Voting
Wisconsin Recall Vote Turnout Nearly 90 Percent of 2010 Levels
Turnout across six recall elections Tuesday was just 40,000 votes shy of top of the ticket voting in 2010’s gubernatorial race.
Read MoreHumphrey Event: Direct National Popular Vote in Presidential Elections
Humphrey event examines the movement afoot that seeks to implement an electoral system with a direct, nationwide popular vote
Read MoreThe Incumbency Advantage in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections
Only seven Wisconsin Supreme Court incumbents have been defeated in state history across more than 120 contests.
Read MoreKloppenburg Vote Tally Largest in WI History for Contested Supreme Court Race
Both candidates break old state record by nearly 77,000 votes
Read MoreWill Minnesotans Turn out to Vote in Record Numbers this Midterm Election?
Pollsters’ numbers suggest turnout may well exceed 2002’s record 64.9 percent mark, but are those numbers reliable?
Read MoreWill Voter ID Issue Turn Conservative Democrats Into ‘Emmercrats’ in MN Gubernatorial Race?
Emmer continues to highlight voter ID as core issue to 2010 campaign; popular issue may be the lure to get conservative Democrats onto his coalition’s hook
Read MoreTom Emmer’s Voter ID Amendment Lures 11 DFLers, Fails 73-58
Many of the 11 DFL defectors represent vulnerable House districts; Norm Coleman carried nine of these districts in 2008, including eight by double digits
Read MoreRed States Hold Primaries More than Five Weeks Earlier on Average than Blue States: Which Party Benefits?
Average ‘red state’ primary date is June 15th, while average ‘blue state’ date is July 23rd. ‘Purple state’ average date is July 11th
Read MoreMinnesota GOP Caucus Gubernatorial Straw Poll Voter Turnout Up Over 20 Percent from 2002
Despite the characterization that caucus night was a quiet night for Republicans in some media reports, GOP turnout nonetheless increased by more than 20 percent since the last time the party was searching for its gubernatorial nominee back in 2002
Read MoreWas Ranked Choice Voting a Success in Minneapolis?
Less than half utilized 2nd choice option in mayoral race; voter turnout down by 25,000+ from 2005
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