2004 Dem Primary Turnout Increases From 2000.

[elperromagico]

This is a comparison of the total votes received in the 2004
Dem primaries and the 2000 Dem primaries. As you can see,
turnout has increased significantly.

Of course, not all primaries were held at the same time (this
particular primary season has been very frontloaded), and
there were only two contenders in 2000, but I think this gives
a pretty good indication of interest in getting rid of Bush.
And the percentages far exceed the percent change in
population.

	2004 D		2000 D		Percent Change

NH	192,864		154,639		24.72%
AZ	223,289		70,793		215.41%
DE	33,146		-*		-
MO	418,557		265,489		57.66%
OK	302,169		134,850		124.08%	
SC	292,383		-*		-	
TN	368,531		213,069		72.96%
VA	394,712		-*		-
WI	825,855		371,196		122.48%
UT	35,191		15,687		121.33%

* Held a caucus in 2000.

Edit: South Carolina had a caucus, not a primary, in 2000.
2,000% increase is a little extreme.

[onehandle]

1. Where are those numbers from?

AZ seems high and SC is impossible.

[elperromagico]

4. The US Election Atlas

http://www.uselectionatlas.org

[Dookus]

2. very cool

do you have numbers for 1992, which was the last real widely-contested Dem primary?

[elperromagico]

5. I'm trying to find them.

If anybody could point me to places I can find them, I'd appreciate it.

[elperromagico]

13. The only one I've been able to find so far is New Hampshire.

		2004 D		1992 D		Percent Change

NH		192,864		167,653		15.04%

[slinkerwink]

3. the turnout for South Carolina is amazing!

[MurikanDemocrat]

6. Very impressive!

[elperromagico]

7. I hope that I did the percent change calculation correctly.

[Dookus]

9. SC was a caucus in 2000

according to that site.

[elperromagico]

10. Was it? Well, that explains a lot.

2,000% did seem excessive.

Edit: Checked again and you're right. I've corrected it in my original post. Thanks :)

[Dookus]

11. You're welcome

it seemed a bit odd to me, too ;)

[POed_Ex_Repub]

8. We're going to win... We're going to win....

:party:

[LibertyorDeath]

12. WOW! this is fantastic if this holds for the GE the repubs are doomed

Were gonna hit them like a hurricane come Nov. Can't wait!

[elperromagico]

14. Kick.

[revcarol]

15. Just so I don't get too hyper,

how many of those are "open" primaries?

[elperromagico]

16. Someone might want to to check on this, but:

NH: Open to registered Democrats and Independents
AZ: Open only to registered Democrats
DE: Open only to registered Democrats
MO: Open to all voters
OK: Open only to registered Democrats
SC: Open to registered Democrats and Independents
TN: Open to all voters
VA: Open to all voters
WI: Open to all voters
UT: Open only to registered Democrats