Franklin County Board of Elections

8/16/12

2008 Early In-Person Voting

_____________________________________ Author: Daniel Brill, GIS Analyst Franklin County Board of Elections William Anthony, Director Dana Walch, Deputy Director

Franklin County Board of Elections

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Summary: This report was conducted to identify when EIP voting was most utilized, to identify spatial
patterns/trends of EIP voters, and to study the racial and ethnic make-up of EIP voters. A file of all 2008 EIP voters in Franklin County along with 2010 Census data were used as the basis of this report. This report finds that EIP voting accounted for 9% (51,785) of all ballots cast in 2008. The report suggests that 31% of all EIP voters in Franklin County were African American while 65% were white. This figure indicates that a disproportionately higher amount of African Americans utilized EIP voting as African Americans represented only 21% of all ballots cast in 2008. In relation to this finding, the report finds that a disproportionately lower number of white voters utilized EIP voting as white voters were projected to have constituted 65% of all EIP voters while accounting for 74% of all ballots cast.1 Overall it was concluded that 8% of all white ballots cast were EIP while 13.3% of all African American ballots cast were EIP. This report also indicates that 48% (24,896) of EIP ballots cast were during either afterhours on weekdays, on weekends, or the Monday before the election.2 The study also shows that 21% of all weekday EIP voting took place after 5pm.3 Analysis of EIP voting from Friday through Monday before the 2008 election shows that an even higher amount of African Americans (34%) utilized this period to cast their votes. Furthermore, this report finds that amongst EIP voters, registered Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans by a ratio of 3.8:1 whereas all 2008 voters represented a ratio of 2.3:1.4 Figures for the Hispanic population were relatively consistent as both EIP and overall voting figures show a number representing about 2% of the whole. In addition to the statistical analysis, maps comparing African American population density and EIP voter density show an apparent spatial correlation.5

Method: A list of all Franklin County early in-person voters and their addresses was used to place each
individual voter as a point on a map. A 2010 Census map at the block-group level was used to place each voter into one of the 886 block-groups in Franklin County. (A census block-group is a geographical unit used by the US Census Bureau. It is the smallest geographical unit for which the bureau publishes sample data, i.e. data which is only collected from a fraction of all households.) 2010 Census demographic data was used to determine the percentage of specific races and ethnicities within each block-group. The number of voters in each block-group was summed and then multiplied by the percentage of African American, White, and Hispanic population within each block group. For example: A block group with 100 voters and a 75% white population would yield 75 white voters. To find a baseline summary for racial and ethnic proportions of all 2008 voters 60,000 ballots cast from 2008 were chosen at random and then joined to Census block-group data in the same manner as the EIP ballots described above.

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Table 3, 4 Table 5, 11 3 Table 10 4 Table 12, 13 5 Side by Side Comparison Map

Franklin County Board of Elections

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Voters wait outside Veterans Memorial

A line of voters curves around outside and continues deep inside building.

Franklin County Board of Elections

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Voters nearing the entrance of Veterans Memorial

Voters in line inside Veterans Memorial

Franklin County: Early In-Person (EIP) Voting 2008

Table 1:

Franklin County Demographics

Total 18 Years Old and Over: Total African American 18 and Over: Total White 18 and Over: Total Hispanic 18 and Over:

Population 886,962 172,002 650,872 35,288 Voters 564,971 51,785 Voters 60,000 44,475 12,697 1,214 Voters 51,785 33,556 15,932 1,084 Voters 51,785 34,121 15,829 7,232 9,069 Voters 9,057 5,592 3,052 201 Voters 15,829 10,010 5,099 345

Percentage 100.00% 19.39% 73.38% 3.98% Percentage 100.00% 9.17% Percentage 100.00% 74.13% 21.16% 2.02% Percentage 100.00% 64.80% 30.77% 2.09% Percentage 100.00% 65.89% 30.57% 13.97% 17.51% Percentage 100.00% 61.74% 33.70% 2.22% Percentage 100.00% 63.24% 32.21% 2.18%

Table 2: All Voting: All EIP: Table 3:

General Voting

2008 Voting Demographics (Entire Election)

Total: White: African American: Hispanic
60,000 voter sample (11% of all ballots cast)

Table 4: Total: White: African American: Hispanic: Table 5:

EIP Voting Demographics

EIP Groups
All EIP: All Weekdays (Excluding Monday before Election): All Weekends: Weekdays After 5pm: Weekend Before Election (Including Monday)

Table 6:

Weekend Before Election EIP (Including following Monday)

Total: White: African American: Hispanic:

Table 7: Total: White: African American: Hispanic:

All Weekends EIP

Table 8:

Weekdays EIP (Excluding Monday Before Election)

Total: White: African American: Hispanic:

Voters 34,121 22,353 10,275 701

Percentage 100.00% 65.51% 30.11% 2.05%

Table 9:

Weekdays Afterhours EIP (Excluding Monday Before)

Total: White: African American: Hispanic:

Voters 7,232 4,736 2,156 154 Voters 34,121 26,889 7,232 Voters 3,564 2,180 1,220 79 Voters 564,971 265,224 209,827 89,916 Voters 51,785 37,457 11,195 3,006

Percentage 100.00% 65.49% 29.81% 2.13% Percentage 100.00% 78.80% 21.20% Percentage 100.00% 61.17% 34.23% 2.22% Percentage 100.00% 46.94% 37.14% 15.92% Percentage 100.00% 72.33% 21.62% 5.80%

Table 10: Total: 8am - 5pm: After 5pm: Table 11: Total: White: African American: Hispanic: Table 12:

Weekdays Split

Monday Before Election

Party Affiliation Total (All 2008 Voters)

Total: Unaffiliated: Democrat: Republican:

Table 13: Total: Unaffiliated: Democrat: Republican:

Party Affiliation EIP

African American - Early In-Person Voting Comparison

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2008 Early In-Person Voting Density

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