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According to the Washington Post, "Overall, turnout in the midterm elections was projected at 42 percent of registered voters, about 1.2 percentage points higher than in 2006." (It should be noted that even though there was a slightly larger turnout than in 2006, about 58% of voters stayed home.) Also, according to most polls, the makeup of the electorate this time was different: there was a large "enthusiasm gap," such that Republicans voted in larger percentages than Democrats did; also, younger voters decreased, as did minority voters; and older voters, as well as white voters, came out in larger numbers than in 2008.
82.5 million people voted, many of whom were spurred by anger over the lingering recession. But it is worth noting that this number was far fewer than the more than 131 million people who voted in the presidential election of 2008-- generally, presidential elections bring out a much greater number of voters than midterm elections do.
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∙ 8y agoBased on US news media outlets, approximately 58% of eligible voters voted in the 2012 US presidential elections. This percentage is common for the average presidential elections since the end of World War Two.
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What percent of people voted in 2008 presidential election in Wyoming?
In the 2008 presidential election, the voter turnout in Wyoming was approximately 68%. This percentage represents the portion of eligible voters who participated in the election by casting their vote.
What percentage of registered voters voted?
If there are 169 000 000 registered voters according to WikiAnswers, then 70.71% of the registered voters voted in November 2008. 86 million democrat - 55 million republican - 28 million others registered
What was the demographic breakdown of the 2008 Presidential election I.e. what percentage of blacks voted What percentage of Hispanics voted What percentage of whites voted etc?
It will be several weeks before data is aggregated & processed, but the VOTING stats suggest that 2008 US electorate (not the population!) was 73% "White" 9% "Hispanic" 2% "Asian" 3% "Other" 13% "Black."
What percent of Americans voted in the 2004 presidential election?
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What percentage of welfare recipients voted in 2012?
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What percent of people voted in 2008 presidential election in Wyoming?
In the 2008 presidential election, the voter turnout in Wyoming was approximately 68%. This percentage represents the portion of eligible voters who participated in the election by casting their vote.
What percent of eligible Nebraska voters voted in 2012 presidential election?
60.8 % of eligible voters in Nebraska voted in the 2012 Presidential election, according to the link given just below.
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In the Trump Clinton election, 47.2% voted for Trump and 46.5% voted for Clinton.
What percentage of registered voters voted?
If there are 169 000 000 registered voters according to WikiAnswers, then 70.71% of the registered voters voted in November 2008. 86 million democrat - 55 million republican - 28 million others registered
What was the demographic breakdown of the 2008 Presidential election I.e. what percentage of blacks voted What percentage of Hispanics voted What percentage of whites voted etc?
It will be several weeks before data is aggregated & processed, but the VOTING stats suggest that 2008 US electorate (not the population!) was 73% "White" 9% "Hispanic" 2% "Asian" 3% "Other" 13% "Black."
What is a policy that starts in the legislature and then is voted on by the state's eligible voters?
Referendum
How many registered voters in the 2008 Presidential election?
169 million registered - 86 million democrat - 55 million republican - 28 million others registered.what percentage of these actually voted in 2008 presidential election?During the 2008 presidential election, there were 132,645,504 total voters out of an eligible voting age population of 212,702,354, which gives you a 62.4% participation rate.
What percentage of the voting public was represented by women in the last presidential election?
In the 2012 presidential election, about 54% of the voters were women. Almost 10 million more women voted than men. In the 2014 elections, about 52% of the voters were women.
What is a policy that starts in the states legislature then is voted on by the states eligible voters?
referendum
What is a policy that starts in a state legislature and then is voted on by the state's eligible voters?
Referendum
