Voting
Will Minnesotans Turn Out On Primary Day?
Minnesotans have earned a deserved reputation for turning out the vote on Election Day in recent years. During presidential election years, Minnesota has yielded a turnout rate of between 65 and 83 percent since 1952, including increasing totals of…
Read MoreCSPG Study Tracks Increased Voter Registration in 2008
From the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance press release: “The 2008 contests for the Republican and Democratic Party presidential nominations have been a boon for American democracy. The intense competition for nomination combined with investments in mobilizing…
Read MoreUpper Midwest Leads the Nation in 2006 Voter Turnout
The Upper Midwest continued to set the pace for election turnout in this year’s mid-term elections. While preliminary, unofficial numbers are only available in some states, it appears the Upper Midwest has locked down 3 of the top 6 slots…
Read MoreVoter Turnout Uncertain for 2006 Election
A handful of scandals in Washington during the past year as well as low approval ratings for Congress in general lead one to speculate whether voters will be turned off by politics and stay home in November, or motivated to—as…
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