Summary Charts
See: Presidential Turnout Flat: How Did That Happen? By Michael Collins Nov. 8, 2008 and
Michael Collins: Election 2008 - The Difficulty Stealing It This Time, Oct. 10, 2008
Summary Charts Comparing 2008 Democratic Primary Turnout with
2004 Democratic Primaries & 2008 Republican Primaries 
Basis DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES 2008: Compared to 2004 Democratic Primaries and
2008 Republican Primaries.
Data from The Green Papers: 2008 2004 | Primaries | 2008 Dem | 2004 Dem | Difference | Pct Dif | 2008 Dem | 2008 Rep | Difference | PctDif | | Alabama | 536,626 | 218574 | 318,052 | 145.51% | 536,626 | 552,155 | -15,529 | -2.81% | | Arizona | 455,635 | 238942 | 216,693 | 90.69% | 455,635 | 541,035 | -85,400 | -15.78% | | Arkansas | 314,234 | 266848 | 47,386 | 17.76% | 314,234 | 229,153 | 85,081 | 37.13% | | California | 5,066,993 | 3107629 | 1,959,364 | 63.05% | 5,066,993 | 2,932,811 | 2,134,182 | 72.77% | | Connecticut | 354,539 | 130,123 | 224,416 | 172.46% | 354,539 | 151,604 | 202,935 | 133.86% | | Delaware | 96,374 | 33,281 | 63,093 | 189.58% | 96,374 | 50,239 | 46,135 | 91.83% | | Florida | 1,749,920 | 853,762 | 896,158 | 104.97% | 1,749,920 | 1,949,498 | -199,578 | -10.24% | | Georgia | 1,060,851 | 626,738 | 434,113 | 69.27% | 1,060,851 | 963,541 | 97,310 | 10.10% | | Illinois | 2,038,614 | 1,217,515 | 821,099 | 67.44% | 2,038,614 | 899,422 | 1,139,192 | 126.66% | | Indiana | 1,278,314 | 317,211 | 961,103 | 302.99% | 1,278,314 | 412,673 | 865,641 | 209.76% | | Kentucky | 701,768 | 229,916 | 471,852 | 205.23% | 701,768 | 197,793 | 503,975 | 254.80% | | Louisiana | 384,346 | 161,653 | 222,693 | 137.76% | 384,346 | 161,169 | 223,177 | 138.47% | | Maryland | 878,174 | 481,476 | 396,698 | 82.39% | 878,174 | 320,989 | 557,185 | 173.58% | | Massachusetts | 1,263,764 | 615,188 | 648,576 | 105.43% | 1,263,764 | 501,997 | 761,767 | 151.75% | | Michigan | 594,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 594,398 | 869,169 | -274,771 | -31.61% | | Mississippi | 434,152 | 76,298 | 357,854 | 469.02% | 434,152 | 143,286 | 290,866 | 203.00% | | Missouri | 825,050 | 418,339 | 406,711 | 97.22% | 825,050 | 588,844 | 236,206 | 40.11% | | Montana | 182,421 | 94,543 | 87,878 | 92.95% | 182,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | | New Hampshire | 287,557 | 219,787 | 67,770 | 30.83% | 287,557 | 239,328 | 48,229 | 20.15% | | New Jersey | 1,141,199 | 208,176 | 933,023 | 448.19% | 1,141,199 | 566,201 | 574,998 | 101.55% | | New York | 1,891,143 | 715,633 | 1,175,510 | 164.26% | 1,891,143 | 699,078 | 1,192,065 | 170.52% | | North Carolina | 1,580,726 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 1,580,726 | 517,583 | 1,063,143 | 205.41% | | Ohio | 2,354,721 | 1,239,446 | 1,115,275 | 89.98% | 2,354,721 | 1,093,980 | 1,260,741 | 115.24% | | Oklahoma | 417,096 | 301,385 | 115,711 | 38.39% | 417,096 | 335,054 | 82,042 | 24.49% | | Oregon | 640,630 | 368,544 | 272,086 | 73.83% | 640,630 | 351,916 | 288,714 | 82.04% | | Pennsylvania | 2,336,480 | 789,882 | 1,546,598 | 195.80% | 2,336,480 | 816,928 | 1,519,552 | 186.01% | | Rhode Island | 186,657 | 35,759 | 150,898 | 421.99% | 186,657 | 26,996 | 159,661 | 591.42% | | South Carolina | 582,151 | 293,843 | 288,308 | 98.12% | 582,151 | 445,449 | 136,702 | 30.69% | | South Dakota | 97,797 | 84,405 | 13,392 | 15.87% | 97,797 | 60,964 | 36,833 | 60.42% | | Tennessee | 624,765 | 369,385 | 255,380 | 69.14% | 624,765 | 553,815 | 70,950 | 12.81% | | Texas | 2,874,986 | 839,231 | 2,035,755 | 242.57% | 2,874,986 | 1,362,322 | 1,512,664 | 111.04% | | Utah | 131,403 | 35,854 | 95,549 | 266.49% | 131,403 | 296,100 | -164,697 | -55.62% | | Vermont | 154,960 | 82,881 | 72,079 | 86.97% | 154,960 | 39,843 | 115,117 | 288.93% | | Virginia | 986,203 | 386,181 | 600,022 | 155.37% | 986,203 | 489,252 | 496,951 | 101.57% | | West Virginia | 359,910 | 252,839 | 107,071 | 42.35% | 359,910 | 119,015 | 240,895 | 202.41% | | Wisconsin | 1,113,753 | 826,250 | 287,503 | 34.80% | 1,113,753 | 410,607 | 703,146 | 171.25% | | Totals | 33,803,186 | 16,137,517 | 17,665,669 | 109.47% | 35,795,889 | 19,889,809 | 15,906,080 | 79.97% | | Primaries | 2008 Dem | 2004 Dem | Difference | Pct Dif | 2008 Dem | 2008 Rep | Difference | PctDif | | *NC and MI excluded from Dem 2008 -Dem 2004 toals since they had no 2004 primary | | | | ** MT 2008 Dem primary total removed since no popular 2008 popular primary for MT Republicans | | | The Green Papers: 2008 2004 | | | | | | | | http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/tally.phtml | | | | | | | | http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/tally.phtml | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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