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minus-squareApostleO@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoThe population of NYC is 8 million, and they had fewer than 1M votes for mayor? That, like, 12.5%. Even if you limit it to just citizen population, I found that number to be 6-7 million. Thats still only a 14-16% voter turnout. The fuck?
minus-squarehuginn@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoThat was technically the primary. That’s 1M registered Democrats - which you had to be to vote.
The population of NYC is 8 million, and they had fewer than 1M votes for mayor? That, like, 12.5%.
Even if you limit it to just citizen population, I found that number to be 6-7 million. Thats still only a 14-16% voter turnout.
The fuck?
That was technically the primary. That’s 1M registered Democrats - which you had to be to vote.