Sunday, November 2, 2008
Huge early voter turnout in N.C.
The numbers after early voting sites closed Saturday evening: 2,573,206 votes have already been cast in the state, according to the State Board of Elections (click on "2008 General Absentee Summary" PDF).
That's 41% of registered voters who've already been to a one-stop site or else mailed in their ballots.
In the 2004 election, for comparison, the TOTAL turnout was 65% of registered voters -- casting 3.5 million ballots for president -- counting one-stops, mail-ins AND election-day voters.
The '08 early turnout was disproportionately Democratic (52% vs. 30% Republican) and African-American (26% of the total vs. 21% of the state's population). Women outnumbered men 56%-43% (with 1% lost to rounding and the 0.2% who were "unknown").
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Great News! I hope NC turns around this election year! My admiration for all those who knocked on doors, made phone calls and got voters registered!! Good job!!
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Wow!!! Thats incredible. Kudos to everyone who ha been getting out the vote. Fingers crossed for Tuesday...
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