ND has best elections, MS the worst

[Miles]

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[TDAS04]

No surprise.

It's unfortunate that South Dakota is quite behind the rest of the Upper Midwest, but I'm not surprised by that either, since some Republican officials here have tried to suppress the large Native American vote on the reservations.

[Miles]

I would like to do MS precinct-level maps, but the election site is awful. There isn't a virtual platform or anything; most stuff is just pictures of the written election counts.

[Randy Bobandy]

No surprise that Indiana is behind.

[Heimdal]

It is interesting how it is states with large amounts of people with Scandinavian ancestry that scores highest.

[ElectionsGuy]

I think this links transparency with elections and voter turnout together. I notice that Wisconsin and Minnesota are near the top (both much higher than average turnout), and states like Arkansas, Oklahoma, and West Virginia at the bottom (some of the lowest turnout states).

[jimrtex]

I think this links transparency with elections and voter turnout together. I notice that Wisconsin and Minnesota are near the top (both much higher than average turnout), and states like Arkansas, Oklahoma, and West Virginia at the bottom (some of the lowest turnout states).

Voter registration and turnout are two of the most important factors in the study.  They are muddling cause and effect.  If lot of people vote, it is likely because it was a swing stage and Obama and Romney folk were being pushed to go vote - and had nothing to do with how efficient the elections were.

If you go to the study there is an interactive display where you can remove factors one by one, or add them back in one by one.

[DINGO Joe]

I would like to do MS precinct-level maps, but the election site is awful. There isn't a virtual platform or anything; most stuff is just pictures of the written election counts.

On one hand you say "Oh, it's Mississippi" so it's gonna be bad, on the other, you can't believe how bad it is.