Fifty-eight percent of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will “definitely vote” this fall, well below the current national average of 78% and far below 18- to 29-year-olds’ voting intentions in the fall of 2004 and 2008. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Independent Voter Surge Cuts Democrats’ Swing State Edge
Independent voters are growing in numbers at the expense of Democrats in battleground states most likely to determine this year’s presidential election, a Bloomberg News analysis shows. [cont.] John McCormick, Bloomberg News Read more »
Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes
… As more states put in place strict voter ID rules, an AP review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, which first adopted the most stringent standards, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election. … The numbers suggest that the legitimate votes […] Read more »
How U.S. rules on former felons voting can swing presidential elections
You’ve probably seen an article trying to pinpoint the portion of the electorate that will make the difference in the 2012 election. Whether it be soccer moms, Latinos, Africa -Americans, Jewish Americans, college-educated voters, workin- class whites, Asians, most of this analysis is interesting, if a little overboard. Yet, there […] Read more »
GOP Holds Early Turnout Edge, But Little Enthusiasm for Romney
… The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press … finds that the contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is shaping up to be a close one. Not only is the horserace nearly even – 50% of registered voters currently support Obama […] Read more »
Voter Turnout: Heading Downward in 2012?
… The last two presidential contests have offered choices, not echoes, and voters have responded by flocking to the polls. In 2004, fully 60% of the citizen-eligible population cast ballots for the first time since 1968 (the last presidential election before the voting age was lowered to 18 years old). […] Read more »