to get party comaparisons, though.

Note the very low numbers for most states in 2000 when both parties had candidates.

[bearfartinthewoods]

10. thank you

getting out my calculator