“The “What Happened in 2024” report confirms that 30 million voters who showed up to the polls in 2020 failed to materialize in 2024. That is a big number, and it represents the largest number of drop-off voters dating back to 2012, when 27 million voters failed to return to the polls.”
It wasn’t a “drop off” and I was telling people why this was going to happen before the election.
The 2020 numbers were artificially inflated by vote by mail covid precautions.
Republican precincts saw the increased Democratic turnout and actively worked to make vote by mail harder which limited participation and when fewer people vote that only helps Republicans.
It was all so predictable and the fix is 100% vote by mail EVERYWHERE.
I want every US citizen to enjoy a convenient opportunity to vote and express their will for the leadership of the country and I want the law of the land followed.
I understand that you look at anyone that disagrees with you on anything as being your strawman caricature, but there are all sorts of people that have a variety of beliefs. I didn’t vote for Trump, nor would I ever. Your hostility to others who disagree with your feelings and beliefs only push them further away from agreeing with you. Drink some water and go for a nice relaxing walk.
What your polls close before people get off work? We have 3 hour law if need 3 hours to vote put if polls close at 7 and you get off at 5 it means you have to get off by 4 to have a 3 hour block to vote.
In 2016 there were 2,553,808 registrants and 2,051,452 voters, compared with 2020 and 2,951,428 registrants and 2,317,965 voters.
In 2024, the difference was negligible, 75% returning ballots and 2,308,256 voters. Yeah, a slight drop, but then we had a bunch of people die from Covid too.
“The “What Happened in 2024” report confirms that 30 million voters who showed up to the polls in 2020 failed to materialize in 2024. That is a big number, and it represents the largest number of drop-off voters dating back to 2012, when 27 million voters failed to return to the polls.”
It wasn’t a “drop off” and I was telling people why this was going to happen before the election.
The 2020 numbers were artificially inflated by vote by mail covid precautions.
Republican precincts saw the increased Democratic turnout and actively worked to make vote by mail harder which limited participation and when fewer people vote that only helps Republicans.
It was all so predictable and the fix is 100% vote by mail EVERYWHERE.
Vote by mail addresses a huge obstacle to voting, employment. A lot of people can’t take time off to vote.
Opening more voting sites would also be a good idea.
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I want every US citizen to enjoy a convenient opportunity to vote and express their will for the leadership of the country and I want the law of the land followed.
I understand that you look at anyone that disagrees with you on anything as being your strawman caricature, but there are all sorts of people that have a variety of beliefs. I didn’t vote for Trump, nor would I ever. Your hostility to others who disagree with your feelings and beliefs only push them further away from agreeing with you. Drink some water and go for a nice relaxing walk.
What your polls close before people get off work? We have 3 hour law if need 3 hours to vote put if polls close at 7 and you get off at 5 it means you have to get off by 4 to have a 3 hour block to vote.
Not everybody has a 9 to 5.
Not just that, but making voting day a holiday would help. Make it a friday to monday four day event for fucks sake!
If we had 100% vote by mail, we wouldn’t need a holiday. :)
Yes voter suppression is very effective
COVID people, that’s why the huge turnout in 2020, nothing else. Especially mail-in ballots.
Pretty much, look at a non-covid election and compare vote by mail states to the average American turnout.
I’m biased because I live in Oregon and we tie voter registration to DMV licenses AND do 100% vote by mail.
2016: 80.33% voter turnout.
2018: 67.8%
2020: 78.5%
2022: 66.9%
2024: 75%
In 2016 there were 2,553,808 registrants and 2,051,452 voters, compared with 2020 and 2,951,428 registrants and 2,317,965 voters.
In 2024, the difference was negligible, 75% returning ballots and 2,308,256 voters. Yeah, a slight drop, but then we had a bunch of people die from Covid too.
Sources:
https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter_Turnout_History_General_Election.pdf
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/26/oregon-voter-turnout-dropped-75-percent-2024-election/
If you compare that to the national averages:
2016: 59.2%
2018: 49% (highest mid-term turnout since 1914)
2020: 65.3%
2022: 46% (highest since 1970)
2024: 63.5%
Sources:
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/07/12/voter-turnout-2018-2022/