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. |
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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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