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2012 Election

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Stoughton Exceeds Statewide Voter Turnout Percentage This Presidential Election

77-percent of Stoughton registered voters went to the polls for the Nov. 6 presidential election, compared to 73.3-percent statewide. But Stoughton's total is down from the 2008 percentage when 82-percent cast a ballot in town.

A record number of Massachusetts voters went to the polls this past presidential election, with almost 3.2 million votes cast on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012. The 3,184,196 votes cast represents 73.3% of registered voters in the Bay State, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Stoughton exceeded the statewide turnout percentage with 77-percent of Stoughton voters heading to the polls, with 13,989 of 18,149 registered voters in town casting a ballot on Nov. 6. Voters preferred Democratic Party candidates Barack Obama/Joe Biden for President and Vice President and Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate both here in Stoughton and statewide. The statewide vote total this November was about 81,000 more than the turnout from the November 2008 …

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Election Analysis: In Flipping from Brown to Warren, Stoughton Voters Buck South Shore Trend and Stoughton Election Results 2012

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

POLL: Campaign 2012—Who Will Win?

We’re a year out from the 2012 election. Can President Barack Obama win a second term? How will Senator Scott Brown fare? Take our poll and let us know.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 is Election Day, and it will be a fairly quiet one with only town or citywide positions on the ballot for those communities heading to the polls. But at this time next year, Americans will be casting their vote in the 2012 presidential election. In Massachusetts, Senator Scott Brown will also be making his bid for reelection. There will also be assorted races for congressional representation and races for state representative and state senator. Polls show that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance and that they feel the country is on the wrong track. In a race against a generic Republican, the President trails, according to a Real Clear Politics average of the latest polls. But, when…

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