The Official Absentee & Early Voting Reports Thread

[Minnesota Mike]

Nearly Final Iowa Early Votes.

Total: 673,124

Dem: 281,966 (41.9%)
Rep: 215,439 (32.0%)
Other: 175,719(26.1%)

I believe more absentees could come in today. Good numbers for the president IMHO. Of course the margins will narrow but it will be tough for republicans to make up a 66,000+ vote deficit.

Really bad numbers for Obama.  His early voting numbers have been cut by 8.1 points from 2008, and the trend is continuing to show a drop.  The Democrats were expected to surge.  They have not. 

You seem fixated on the percentages while ignoring the raw vote totals. Total early vote turnout up across the board, since voter registration is about equal it only makes sense that the higher the total turnout the more it will resemble the electorate as a whole.

[J. J.]

Nearly Final Iowa Early Votes.

Total: 673,124

Dem: 281,966 (41.9%)
Rep: 215,439 (32.0%)
Other: 175,719(26.1%)

I believe more absentees could come in today. Good numbers for the president IMHO. Of course the margins will narrow but it will be tough for republicans to make up a 66,000+ vote deficit.

Really bad numbers for Obama.  His early voting numbers have been cut by 8.1 points from 2008, and the trend is continuing to show a drop.  The Democrats were expected to surge.  They have not. 

You seem fixated on the percentages while ignoring the raw vote totals. Total early vote turnout up across the board, since voter registration is about equal it only makes sense that the higher the total turnout the more it will resemble the electorate as a whole.

You make an assumption that turnout will look like 2008 on election day; I don't. 

[Minnesota Mike]

You make an assumption that turnout will look like 2008 on election day; I don't. 

This is true. guess we will know who was right in about 12 hours.

[Gass3268]

Near final Cuyathoga numbers.

2012: 249,403
2008(on Tuesday, not total processed): 252,629

Franklin Numbers

2012: 222,068
2008:207,243

Glorious News!

[krazen1211]

Colorado final numbers:


D: 642834 (34.3%)
R: 675797 (36.1%)
I: 534012 (28.5%)


The Republicans have successfully repelled the Democratic party. Today they will call in the reinforcements!

[Gass3268]

Colorado final numbers:


D: 642834 (34.3%)
R: 675797 (36.1%)
I: 534012 (28.5%)


The Republicans have successfully repelled the Democratic party. Today they will call in the reinforcements!

Haha, this is awful news for Republicans, early vote in 2010 was R+6 and Repubilcans still lost. Obama will win by +3!

[Brittain33]

Wow.

Colorado final numbers:


D: 642834 (34.3%)
R: 675797 (36.1%)
I: 534012 (28.5%)


The Republicans have successfully repelled the Democratic party. Today they will call in the reinforcements!

[J. J.]

You make an assumption that turnout will look like 2008 on election day; I don't. 

This is true. guess we will know who was right in about 12 hours.

It wasn't but it wasn't enough to flip the state.