Reply #49: Nevada: Non-Vote comparison President vs. Senate races. [View All]

[L. Coyote]

Here are some summary statistics and a graph for Nevada races.

Summary		
% Non-Votes	President	Senate
		
average	        0.979	        4.412

stdev	        0.266	        0.878

Counties are sorted alphabetically from left to right. First valley in Presidential non-vote is Clarke County (Las Vegas) with 65.74% of votes. That non-vote percent is 0.659, compared to 4.272 % for the Senate race in the same county.

To obtain the raw data download the spreadsheet with the state results for President and Senate, plus some initial analysis.

Comparing electronic and other voting methods and non-voting percentages by type, Ohio provides a good example.



In Ohio, the very low standard deviation for E-Vote really stands out.

Follow this link to download spreadsheets with state results and some analysis for Ohio, New Mexico, Iowa, South Dakota, and Florida.

It is a well-known fact that spoilage with punch cards is high. Was there targeted placement of E-voting equipment to ensure less spoilage in Republican strongholds, state? Was this part of the Ohio mosaic of factors?