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What term is used for the percentage of eligible voters who cast their votes?
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∙ 8y ago
Its called Voter turn out
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∙ 15y ago
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What is a voter turnout?
It is how many voters came to the polls and to cast votes. It is usually a percentage of the registered voters. If there are 1000 registered voters and 150 vote, that is 15% and is a light turnout. If 900 vote, it is 90% and a heavy turnout.
The mass of people who actually cast votes in an election?
No. The number of eligible voters is that number of people that are registered to vote and are not prohibited from doing so for some reason. It would be a unique event if all eligible voters actually did vote. In most elections, even national ones, it is considered a good turnout if 50% of the eligible people actually turn out to vote. Local elections can have an even smaller turn out.
Where do voters within precinct go to cast their votes?
a polling place
What percentage of people did not vote in 2008 presidential election?
Obama won the presidential election. The voter turnout for this election was broadly predicted to be very high by American standards, and a record number of votes were cast. The current total number of votes tallied is more than 129 million, compared to 122.3 million in 2004 (the previous record). Expressed as a percentage of eligible voters turnout was estimated to be around 62%. (Source: Wikipedia, United States presidential election, 2008) The 2008 turn-out was up from 60.6 percent four years ago but below the 1964 turnout rate of 64 percent of eligible voters.
The official turnout for an election is calculated by the divided by the number of people of eligible voting age.?
When calculating voter turnout, you would use the number of actual votes that were cast divided by the number of eligible voters. In most cases, eligible voters only includes people who have registered to vote.
What vote is the votes cast by individual voters in the presidential election?
popular vote
Where do voters within a precinct to go to cast their votes?
a polling place
Who is going to be the president of Pakistan?
Will depend on for whom the Pakistani voters would cast their votes
How many eligible voters in 2012 US?
These are all estimates from preliminary research in the internet. US population as of right now (2012) is approx 315,000,000 minus Population of minors (76,000,000) = 239,000,000 eligible adults minus felons and non citizens approx (20,000,000) = 219,000,000 eligible voters minus people that are not registered at all (?????) = unknown Total votes cast for the 2012 presidential election = approx 118,000,000. So there are about 100,000,000 people out there that are just not voting or not registered. 53.2% of Eligible voters voted: 27.2% Obama 26% Romney.
What is the popular vote by ballot called?
The popular vote by ballot is commonly referred to as the popular vote or the general election vote. It is the total number of votes cast by eligible voters in an election, determining the overall preference of the electorate.
Why don't all states have electoral voters?
All states do have at least three electors who cast electoral votes.
What is PICUS machine?
PCOS machine is an electronic voters machine that is used to cast votes. There is no information available on a PICUS machine.
