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Related: About this forumEverybody is comparing early voting to 2010 what about 2012 comparison
I haven't seen any numbers on that
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Everybody is comparing early voting to 2010 what about 2012 comparison (Original Post)
bigdarryl
Nov 2014
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Early vote appears to be higher in the states with competitive races compared to 2010.
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. Early vote appears to be higher in the states with competitive races compared to 2010.
Ga and NC African American turnout appears to be strong in early voting.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)2. I know that but how is it comparing to 2012 turnout
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. I believe it is lower. the guy who tracks this stuff says he expects 90 million votes in this
years election. Around 85 million voted in 2010 and 129 million in 2012.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)4. It's hard to use 2012 as a benchmark
Presidential election years always see higher turnout than midterm election years.