Sentences with phrase «turnout rates in»

Critics of the state's election laws say the antiquated and hard - to - understand rules are the main reason why the state regularly has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the nation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Despite unprecedented efforts to mobilize younger voters for the 2004 presidential election, the turnout rate in the 18 - 24 age range was still only 45 percent - higher than in 2000, but nonetheless just at the average through the 1970s and 1980s.

Not exact matches

While Seculars constitute a partial replacement for the departed Evangelicals in the Democratic coalition, their impact has been lessened by their low rates of turnout.

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.

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.

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

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 datIn 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 datin households making less than $ 30,000 per year voted, according to Census Bureau data.

What do voter turnout and teenage pregnancy rates have in common?

And while young people in general tend to vote at lower rates than the population as a whole, the signs are that student turnout in 2015 will be high.

«The high rate of spoiled ballots and lower turnout in elections fought under AV should trigger an alarm to those in the Labour movement who care about democracy,» she said.

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.

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

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 rate is a higher turnout than the 2010 general election that first put Walker in place as Governor, but not as high as the 69.2 percent turnout in the 2008 Presidential election.

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.

«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.

We can also attest to, and hereby state categorically that, there is no evidence that any of the artistes aggrieved and vocal about their displeasure to the turnout of the award, voted in the «Next - Rated» category, as our voting process captures email addresses and phone numbers.

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

• Voter registration restrictions that give New York one of the lowest rates of election turnout in the nation, prohibiting same - day registration an mail - in voting.

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

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

And turnout in Mississippi's majority African - American districts increased at a much higher rate than overall turnout.

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.

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

Though the Labor Department reports the lowest unemployment rate in nearly five years, the turnout at a recent career fair indicates many Buffalo - area residents are still searching for a job.

Twenty years after students participated in the program, John Holbein, a researcher at Princeton and the new study's author, matched Fast Track participants — now adults — to state voter files and found that those in the intervention group voted at a rate 11 to 14 percentage points higher than their peers in the control group, a significant boost considering that get - out - the - vote programs typically boost turnout by only 1 to 4 percentage points.

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.

As was true for teachers, the other employees who live but don't work in the district tend to look pretty much like ordinary citizens in their turnout rates.

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.

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.