related_tweet: @tristanshouts @shayne571 @aravosis @tomwatson @only4rm @joanwalsh @joshtpm @daveweigel u are confusing total # of votes, w/ turnout - turnout is a % of total possible votes (accounts for pop growth).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  turnout: 61.4% in 2016, similar to 2012, below 63.6% in 2008. black voter turnout fell 7%. steins vote exceeded the margin in key counties. democrats gave us trump.