Friday, November 05, 2004

Rocking the Vote and Breaking Records

The count is shaping up. I told you earlier that Tuesday's election turnout was the highest in 36 years. The numbers are a bit firmer now that the vote's almost all counted.

Minnesota led the pack with 76.2% of eligible voters going to the polls. Only Hawaii and Arizona saw fewer voters go to the polls than in 2000.

Young voters also turned out in greater numbers, but because of the higher over-all turnout, they were proportionally the same share of the vote as in the last election. (WashPost, NPR - Audio))

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