Reply #51: How do you explain 14K votes in a town with only 28K eligible voters,

[pnwmom]

not all of whom are registered to vote? (The 38K population includes children under 18 who aren't eligible.)

Don't you think, in an election with a statewide turnout of 33%, that a local turnout of 50% (assuming 100% registration) or 67% (assuming 75% registration) would be very . . . unusual?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=850214&mesg_id=850214


According to the 2010 census, there are 38,649 living in Brookfield. Of these Male 48.4% Female 51.6%, Median Age 42...Most of the media has been focusing on the 38,649 number, which — given a 33% turnout over all — would yield about the 14,000 votes reported...But the "voting age and over" population for Brookfield is 73.2%. This yields a possible voting base of 28,291.