February 6, 2008
Posted: 01:00 AM ET
Democrats caucus in Colorado on a record-breaking Election Day.
(CNN) — Though the fate of the Democratic race to the nomination remains uncertain, one thing is for sure: voters are turning out for the Democratic primaries in number that absolutely shatter previous records — which may be a troubling sign for Republicans looking ahead to the general election. CNN looked at six states: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Arizona. Even with the votes not fully tallied yet, the turnout numbers are still substantially higher than in the past. Arizona already has nearly 80,000 more voters than it ever had before, with only 67% of the precincts counted. The Republicans are also experiencing higher turnout in some places, though not nearly on par with the Democrats. For the same states, the numbers are far less dramatic (except in New Jersey, where both parties experienced significant jumps), and are lower in some cases. –CNN Political Producer Alan Isenberg (Full results after the jump)
Turnout for Democratic contests, rounded to the nearest thousand: STATE: MISSOURI PREVIOUS RECORD: 528,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 778,000 (98% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +47% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 1,504,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 1,809,000 (91% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +20% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 1,575,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 1,744,000 (99% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +11% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 654,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 1,104,000 (99% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +69% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 793,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 1,170,000 (98% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +48% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 239,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 314,000 (67% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +31% Turnout for Republican contests, rounded to the nearest thousand: STATE: MISSOURI PREVIOUS RECORD: 475,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 576,000 (98% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +21% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 859,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 825,000 (93% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: -3% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 772,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 604,000 (99% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: -21% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 310,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 551,000 (98% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +78% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 503,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 462,000 (95% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: -8% – PREVIOUS RECORD: 347,000 VOTES TONIGHT SO FAR: 398,000 (67% reporting) % CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS RECORD: +15% Filed under: Super Tuesday |
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