Vote Nov 7 - Democracy Requires Participation!

Maybe Americans get what they deserve from our government. All the flag waving and talk of patriotism by both parties and in many states less than half of the eligible electorate can even be bothered to vote. Here are the numbers.

Makes you wonder how much we value the freedoms we've supposedly championed since our birth as a nation when it's too hard to even participate in the process of being a democracy.

Please get informed and go vote this Tuesday. Nov 7. Don't vote for a party. Vote for your country.


-IFK Editor

From the Associated Press

State by state voter turnout, by percentage of voting age population, in the 2004 presidential and 2002 elections. Turnout historically is higher in presidential election years.

State 2004 2002
Ala. 55.1 40.7
Alaska 69.9 53.1
Ariz. 53.4 34.1
Ark. 51.3 40.1
Calif. 59.8 36.6
Colo. 65.0 44.9
Conn. 66.1 42.7
Del. 62.4 39.6
D.C. 58.2 32.9
Fla. 63.9 44.2
Ga. 53.8 34.2
Hawaii 48.9 44.4
Idaho 60.8 43.6
Ill. 61.7 41.8
Ind. 54.0 33.8
Iowa 68.8 47.2
Kan. 60.8 43.3
Ky. 57.3 36.8
La. 58.7 38.2
Maine 75.3 51.9
Md. 62.7 45.4
Mass. 64.6 48.9
Mich. 66.4 44.1
Minn. 77.3 62.8
Miss. 52.9 32.1
Mo. 64.4 45.0
Mont. 63.5 48.0
Neb. 62.0 38.8
Nev. 54.3 35.1
N.H. 71.9 48.3
N.J. 63.3 37.2
N.M. 57.2 37.8
N.Y. 59.2 36.7
N.C. 56.4 38.6
N.D. 64.8 48.1
Ohio 66.3 38.4
Okla. 56.7 40.8
Ore. 71.2 50.5
Pa. 62.5 38.6
R.I. 58.1 44.3
S.C. 51.9 36.2
S.D. 68.2 60.4
Tenn. 54.6 38.0
Texas 52.2 32.8
Utah 58.5 36.8
Vt. 66.5 48.9
Va. 60.5 29.2
Wash. 65.4 41.0
W.Va. 53.1 30.9
Wis. 73.9 44.5
Wyo. 64.1 50.0
U.S. 60.7 39.7
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Source: Center for the Study of the American Electorate, American University