Sentences with phrase «while voter turnout»

While voter turnout on the East Coast could be reduced as a result of the superstorm, the president may get a national bump for responding quickly to the disaster, experts say.

While voter turnout among the Latino community has risen in recent years, the adage that there's «strength in numbers» has yet to manifest itself.

Not exact matches

So while the Internet may have offered a strategic edge in 2008, mobile provides a tremendous opportunity for politicians to connect with their constituents and to promote voter turnout in 2012.

While turnout among Democrat voters in the City of Rochester was high in the presidential year, it was Slaughter's win in the Republican - dominated suburbs that was truly remarkable.

No matter the internal strife over Donald Trump's presidential bid, the intensely competitive Republican primary contest is bringing a booming number of voters to the polls — while Democratic turnout plunges, raising questions about whether these trends will last through November.

Turnout was low - just 26.1 % of voters cast a ballot to choose the first Liverpool City Region metro mayor, while 28.93 % turned out for the contest in Greater Manchester.

While this sounds low for the party's absolute core vote, remember that turnout at the last election was 62 %, so if all that 13 % always vote (a dubious assumption in itself) we are talking about roughly a fifth of actual voters.

And as for the results — while the numbers on turnout of voters are generally tallied three times during the day, the figures on who voters cast their ballots for don't get looked at until the polls close.

Democrats are looking at how many Republicans cross over to Tipirneni, while Republicans will be watching turnout among base voters.

In contrast, the state chapter of the League of Women Voters said early voting could help improve New York's «abysmal rate of voter turnout,» while adding that counties shouldn't bear the cost.

While the gubernatorial struggle between Andrew Cuomo and Zephyr Teachout has been the most high profile, there are many Primary Day battles that could spark big voter turnouts today.

While Madden's victory is a win for Wade, he says he was disappointed with the low voter turnout.

While the speakers railed against Trump, they also stressed the need for a large voter turnout on Tuesday to support not just Clinton but down - ballot office seekers such as those running for Congress or the state Senate.

These are apples and oranges comparisons for obvious reasons: New York has more Democratic voters than Republican ones for starters, while turnout in primaries is a notoriously difficult to gage and draw deeper conclusion from for a general election.

... in terms of turnout, the GOP hit a high water mark for this century, while the Democrats are on pace to finish somewhat near the 1,891,143 voters who cast ballots in 2008.

A little while after casting her ballot, she said she thought voter turnout was low «because I really think a lot of people are tired of politicians.»

While the 1st Congressional District has traditionally been flipped in mid-term election years, the current political climate makes it difficult to predict whether it could turn Democrat again without the boost in voter turnout typically seen in a presidential election year, when the party benefits from increased participation by minority and female voters.

Senate Democrats have already put $ 10 million into turnout for contested races and began a detailed voter - identification effort months ago, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has brought on grass - roots organizing expert Michael Whouley to head up its turnout efforts.

Auerbach, a Democrat and a three - term comptroller, argues against separate primaries for state, federal and local offices while bemoaning «massive dropoffs» in voter turnout.

The women lawmakers say that while the goal is increasing turnout rates for all voters, early voting would be particularly helpful for many women who must juggle work and family obligations.

While party strategists are glad to have the money that Mrs. Clinton is directing from the Democratic National Committee to voter - turnout efforts in Indiana and Missouri, they have little appetite for Mrs. Clinton to visit those states, where she is likely to lose, because that would make it easier for Republicans to tie Democratic Senate candidates to her.

While the Northam campaign did not authorize the ad, it did dramatize Democratic fears that minority turnout will be lower even as white working - class voters throng to the polls.

A bit of primary history: In 2008, Democrats had the historic turnout numbers while GOP voters came out in modest numbers (in 2008 and 2012).

While Holbein's study looked specifically at voter turnout, it's part of a growing body of research into the lifelong impact that SEL programs can have on students.