WI 1848 Forward: Why Vote!?

2010: Governor Walker was elected by only ~26% of the Voting age population of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Voter Turnout 11/2010      49.56%   2,160,832   VAP   4,330,695 (Source: Wi GAB)
Wisconsin Voter Turnout 11/2008      69.20%   2,996,869   VAP ~4,370,000 (Source: Wi GAB)

Approximate Difference in   ~20%          836,000
Turnout
(Subtract Falloff ~ matches population growth)

Assume 2008 as Actual Voter Base for Major Parties
(allows imputation of voting falloff by party from 2008 to 2010)

       Total Falloff                  -806360

       Walker Votes 2010           1,128,941
       McCain Votes 2008           1,262,393   (Wikipedia)
       Falloff               11%       -133,452

       Barrett Votes 2010           1,004,303   (Wikipedia)
       Obama Votes 2008           1,677,211
       Falloff               40%       -672,908

Walker's 2010 Win - Voter Margin              124,638

In summary, Governor Walker was elected by a very, very slim margin of 124,638 votes,less than 5.8% of the votes cast. Governor Walker was elected by only ~26% of the Voting age population of Wisconsin.

This assumes that voter preference was not wildly different from 2010 than it was in 2008. If Barrett had a Falloff of just 11% he easily would have been Governor by a margin of ~363,177 votes

Terms:
VAP - Voting Age Population
GAB - Governmental Accountabily Board

Key Voting Information

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