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Elections and Voting (Facts) Flashcards

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1
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Money raised in invisible primary by Obama and Romney?

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Obama: $125.2 million
Romney: $56.1 million

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How many visits did the Republican candidates make to Iowa in the invisible primary combined?

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771

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Ron Paul vote share in 2012 Republican caucuses compared to overall share?

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Maine: 36%
North Dakota: 28%
Overall: 11%
Shows how caucuses attract more ideological voters as Paul was a strong libertarian

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Frontloading: number of states that held primaries before end of March in 1980 compared to 2008?

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11 in 1980

42 in 2008

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2016: Number of Republican candidates withdrawn by end of New Hampshire Primary?

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11 of the 17

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Total Primary turnout in 2012 (Obama incumbent) compared to 2016 (no incumbent) for both parties?

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2012: 28 million
2016: 58 million

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Example of balanced ticket

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2008: Obama (47 years old, black, 4 years in senate)

Biden (65 years old, white, 36 years in senate)

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Example of post-convention bounce?

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1992: Clinton’s poll figures increased by 16 points, whilst incumbent Bush only saw a 5 point rise

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Which act attempted to reduce candidates’ reliance on big, wealthy donors?

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Federal Election Campaign Act (1974)

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Total expenditure by Super PACs in 2016 election?

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$1.1 billion

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Two biggest Super PACs in 2016 election?

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Priorities USA Action (pro-Clinton) - $113 million

Right to Rise USA (pro-Bush) - $87 million

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Poll about who won the first presidential debate in 2016?

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Clinton: 62%
Trump: 27%

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Vote share 2016 election?

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Clinton: 48% (227 delegates)
Trump: 45.9% (304 delegates)

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Democrat and Republican affiliated turnouts (and voting behaviour) in 2012?

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Democrat: 38% (92% voted Obama)
Republican: 32% (93% voted Romney)

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Gender voting behaviour in 2016?

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Men: 54-41% Trump
Women: 54-42% Clinton

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White voting behaviour 2016?

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(69% of electorate)
Trump: 57%
Clinton: 38%

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Black voting behaviour 2016?

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(12% of electorate)
Trump: 8%
Clinton: 88%

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Protestant voting behaviour 2012?

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(53% of electorate)
42% Obama
57% Romney

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Catholic voting behaviour 2012?

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(25% of electorate)
50% Obama
48% Romney

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18-29 year old voting behaviour 2016?

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(19% of electorate)
37% Trump
55% Clinton

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65+ year old voting behaviour 2016?

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(15% of electorate)
53% Trump
45% Clinton

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Big City voting behaviour 2012?

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(11% of electorate)
69% Obama
29% Romney

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Rural voting behaviour 2012?

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(14% of electorate)
37% Obama
61% Romney

24
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Number of electoral college votes: California vs Wyoming?

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California: 55
Wyoming: 3
California has 18 times as many votes, but has a population 66 times larger than Wyoming

25
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Hispanic voting behaviour 2016?

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(12% of electorate)
Trump: 29%
Clinton: 65%

26
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Vote share for Ross Perot in 1992 (and electoral college votes)?

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18.9% (no EC votes)

Distributed support

27
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Vote share for George Wallace in 1968 (and electoral college votes)?

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13.5% (45 EC votes)

Concentrated support

28
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States that use congressional district system in Presidential elections?

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Maine and Nebraska

29
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House of Rep. seats (and changes) 2016 election?

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Republicans: 241 (-6)
Democrats: 194 (+6)

30
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Senate seats (and changes) 2016 election?

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Republicans: 52 (-2)
Democrats: 46 (+2)
(only 34 seats up for election)

31
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Number of defeated incumbents in 2016 House elections?

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13 out of 393

32
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House members defeated for voting decisions?

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Gilchrest and Wynn (both Maryland) in 2008 due to votes on Iraq war

33
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Democrat seat changes in 2014 mid terms?

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Lost 13 seats in House

Lost 9 seats in Senate

34
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Example of a proposition

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2008 ban on sex-same marriage In California

Ban approved 52-48%

35
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Example of State Governor recall election

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Scott Walker (Wisconsin) 2012
Beat Tom Barrett: 53-46%
36
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Total amount raised by Clinton and Trump in 2016 election

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Clinton: $1.2 bn
Trump: $870 million

37
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Winner takes all primary (Republican) 2016?

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Florida

Trump won all 99 delegates with 45% of the vote

38
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Proportional primary (Republican) 2016?

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North Carolina
Trump: 40% (29 delegates)
Cruz: 37% (27 delegates)
Kasich: 13% (9 delegates)

39
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2016 Presidential election result Alabama? (South)

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Trump: 62%
Clinton: 35%

40
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2016 Presidential election result California? (West coast)

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Trump: 32%
Clinton: 62%

41
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Super PAC money spent supporting Clinton and Trump in 2016

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Clinton: $204 million
Trump: $80 million

42
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Number of Republican TV debates during 2016 Primaries?

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12

43
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Tea Party member elected in 2010 mid terms?

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Scott Brown (R) for Massachusetts, a typical Democrat State

44
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Republican GAINS in 2002 mid terms

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Won 8 seats in House, 2 seats in Senate

45
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Republican LOSSES in 2006 mid terms

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Lost 30 seats in House, 6 in Senate

46
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Bush approval ratings 2002 and 2006

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2002: 90%
2006: 35%

47
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Democrat LOSSES in 2010 mid terms

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Lost 63 seats in House, 6 in Senate

48
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Democrat GAINS in 2008 Congressional elections?

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Gained 21 seats in House, 8 in Senate

49
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Obama approval ratings 2009 and 2014

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2009: 66%
2014: 42%

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