Obama by the Numbers

[JustSomeDude]

This is interesting:


In 2004, Bush beat John Kerry by winning 62.04 million votes. In 2008, Obama won 62.443 million, a gain of only 400,000. In 2004, Kerry garnered 59.028 million votes; John McCain only got 55.386 million. That means this election saw 3.24 million fewer votes than four years ago. Far from being more energized, the nation appeared to be more apathetic.

2004 - 121.068 million votes
2008 - 117.829 million votes

:?

[DFab]

One explanation I've heard is that conservative turnout was depressed. I think a lot of people on the right knew it wasn't going to be a good election for them.

[Sortarican]

:dunno: The Baby-Boomers are dying off?

[JustSomeDude]

One explanation I've heard is that conservative turnout was depressed. I think a lot of people on the right knew it wasn't going to be a good election for them.

I can see that for sure... but where's the record millions of Blacks, Hispanics, Independents, moderate Republicans, youth, etc. for Obama?!?! This was supposed to be an historic turnout for Dems, and they only snagged a few million more votes than Kerry?

WTF :crazy:

[McVaaahhh]

Hm, everything I heard pointed towards record turnout.

Is there 100% reporting now?

[puckstr]

Oh well... I am over it.

That job sucks anyway

[Shea]

I can see that for sure... but where's the record millions of Blacks, Hispanics, Independents, moderate Republicans, youth, etc. for Obama?!?! This was supposed to be an historic turnout for Dems, and they only snagged a few million more votes than Kerry?

WTF :crazy:

Uh...media hype? Yeah that's probably it.

[Slacker]

There was a total of 121,172,554 votes and still counting

Obama (Dem) 63,507,800
McCain (GOP) 56,151,859
Nader (Una)653,606
Barr (Lib)487,451
Baldwin (CST)174,142
McKinney (Grn)142,145
Keyes (AIP)34,533
La Riva (PSL)7,517
Moore (SPU)6,378
Harris (SWP)2,388
Jay (BoT)2,307
McEnulty (Una)740
Stevens (Obj)683
Amondson (Pro)631
Allen (HQ8 ) 277
Lyttle (PCF)97

[JustSomeDude]

There was a total of 121,172,554 votes and still counting

Obama (Dem) 63,507,800
McCain (GOP) 56,151,859
Nader (Una)653,606
Barr (Lib)487,451
Baldwin (CST)174,142
McKinney (Grn)142,145
Keyes (AIP)34,533
La Riva (PSL)7,517
Moore (SPU)6,378
Harris (SWP)2,388
Jay (BoT)2,307
McEnulty (Una)740
Stevens (Obj)683
Amondson (Pro)631
Allen (HQ8 ) 277
Lyttle (PCF)97


If that's current, that's still more than 2mil below 2008 numbers (for the top 2 tickets). (Admittedly, I don't know 3rd party tallies from 2004). Maybe we can still hit/break it with remaining mail-ins, etc. to be counted... still, tying 2004 is far below anticipated turnout.

With our total voting age population over 231 million, it's embarrassing that more people don't vote!!!

[puckstr]

2mil below is because the "Rapture" already happened.

[Mother Goose]

There was a total of 121,172,556 votes and still counting

Obama (Dem) 63,507,800
McCain (GOP) 56,151,859
Nader (Una)653,606
Barr (Lib)487,451
Baldwin (CST)174,142
McKinney (Grn)142,145
Keyes (AIP)34,533
La Riva (PSL)7,517
Moore (SPU)6,378
Harris (SWP)2,388
Jay (BoT)2,307
McEnulty (Una)740
Stevens (Obj)683
Amondson (Pro)631
Allen (HQ8 ) 277
Lyttle (PCF)97
Pedro (ND) 2
You forgot one. :lol:

[Sortarican]

With our total voting age population over 231 million, it's embarrassing that more people don't vote!!!

Agree with you 100% there.

The people that chose not to vote made up the largest single group in the election.
One vote might not seem to matter, but 110,000,000 "one votes" could have elected anyone in a landslide.

(I blame Dana.)

[rforsythe]

Of those that were voting age, how many are actually registered?

[Sortarican]

Of those that were voting age, how many are actually registered?

About 169,000,000 best as I could find.

[Shea]

Of those that were voting age, how many are actually registered?

67.6% according to Census Bureau (Nov '06 numbers)

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting/cps2006.html

Table 4b

[TheStig]

I wonder how many registered voters didnt vote. There's gotta be someone polling that right?

I was actually at the Metallica concert last night and kept thinking to myself, would I want that guy to be voting??? (referring to the crazy over drugged guys in front of me)

[TheStig]

Dang sniped!

[Sortarican]

..I was actually at the Metallica concert last night and kept thinking to myself, would I want that guy to be voting??? (referring to the crazy over drugged guys in front of me)

Same here.
Then I realized I was in the John and that was a mirror I was looking at.

[TheStig]

Hate it when that happens