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==Voter turnout calculations==

==Voter turnout calculations==

According to [[CNN]] exit polls for the 2016 [https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls/iowa/president presidential] and [https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls/iowa/senate Senate] elections in Iowa, Republican and independent voters were roughly each split between 34.5% of the makeup (34% for Republicans and 35% for Independents for the presidential race, vice versa for the Senate race), while Democrats made up 31%. In the presidential and Senate elections respectively, [https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/iowa it was reported] that totals of 1,566,031 votes and 1,539,351 votes were cast. And to calculate for turnout:

According to [[CNN]] exit polls for the 2016 [https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls/iowa/president presidential] and [https://www.cnn.com/election/2016/results/exit-polls/iowa/senate Senate] elections in Iowa, Republican and independent voters were roughly each split between 34.5% of the makeup (34% for Republicans and 35% for Independents for the presidential race, vice versa for the Senate race), while Democrats made up 31%. In the presidential and Senate elections respectively, [https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/iowa it was reported] that totals of 1,566,031 votes and 1,539,351 votes were cast. And to calculate for turnout:

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Presidential election:

Presidential election:

Republican:  (1,566,031 × 34%)/683,888 = 78%

Republican:  (1,566,031 × 34%)/683,888 = 78%

The top of the page also states for the sample makeup that Republicans and Democrats are split with 34% each, while [[Independent voters]] make up 32% of the respondents. Based on previous calculations regarding turnout numbers, the following would be expected in the 2020 presidential and Senate elections in Iowa, assuming that the rates are similar to 2016, which may not be the case:

The top of the page also states for the sample makeup that Republicans and Democrats are split with 34% each, while [[Independent voters]] make up 32% of the respondents. Based on previous calculations regarding turnout numbers, the following would be expected in the 2020 presidential and Senate elections in Iowa, assuming that the rates are similar to 2016, which may not be the case:

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Republican:  (683,888 × 78%) =  533,433

Republican:  (683,888 × 78%) =  533,433

Democrat:    (681,389 × 76%) =  517,856

Democrat:    (681,389 × 76%) =  517,856