So, how did your state do?
Showing posts with label apathy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apathy. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Who had the best voter turn out?
Here in Hawaii 63% of registered voters cast their ballots in this historic election. Since Barack Obama grew up in Hawaii, many people thought that voter turn out would be a lot higher because people would turn out in a show of local support. Although Hawaii did deliver the second largest margin of victory for Obama at 72% over McCain's 27% (Washington DC was first with 93%) the overall turn out was still a bit low, historically speaking. In 1960, 93% of Hawaii's registered voters participated in the general election, and it has since dwindled to its current 63%.
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