(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Keep Calm: auguring the Michigan bellwethers in a low turnout primary [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-02-29 Biden did overperform and Trump definitely underperformed in a low turnout Michigan primary on Tuesday. GOTV will win in November. A pair of less-than-competitive primary races, coupled with minimal local millages, likely factored into a relatively low voter turnout in Michigan’s presidential primary. About 1.9 million voters, or 23% of the state’s registered voters, submitted a ballot for Tuesday’s Feb. 27 primary, according to unofficial results updated as of Thursday by the Michigan Department of State. www.mlive.com/... A map illustrating Michigan's voter turnout for the presidential primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. www.mlive.com/... x More than 1.8 million Michiganders voted in the 2024 Democratic and Republican primary, making up around 22% of registered voters statewide. https://t.co/J5qShkQMl3 — CBS News (@CBSNews) February 28, 2024 More than 1.8 million Michiganders voted in the 2024 Democratic and Republican primary, making up around 22% of registered voters statewide. In the Republican primary, about 1.1 million people voted, while in the less competitive Democratic primary, around 740,000 cast their vote as of results tallied Wednesday morning. A significant portion of the vote seemed to come from early voting in the state, as the Secretary of State announced on Monday ahead of the primary that more than one million Michigan voters had already cast their ballots. "It's inspiring to see Michigan citizens active and engaged in this Presidential Primary," Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a statement Monday. She noted Michigan voters had turned out in record numbers to cast absentee ballots and voting at an early voting site. Turnout for this year's primaries fell below records set in recent contests. In 2020, more than 2.3 million people voted in the primary, while in 2016, nearly 2.6 million did the same. But this year surpassed earlier primaries, like in 2012, when around 1.2 million people voted, along with nearly 1.5 million in 2008 and nearly 1.4 million in 2000, according to data from the Michigan Department of State. www.cbsnews.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/29/2226620/-Keep-Calm-auguring-the-Michigan-bellwethers-in-a-low-turnout-primary?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/