Sentences with phrase «turnout rates»

The high turnout rates and the driving force of self - interest are of political value in school - board elections only to the extent that teachers and other employees live in their districts.

It contributes to the twin problems that politicians are held in low esteem and turnout rates at elections are low.

It's worth noting that the Chinese community doesn't usually boast a spectacular turnout rate.

Yet these sorts of calculations help to show that high employee turnout rates can indeed boost the prospects for union victory, even when considerably diluted by the residency problem.

New York has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the nation and that should embarrass us.

Last month, with Election Day around the corner, that seemed to change as de Blasio renewed his call for a system that will encourage voting in a state with one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

An example may be the 2016 US Presidential Election in which Clinton consistently polled above Trump, thus Clinton supporters assume that it's a sure - win for her, resulting in a low turnout rate for Clinton1.

New York has the lowest voter turnout rate for each of the three elections.

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.

Voter turnout rates reported by the U.S. Census Bureau and McDonald confirm that claim.

The median difference in turnout rates between them and the teachers who live in their own districts is just 4 percent, which is stunningly small given the underlying differences in social class.

In Oregon, vote by mail has been a largely a fraud free success with positive turnout rates.

Disenfranchisement is a pretty rare political tactic on either the left or the right outside the United States, which has close to the lowest voter turnout rates among places that have genuine democratic elections.

McDonald used voting - eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4.

This is in stark contrast with various European countries, where the voting turnout rate is significantly higher - 85 % and up in some countries (e.g. Denmark, Germany, Sweden)

Importantly, my run was part of a coordinated county - wide effort in which Democrats picked up several seats and literally doubled the voter turnout rates over those of the same elections in 2015.

«This groundbreaking proposal will almost certainly bolster Oregon's best - in - the nation turnout rates that exceed 80 percent in presidential years and provide a clear roadmap for states like ours that have much room for improvement,» Miner said.

The Census Bureau tracks turnout rates based on self - reporting from people in each state.

While other states have taken measures to modernize and streamline their voting systems, New York has remained mired in rules and arbitrary deadlines that prevent thousands of residents from realizing their right to vote, leaving our state's voter turnout rates embarrassingly low.

In downtown Syracuse, local residents are working to improve voter turnout rates through a series of educational workshops.

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

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.

Voter turnout rates have been consistently over 70 percent in major elections.

Across all the school - board and bond elections, the median difference in turnout rates between these teachers and ordinary citizens is just 7 percent, which could be simply due to social class.

Because committee members» ballots are weighted according to how many people in their area voted for the Democratic candidate in the most recent gubernatorial election, Upper West Siders wielded outsize influence in the decision process because of vastly higher turnout rates in their neighborhood — even though it makes up a relatively small portion of the district.

«New York has some of the worst voter turnout rates in the country, long lines, excessive wait times, and low voter confidence.

Additionally, Ryan called upon the legislature to enact other voting reforms to modernize elections in New York, make it easier to vote, and expand voting options for all New Yorkers to help boost low turnout rates.

Couple that with the widespread purging of voter registrations in New York City and it's not hard to see why New York has one of the worst voter turnout rates in the nation.

Non-white voters typically lean left, but they tend to have low turnout rates.

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.

1This source doesn't actually highlight that the low turnout rate is due to voters being affected by polling.

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.

«The turnout rates are far too low.

New York had one of the lowest turnout rates in the country in 2014, which could help incumbents who have to reach only a small pool of voters.

As techPresident reported Friday, candidates and election officials are looking to technology to try and encourage voter turnout and engagement in the face of historically low turnout rates.

Moreover, Latinos tend to have lower turnout rates than whites and African Americans, Venator - Santiago said.

More than two - thirds of the union's membership voted Tuesday, which is one of the highest turnout rates in its history, Zabinski said.

Without parties, he said, there would be no one to mobilize minority and low - income voters, and turnout rates would drop.

1998: New York state ranked 23rd among states, its best ranking in the past two decades with a turnout rate of 48.2 percent.

This means its turnout rate will be higher than in New Jersey which is bad for the Republicans.

Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the top - ranking Democrat in the New York State Senate, claimed New York state has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country.

The simple fact is we've let New York's election laws atrophy, and we now have one of the worst voter turnout rates in the country,» said State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Ranking Member of the Senate Elections Committee and sponsor of early voting legislation.

The older, whiter, more conservative residents of the latter areas generally enjoy higher voter registration and turnout rates, but Ms. Harris insisted that ethnicity would not be an issue in the contest.

The turnout rate was 41.48 percent.

Those close to Mr. Jeffries argue his knack for political strategy is unique: Mr. Jeffries's old Assembly district, for example, always had among the higher turnout rates in the borough.

Good government groups have long pushed for the change, noting New York's historically low voter turnout rates and saying that a more flexible voting system might help.

Elections officials in Onondaga County aren't counting on a busy day tomorrow, as they're predicting record low turnout rates.

Additionally, by - elections usually have lower turnout rates and are often used as a way for voters to protest against the current Government, making a Conservative victory in the general election more likely.