Sentences with phrase «turnout elections typically»

«There's 134,000 more Democrats than Republicans in Erie County so low turnout elections typically favor the Republicans in Erie County,» he said.

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Republicans aren't taking the congressional seat for granted, given the typically low turnout for special elections.

Anyone who follows politics will tell you voter turnout in a primary election is typically low, but Thursday's 7.5 percent voter turnout in the Buffalo - area was among the lowest in recent memory.

Off - year elections are typically low - turnout, which puts a premium on identifying supporters and getting them off their duffs and actually voting.

Turnout is typically very low in even the hardest - fought special elections, in part because voters simply don't expect polling places to be open in April.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

Curran is relying on the Nassau Democratic Committee to turn out loyal party voters, who typically have outsized influence in low turnout elections.

«We typically only get this kind of voter turnout for a presidential election.

Turnout is always a key, especially in special elections, where no more than 15 percent of voters typically cast ballots.

He points to the paltry turnout that typically marks special elections and says Tuesday's was no different.

Primaries are typically low - turnout elections, and Teachout is betting that the Democrats most likely to vote are the ones most likely to be following her campaign.

County officials had regarded 2016 as the best opportunity to get a water fee passed on the ballot because of typically high Democratic voter turnout in presidential election years.

The Republicans typically do better in nonpresidential election years, but it remains to be seen whether progressive anger over Trump translates to higher Democratic voter turnout.

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.

Voter turnout is typically higher for presidential elections than for any other race, and Democrats in New York are hoping increased turnout in a state that almost always votes blue in presidential races can help them to regain control of the State Senate.

And since school - board elections are typically low - turnout affairs, organized and energized interests, like teacher unions, can exert even more influence on the outcome than their raw numbers would suggest.

Signed by Gov. Chris Christie last month after drawing bipartisan support, Greenwald's law allowed districts to move school board elections from April to November, with the stated goal of increasing voter turnouts from what are typically only about 15 percent of registered voters.