11-08-2006, 11:22 AM
BLINGMW Wrote:That just means only half the people in this state (and really the country) care enough about who's running it to vote. And sometimes it's down near 40%.Apoc Wrote:Also, it's just plain sad that VA only had 52% voter turnout.
I'm surprised that you guys see 50+% turnout as a bad thing. That's higher than usual! And honestly, getting 50% support and participation when you're talking about millions of people is pretty damn impressive to me.
Let's look at some of our counterparts in the developed world:
Quote:Japan: 71%Makes us look pitiful in comparison.
U.K.: 76%
France: 76%
Canada: 76%
Germany: 86%
*Numbers from Mark N. Franklin's "Electoral
Participation", found in Controversies in Voting
Behavior (2001). <Wikipedia>
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