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</b><b>Voter Turnout by State</b><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://247wallst.com/special-report/2016/02/04/voter-turnout-in-each-state/">http://247wallst.com/special-report/2016/02/04/voter-turnout-in-each-state/</a>
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<p>Just 71% of voting-age U.S. citizens are registered to vote, and
an even smaller share actually makes it to the voting booth on
election day. In the 2012 presidential election, 61.8% of eligible
U.S. residents went to the polls. The nation’s voter turnout rate
trails rates in most developed nations where voter turnout rates
tend to be at least 80%.</p>
<p>24/7 Wall St. reviewed average voter turnout rates over the past
four presidential election cycles in every state in the nation.
Voter participation ranged from approximately three-quarters of
eligible Minnesota residents, the highest nationwide, to half of
potential voters in Hawaii, the lowest voter turnout rate in the
country.</p>
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<p>According to Elaine Kamarck, senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution, there are two primary predictors of voter turnout.
First, the more competitive a particular political contest is, the
greater the turnout tends to be. “[If] everybody thinks their vote
matters, you get a higher turnout,” Kamarck said. This explains
why voter turnout is lower in elections in which candidates run
unopposed, as well as why voter turnout rates during primary
elections fall over time as candidates generate momentum and it
becomes clear who the nominee will ultimately be.</p>
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<p><strong>37. Idaho<br>
> Voter turnout:</strong> 61.1%<br>
<strong>> 2012 winning candidate’s party:</strong> Republican<br>
<strong>> Avg. weekly wage:</strong> $732<br>
<strong>> Unemployment rate: </strong>4.8%</p>
<p>Idaho’s voter turnout rate over the past four presidential
elections has been, on average, lower than that of the nation. In
the 2012 presidential elections, however, a higher share of the
state electorate actually went to the polls, at 63.9% of eligible
Idaho residents compared to 61.8% of eligible Americans. Those
with an advanced education are more likely to participate in the
democratic process. In 2012, more than 77% of Americans with a
college degree voted. This may partially explain the state’s below
average voter turnout. In Idaho, just 25% of the adult population
has a college degree, more than 5 percentage points below the
national share.<br>
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