OK, now this is really concerning me. A number of heavily democratic precincts in Miami-Dade county had turnout of less than 50%, or even less than 40%, while turnout for the whole county was 68%.
Check out the numbers below -- and remember the turnout percentage indicates the number of actual voters in comparison to registered voters. In other words, in these precincts, more than half the people who went through the trouble of registering to vote did not bother to show up at the polls in these precincts.
Could Jeb have conducted a massive voter suppression operation that slipped under the radar?
Numbers below. . .
Precinct 513 voted 97% for Kerry, but only had 46% turnout.
Precinct 514 voted 94% for Kerry, but only had 40% turnout.
Precinct 515 voted 83% for Kerry, but only had 36% turnout (!!!).
There are more. Check out the precincts yourself here.
Could there have been a massive under-the-radar voter suppression effort by Republicans? How could turnout have been so low? Could this many Democratic voters have gone through the trouble of registering to vote, but then failed to follow through and show up at the polls??
Florida electoral experts -- do these numbers concern you? Should there be an investigation?
Update [2004-11-4 18:12:29 by pontificator]: Turnout was higher in these precincts in 2000.
In precinct 513, turnout was 69% in 2000.
In precinct 514, turnout was 68% in 2000.
In precinct 515, turnout was 61% in 2000.
Are you telling me that after the Katherine Harris extravaganza in 2000, turnout went down by a third in the next presidential election in the most democratic precincts???!!!
Something seems seriously fucked up here!!!!