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    If you hate the results >> blame yourself .. if you did not vote

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    If you hate the results  >> blame yourself .. if you did not vote Empty If you hate the results >> blame yourself .. if you did not vote

    Post by orphaned Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:19 pm

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    If  " Did Not Vote " Had Been A Candidate In The 2016 Presidential Election, It Would Have Won By A Landslide




    Only 8 states + Washington DC, had high enough voter turnouts where one of the actual candidates won more votes than people who did not bother to vote. Iowa and Wisconsin for Trump and Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire and DC for Clinton.
    A few other 2016 election facts for you:

    • As a percentage of eligible voters, Clinton received 28.43% (65,845,063) of all votes compared to Trump’s 27.20% (62,980,160) and Did Not Vote’s 44.37%(102,731,399).

    • Total voter turnout was estimated to be 55.3% of the voting age population and 59.0% of the voting eligible population.

    • It is the 5th election since 1820 when the winner of the popular vote lost the presidency (the others being 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000)

    • Donald Trump received 2,046,656 more votes than Romney did in 2012, but Hilary Clinton received 70,732 fewer votes than Obama did in 2012.

    • Neither Candidate even won a majority of votes cast, Clinton got 48.0% vs Trump’s 45.9%.

    • As a percentage of the entire US population (including those too young or other ineligible to vote) Clinton got votes from 20.30% of the population and Trump got votes from 19.41% of people.

    • Washington DC is the only area in the country where a majority of all eligible voters (whether they voted or not) voted for Clinton (90% of voters, voted for Clinton on a 55.7% turnout). In the other 6 states listed above, victories were simple pluralities.





    something to think about ... 



    each vote matters as 2016 clearly shows

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    If you hate the results  >> blame yourself .. if you did not vote Empty Re: If you hate the results >> blame yourself .. if you did not vote

    Post by volnole68 Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:18 pm

    Very interesting! Definitely something to think about.

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