Sentences with phrase «turnout rates among»
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.
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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.
Anyone curious about why Stephen Harper's Conservatives seem so eager to please older voters need only consider the following data from Statistics Canada: In 2011, the voter turnout rate was about 50 per cent among people aged 18 to 24, a few percentage points higher among 25 - to 34 - year - olds, but leapt to 70 per cent for 45 - to 54 - year - olds, and crested at a remarkable 82 per cent among potential voters between 65 and 74.