Voter turnout in N.H. Democratic strongholds offset GOP surge

In contrast with other key swing states, heavy turnout by Democratic voters in New Hampshire’s bluest towns offset a surge of voters casting ballots for Donald Trump and kept the state in the Clinton column.

…“In the simplest terms, Republican turnout seems to have surged this year, while Democratic turnout stagnated,”

…“By comparison, in counties where Clinton won at least 70 percent, the vote count was 1.7 percent lower this year.”

Contrast that with voter turnout in the Granite State. We compiled election results from the Secretary of State’s office and used Rivers’ methodology to compare this year’s record turnout with that from 2012.

Overall, turnout in districts won by Trump increased by 6.0 percent over 2012 compared to a 4.2 percent increase in towns and wards carried by Clinton, but the greatest increase in voter turnout, 7.9 percent, came from the 29 voting districts Clinton carried with over 65 percent of the two-party vote. 

Election recap: Voter turnout in N.H. Democratic…

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