Sentences with phrase «average voter turnout»

However, there are still some areas and some social / demographic groups that tend to be associated with notably lower than average voter turnout levels in Ireland.

What is the average voter turnout among Democrats in U.S. midterm elections?

Average voter turnout in the weekend's European Parliament...

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With no presidential candidates on the ballot, 2010 turnout is likely to be even lower than average, meaning that many legislative races will turn on the decisions of a handful of voters.

Repeated public - opinion polls have shown Romney far more popular than Gingrich among New York voters, and state Republicans fear a lower - than - average turnout of GOP voters if Gingrich is the nominee.

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

The turnout figure was being closely watched as a gauge of the legitimacy of the European parliament and elections since fewer voters have voted at every opportunity since 1979 when the EU average was 43 %.

New York's younger voters — those between 18 and 29 — had a voter turnout rate of 42 percent, lower than the national average as well.

New York State, for example, which has had lower than the national average voting rates, has low turnout rates from its younger voters.

Despite unprecedented efforts to mobilize younger voters for the 2004 presidential election, the turnout rate in the 18 - 24 age range was still only 45 percent - higher than in 2000, but nonetheless just at the average through the 1970s and 1980s.