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UPDATE
An estimated 8.3 million people live in New York City. And 18% of them voted this past Tuesday.
Here are the results from tuesday nights election:
Mike Bloomberg (I) - 557,059 - 50.6%
Bill Thompson (D) - 506,717 - 46 %
557,059 + 506,717 = 1,063,776 total votes
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UPDATE
From the US Census Bureau website:
2000 Census estimate - 8,008,278 people living in NYC.
2000 Census estimate of people under 18 - 24.4% of total population
24.4% X 8,008,278 = 1,954,020 under 18 (rounded up)
8,008,278 - 1,954,020 = 6,054,258 people who are eligible to vote in NYC
6,054,258 - 1,063,776 = 4,990,482 people who did not vote... IF THIS WERE THE YEAR 2000
But it 2009. So lets try this all again with a educated guess.
2008 Census estimate - 8,363,710 people living in NYC
Considering growth lets say 25% of the total population is under 18
25% X 8,363,710 = 2,090,928 people are under 18 (rounded up)
8,363,710 - 2,090,928 = 6,272,782 total people who did not vote.
So my original math (7.2 million if you didn't see it) is off by about 1 million. Remember that these are estimates from the US Census Bureau. Close to 6.3 million people is a very very large number.
An estimated 6,272,782 people did not vote in Tuesdays election. This means around 18% of the city showed up at the polls. 82% of a city of 8.3 million people did not vote.
For a title and position as powerful as mayor, of New York City no less, shouldn't more people have voted? Does this number shock anyone? How do we get people to the polls? How do we educated people on the importance of voting?UPDATE
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