Sentences with phrase «turnout rates over»

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.