Saturday, November 1, 2008

Second Week Of Early Voting

Updated November 1, 2008

Typically, turnout during the second week of early voting is heavier than in the first week of voting. The turnout pattern for 2008 did not exactly follow the 2004 turnout pattern voting. Week one of 2008 had a slightly higher percentage of daily turnout, so early voting was a bit more front loaded in 2008 as compared to the 2004 turnout pattern. (See daily turnout table below)

Collin County had an impressive 49.5% early voting turnout of the 424,000+ registered voters in 2008, according to figures given on the Texas Secretary of State's website.

In the November 2004 election 246,617 (66.8%) of the 369,412 register voters cast a ballot in that presidential election, with 150,001, or 40.6% of 2004 registered voters, voting early in that presidential election year.

Date
Of
Election
Total Reg.
Voters
Total
Votes
Cast
Total
Turnout
% of
Reg
Voters
Early
Votes
Cast
Early
Vote
% of
Reg
Voters
Nov-00 300,426 177,673 59.1% 75,244 25.0%
Nov-04 369,412 246,617 66.8% 150,001 40.6%
Mar-08 380,570 124,614 32.7% 59,033 15.5%
Nov-08 424,500 356,580 84.0% 210,128 49.5%

Sharon Rowe, the Collin County Elections Administrator, has told election workers it is possible that 356,580 (84%) of the 424,000+ registered voters could turnout to vote in the 2008 election. If Rowe's prediction is accurate, it is possible that approximately 146,453 people across Collin County remain poised to vote in their locally polling locations on November 4th. As a rough rule of thumb, each of the 129 Collin County polling locations could see as many as approximately 1,100 to 1,200 voters on Election Day.


2004 Nov.
Election Daily
Early Turnout
2008 Nov.
Election Daily
Early Turnout
Early
Vote Day
Daily
Hours
of
Voting
Actual
Daily
Vote
Totals
Daily %
of Total
Early
Turnout
Daily
Early
Vote
Turnout
Daily %
of Total
Early
Vote
Mon 9 9,137 6.09% 13,900 6.5%
Tue 9 9,491 6.33% 15,356 7.30%
Wed 9 9,257 6.17% 15,563 7.40%
Thu 9 9,090 6.06% 14,734 7.01%
Fri 9 10,293 6.86% 17,305 8.23%
Sat 12 15,102 10.07% 19,043 9.06%
Sun 5 5,524 3.68% 8,188 3.89%
Mon 12 13,739 9.16% 18,126 8.62%
Tue 12 15,326 10.22% 19,227 9.14%
Wed 12 15,621 10.41% 21,780 10.36%
Thu 12 16,606 11.07% 23,074 10.97%
Fri 12 20,815 13.88% 24,000* 11.41%*
Total
150,001 100% 210,296* 100%
* - Estimated

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