Fewer Voters Voted for President in Oklahoma in 2008 than in 2004

November 18th, 2008

Oklahoma appears to be one of only two states in which fewer votes were cast for president in 2008 than in 2004. Oklahoma has finished its vote-counting, and the number of votes cast for president was 1,462,661. In 2004, the number had been 1,463,758. The other state is West Virginia.

Oklahoma did not permit voters to vote for president, unless they voted for Barack Obama or John McCain. Write-ins are not allowed, and Oklahoma was the only state with only those two candidates on the ballot.

The Oklahoma State Election Board says it does not know how many people cast ballots. Most states do calculate how many people actually voted, but Oklahoma is not one of those states. Because this data is missing, no one knows how many Oklahomans went to the polls and failed to vote for anyone for president.

6 Responses to “Fewer Voters Voted for President in Oklahoma in 2008 than in 2004”

  1. Entdinglichung Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 9:08 am

    found on: http://www.talk2action.org/story/2008/11/5/13585/8320/Front_Page/The_Palin_Scandal_in_The_Living_Room

    “I think they already have Oklahoma firmly in hand. A poster on another forum said he went to vote at a Baptist Church in Oklahoma, and there were no booths. Only Christian Nationalist banners on the walls, and people watching while you did your ballot. He photoed the scene with his cell, and started contacting people. We will see what happens. “

  2. Robert K Stock Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    I voted at a Baptist church in El Reno, Oklahoma and there were several voting booths and absolutely no banners of any kind.

    I think the third hand information may be paranoid delusions instead of reporting on a real event.

  3. will bates Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    THE VOTE ALSO DROPED BY 8.8% IN WEST VIRGINIA.

  4. D. Frank Robinson Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Robert K, Hi! It was real. I have the photo taken at the poll by the complainant.

  5. Richard Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    Will Bates, thank you, I am fixing the post. However it wasn’t an 8.8% drop. There were 755,887 votes in W.V. in 2004 and so far about 710,000 this year.

  6. D. Frank Robinson Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 3:17 am

    Oklahoma purges its voter rolls of people who do not vote for four years. The State must know how many people voted or how could they purge the rolls?