Voting Patterns in the November 5 General Election
The percentage of registered voters actually voting ranged from 38% to 59% and averaged 49% citywide. As voters went down the ballot from the Senate election to the Councilman election, the total number of votes decreased.
² 3% of the total voters appearing at the polls did not vote for Senator
² 6% did not vote for Congressman.
² 10% did not vote for County Executive
² 12% did not vote for County Freeholder
² 13% did not vote for Councilman
In spite of the heated campaign for First Ward Councilman, only 52% of the registered First Ward voters showed up at the polls and only 87% voted for Councilman.
We thank David B. Popkin for this analysis.
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