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A "No Vote" could basically just be what remains after considering voter turnout[1]. But historically I don't think anyone looks at it that way. For example, i
by cdubzzz 10y ago
A "No Vote" could basically just be what remains after considering voter turnout[1]. But historically I don't think anyone looks at it that way.
For example, in the 2012 presidential election, Obama received 65,915,796 votes (51.1%), Romney received 60,933,500 votes (47.2%) and voter turn out was 54.9%[2].
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Adjusted for "No Votes", the percentages are:
Obama: 28.5%
Romney: 26.4%
"No Vote": 45.1%
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_States_presidential_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_St...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_ele...
- tunesmith 10y agoThis country doesn't even have the capacity to support 100% voter turnout. It's physically impossible in a great many precincts due to the constraints the various legislations have put in place, whether it's voter id laws, number of available machines, etc.