Sentences with phrase «highest voter turnout»

The five states with the highest voter turnout in 2016 all use open primaries.

Padilla noted that when California moved up its primary to February in 2008, it resulted in the highest voter turnout since 1980.

In some years, because of their high voter turnout, they have made up more than 2 % of the electorate.

Iran For example, even Iran has higher voter turnout than the United States.

And the answer isn't: «Other developed countries have higher voter turnout» Except for an extremely small percentage of the population, those who want to vote, can.

Plus - Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner wants higher voter turnout.

CFD excels at street campaigning, giving the Upper West Side one of the highest voter turnouts in the state.

First, the country has seen the first - ever transition from one elected civilian government to another, and high voter turnout, in spite of violence and threats against «secular» parties by militants, further stabilized the fragile democracy.

For example, even Iran has higher voter turnout than the United States.

Clinton and Trump ran strongly on Long Island, beating their statewide margins amid high voter turnout.

This resulted in significantly higher voter turnout on Election Day.

Hosting the election on that date would assure a higher voter turnout and than on any other non-Election Day — and would minimize election costs.

Nonetheless, the CDD posited that following Operation Python Dance 11 and the discontent it generated, the likelihood of having high voter turnout has become impossible.

New York state, which has the fourth most registered voters among states, historically does not have high voter turnouts, the Westchester Democrat said.

His presence on the April 19 New York presidential primary ballot has drawn the attention of Senate Republicans and Democrats who know that it will likely prompt a high voter turnout.

So, why do some states — like Mississippi, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (which had the highest voting rates)-- have higher voter turnout?

The European observers hesitated to proclaim wholesale fraud, however they did raise concerns with the ruling party's use of state resources for campaigning purposes, inequitable access to media, implausibly high voter turnout at polling stations in Sargsyan strongholds, voter list manipulation, and a lack of impartiality on the part of the public administration.

Despite initial projections of high voter turnout the eventual number did not match those projections.

Not exact matches

Likewise, in 2014 higher than expected turnout among millennial voters helped the GOP win its Senate majority.

Cambridge's website describes using the company's «unique data - rich voter file» to build high - tech profiles for all North Carolina voters that were used to increase turnout and help Tillis unseat Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan.

The complaint alleges that out - of - state voters were allowed to vote, and questions the integrity of results from Jefferson County, which is 43 % black and saw a 47 % turnout rate, which Moore called «highly unusual» — i.e. higher than expected.

Cambridge's website says the company's «unique data - rich voter file» was used to build high - tech profiles for all North Carolina voters and increase turnout, helping Tillis unseat Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan.

But the decline in homeownership is also changing many neighborhoods in profound ways, including reduced home values, lower voter turnout and political influence, less social stability and higher crime.

And that's before accounting for some of the factors that the model doesn't consider: the disagreement in the polls, the unusual nature of Trump's candidacy and the demographic changes it is producing, Clinton's superior turnout operation, the possibility of «shy Trump» voters, the fact that the news cycle is still somewhat fluid headed into the final weekend, the declining response rates to polls, and the substantial number of high - profile polling misses around the world over the past few years.

Hence much of the changes that many Argentines credit the Kirchners for having brought about (such as family subsidies, higher employment levels and stronger purchasing power despite rising inflation, as well as access to services and products that the poor were suddenly able to access post-2001) are expected to yield wide turnout among Argentina's poorer classes, without the Frente para la Victoria having to worry about registering — and then turning out — those who might be considered marginal voters in the US.

In 2008, when voter turnout rates were at or around record highs, fewer than half (44.9 percent) of adults in households making less than $ 30,000 per year voted, according to Census Bureau data.

Tradition has it that rain is supposed to mean a low turnout by Labour voters, a truism that set us on edge when it became clear that all polling stations were reporting that turnout was unusually high.

A couple of states have had higher turnout in the 2012 Republican Primaries than they had in 2008, but most have about the same or even less — not impressive, considering that this race is much more open and closely fought and that the number of registered voters has grown since last time.

Some voters in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens reported waiting hours to cast their ballots, with officials reporting broken scanner machines, confusion at some polling sites and early reports of high turnout.

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.

When Evangelos Venizelos was elected as Pasok's new leader last Sunday (18 March) the turnout was higher than expected but it was the older voters, the over 40 year olds, who turned out, much more than younger voters.

Israel's prime minister has made a last - ditch attempt to rally his supporters as the country went to the polls, with an incendiary warning that a high turnout of Israeli Arab voters could threaten his party's hold on power.

- Minority turnout which was higher in the 2008 election and with high proportions of African - American voters

However, my colleague expressed his suspicion that certain politicians do not want the turnout to be higher, because that would mean that their percentage of the vote would go down as the voters that do not show now are more inclined to vote for their rivals.

Though several Central Brooklyn election districts reported modest turnout, some voters in Borough Park reported turnout was high for Tuesday's midterm elections.

Turnout for the vote was 28 %, higher than for the referendum in May that decided to create the new post of mayor, but the number of voters coming out varied greatly between the leafy suburbs and working class areas.

This would seem to undercut that argument, particularly when you consider that turnout in Western NY is expected to be very high due to the Paladino factor... although that's likely to pull mostly GOP and Conservative voters to the polls.

Despite this uncertainty, voter turnout is not predicted to be high.

There are signs of a high turnout among Hispanic voters, which is believed to favour Mrs Clinton.

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.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito took an early tour through the filing center, predicting high Latino voter turnout would repudiate Trump.

In the ongoing fight between Democrats and Republicans over election procedures like voter ID and early voting, the Democrats are supposedly the champions of higher turnout and reducing barriers to participation.

But our model showed that if all sides inspired their voters to come to the polls, we might expect higher turnout — up to 44,000 voters.

At this stage, there is no demographic breakdown of voters so claims there was a higher turnout among young voters can not be measured.

23:52 - Left wing voters will be in the paradoxical position right now of hoping for a high Ukip turnout - at the moment we appear to have underestimated it.

... 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.

High turnout of Labour voters in Scotland and Wales, where separate elections are taking place, makes the party's attitude important.

Rather than looking at self - reported levels of turnout in post-election surveys ComRes did regressions on actual levels of turnouts in constituencies by their demographic profiles, finding the usual patterns of higher turnout in seats with more middle class people and older people, lower turnout in seats with more C2DE voters and younger voters.

The hardest part about the race has been explaining to voters what a district leader even is then increasing voter turnout in elections that usually don't have high numbers.

We know that the first electoral test for the Coalition will motivate Labour voters to turn - out and Labour activists to ensure a high turnout.