#voter-turnout

#voter-turnout

Zohran Mamdani officially secured the Democratic mayoral nomination after earning 56% of the vote in the third round of ranked-choice voting.

Voter turnout was low across several Council Districts in Brooklyn, including District 38, which covers Sunset Park, and District 41, covering parts of Brownsville and East Flatbush.

The early voting turnout surge indicates a significant engagement from Brooklyn voters, with over 142,000 participating, highlighting a marked increase of 118% since 2021.

Even the Marist poll released last week that showed Cuomo with a ten-point lead gave Mamdani a staggering 34-point lead among voters under 45.

Opposition parties criticized the government for dampening interest in critical issues related to immigration and labor, a move seen as a strategic boycott of the referendum.

During the 2020 election, Democrats utilized a letter-writing campaign to engage voters, but new findings indicate this approach had a negligible impact on actual voter turnout.

The political landscape of Northern Virginia is profoundly shaped by its vast population of federal employees, making this demographic central to upcoming elections.

Scottish Labour's Davy Russell secured a crucial by-election win in Hamilton, Larkhall, and Stonehouse by defeating the SNP, signaling a shift in voter sentiment.

“The first duty you have entrusted me with, I will overcome the rebellion (referring to former President Yoon declaring martial law) and I will make sure there is no more military coup d'état, in which the power entrusted by the people would never be used to intimidate people.”

Once blank and spoiled ballots are taken into account, the effective vote could be still lower.

A victory for George Simion would have been dangerous in any case, given his record and aggressiveness, and it's a relief for many that Bucharest's Nicușor Dan prevailed.

PM Giorgia Meloni's government appears to be undermining a crucial referendum that could allow 2.5 million people to gain Italian citizenship.

The municipal bond propositions were snowed under at the polls despite a strenuous campaign by a well organized committee, reflecting a community preference for a pay-as-you-go policy.

Every vote counts, regardless of the size of the election - from nationwide federal elections to local elections like this one. We make a tremendous effort to ensure that every election is fair, inclusive, accurate and transparent.

The 2021 election campaign in Canada was marked by voter ennui, but this year’s advance polls have seen significant interest and engagement from the public.

Lee expressed cautious optimism in her statement, stating that "This evening's results are encouraging," and emphasized her goal of uniting the divided community of Oakland.

Musk mobilized significant funds in Wisconsin’s judicial race but misjudged political dynamics, paradoxically energizing Democrats and resulting in a high voter turnout.

That is true. We now have a party that's made up of lower-propensity voters. They tend not to vote when Donald Trump's not on the ballot.

The City of London Corporation's electoral system has been criticized for allowing 14 out of 25 wards to have uncontested elections, calling into question voter engagement.

"It's time to require colleges and universities that get so much federal aid to cut the administrative bloat; set a maximum administrator-to-student ratio and enforce it."

Though Ford's Progressive Conservatives managed to strengthen their majority in Ontario, the election was marked by the lowest voter turnout in history, highlighting voter disinterest.

According to Duisburg election official Martin Murrack, the north of the city has historically had low voter turnout. In the 2021 federal election, for example, only 63.3% of voters in the Duisburg II constituency turned up to vote, compared to a national average of 76.6%.

We have lost faith in our united system of governance, with only 64% of eligible adults voting in the 2024 presidential election.