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Presidential election popular vote tallies lined up against “did not vote” (mbin.grits.dev)
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[–] ownsauce@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Should split this out by electoral college votes/states where the 'did not vote' could actually have made a difference. This is great info but also a bit misleading cause votes in swing states have more of an effect than increasing votes in deeply blue or deeply red states. The US president is not selected by a national popular vote. See on the chart how W Bush won the election but Gore had the popular vote, due to how the electoral college works.

Not discounting that more people should vote. I wish there were a national holiday in the US for everyone to get out and vote. But some votes matter more than others, depending on where you live, and this chart misses that nuance.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a map like that out there, if I remember correctly like 40+ states had “did not vote” win…

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

W Bush didn't win the election due to how the electoral college works, he won it due to the corrupt supreme court. Not only did he lose the popular vote, he lost the EC as well.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much. My domicile is in one of the polarized States & the mail-in ballot costs $15 to send. It would be a waste of my money to send a ballot & since I don’t live there I have moral issues voting in elections for places I am out of touch with—leaving just federal content of the ballot.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait. Mail-in ballot costs money in the US? In other countries this is free.

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ludicrous shit

And even then 15$!!?! How much does it cost to send a regular letter there? Because that’s at most how much it should cost to vote by mail. (But it’s it should 1000% be free)

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, and some of the biggest states (like California) solidly go for one party. So, the non-voters really don't affect the presidential race there.