Rush Limbaugh just reported that Wisconsin counted more total votes than they have registered voters. Snopes says it ain't so.
There were 3,240,268 votes counted in Wisconsin, with 3,684720 registered voters in the state. That would give Wisconsin better than 88% voter turnout. By contrast, Louisiana turned in a 69% voter turnout. That is huge for Louisiana.
Michigan continues to find Biden votes. They just keep on coming. The race has't been called yet, and the counting continues. Hopefully, we'll know something i a day or so.
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Follow the trend, it's plausible and the growth in registered voters is not out of the realm of possibility..
Election Date Voters Turnout Absentee Electors Percent of Votes Absentee
11/08/2016 3,004,051 67.34% 819,316 27.27%
11/4/2014 2,422,040 54.84% 374,075 15.44%
11/6/2012 3,080,628 70.40% 664,597 21.57%
6/5/2012 2,516,371 57.80% 265,427 10.55%
11/2/2010 2,185,017 49.70% 230,744 10.56%
11/4/2008 2,996,869 69.20% 647,175 21.60%
11/7/2006 2,166,671 50.90% 168,573 7.78%
11/2/2004 3,016,288 72.90% 364,639 12.09%
11/5/2002 1,785,710 44.00% 102,905 5.76%
11/7/2000 2,619,184 67.00% 160,425 6.12%
11/3/1998 1,799,758 45.70% 73,517 4.08%
11/5/1996 2,252,301 57.90% 104,607 4.64%
11/8/1994 1,445,935 41.50% 64,308 4.45%
11/3/1992 2,531,114 68.90% 93,357 3.69%
11/6/1990 1,365,203 37.80% 40,853 2.99%
11/8/1988 2,043,218 61.00% 82,360 4.03%
https://elections.wi.gov/elections-voting/statistics/turnout
it has been pointed out that the turnout % is usually calculated using eligible voters, NOT registered voters
"Voter turnout in a same-day registration state is based on the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot.
So when you divide the number of votes cast in Wisconsin — 3,278,963 as of Nov. 5 — by the voting-age population in Wisconsin (4,536,293 as of 2019, according to the elections commission), you get a turnout rate of 72.3%. "
67.34 -> 72.3 isn't that big of a jump given the increase in mail in and absentee balloting and all the attention on this election.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/11/05/fact-check-wisconsin-voter-turnout-line-past-elections/6176028002/
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