Voter turnout figures by locality
Here's a look how many voters hit the polls in Guilford County on Tuesday, courtesy of the county Board of Elections:
Municipality Turnout
Greensboro 12%
High Point 11%
Gibsonville 19%
Jamestown 24%
Oak Ridge 12%
Pleasant Garden 31%
Sedalia 32%
Stokesdale 13%
Summerfield 27%
Whitsett 26%
The numbers aren't pretty, particularly in Greensboro and High Point.
Obviously, this is not a problem's that unique to Guilford County. And even within each of these localities, there are probably different reasons for low turnout.
So we at Scoop ask you, the loyal reader, a couple of questions:
1) Why or why didn't you vote Tuesday?
2) Is there anything that can be done - either on a local or national scale - to get more people inside voting booths?
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It is a recognized blogging phenomenon that when a blogger specifically and directly asks for opinions or ideas regarding something that he/she has written, that is the surest way to get neither.
I'll not buck that trend except to say that jails should be near the courts.
Posted on November 10, 2005 11:59 PM
ahem... But of course my last comment belongs to Nate.
Posted on November 11, 2005 12:02 AM