ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn stˈʌdi ʌv stˈeɪt ænd fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, "wˈʌn ʌv ˈɛvɹi wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˈoʊts kˈæst ɪn jˈuː.ˈɛs. ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, ænd wˈʌn ʌv ˈɛvɹi fˈɪftiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˈoʊts kˈæst ɪn stˈeɪt ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, "mˈæɾɚd" ɪnðə sˈɛns ðæt ðeɪ wɜː kˈæst fɚɹə kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ðæt əfˈɪʃəli tˈaɪd ɔːɹ wˈʌn baɪ wˈʌn vˈoʊt.
According to a 2001 study of state and federal elections in the United States between 1898 and 1992, "one of every 100,000 votes cast in U.S. elections, and one of every 15,000 votes cast in state elections, "mattered" in the sense that they were cast for a candidate that officially tied or won by one vote.