March 11, 2020
Another primary and another spectacular victory for Donald Trump
By Andrea Widburg
Normally, when an incumbent who is popular with his party is running unopposed in a primary — or when the opponents are fairly marginal figures most voters have forgotten actually exist — there's very low turnout for the incumbent. That was not the case with Donald Trump last week, on Super Tuesday. He had a blowout primary, with people turning out in unexpected droves to vote for him.
Trump voters knew that their vote wouldn't matter in terms of Trump gaining the delegates for their state. They turned out to make a point: Trump's voters are wildly enthusiastic. They don't just talk the talk on social media; they walk the walk at polling stations, even when the results are a foregone conclusion.
The same pattern repeated itself on March 10's mini–Super Tuesday.
Because of the publishing schedule, as this goes to publication, not all of the votes have been counted in the various mini–Super Tuesday states. Nevertheless, there's a pattern that cannot be ignored, and it's one that favors Trump — especially when compared to those states in which Obama showed up on the ballot as the 2012 incumbent (Missouri, Mississippi, and Michigan).
All of the information below is from Decision Desk HQ. If you hate numbers, the interesting facts can be found after the list:
Idaho:
Democrat Turnout (with 60.52% reporting): 96,732
Votes for Biden: 46,560
Republican Turnout (with 60.52% reporting): 99,048
Votes for Trump: 92,164
Michigan:
Democrat Turnout (with 87.95% reporting): 1,457,714
Votes for Biden: 769,437
Republican Turnout (with 88.53% reporting): 610,661
Votes for Trump: 597,096
Votes for Obama in 2012: 174,054
Mississippi:
Democrat Turnout (with 86.78% reporting): 247,288
Votes for Biden: 197,278
Republican Turnout (with 83.62% reporting): 221,929
Votes for Trump: 218,813
Votes for Obama in 2012: 97,304
Missouri
Democrat Turnout: 661,822
Votes for Biden: 399,474
Republican Turnout: 307,256
Votes for Trump: 301,630
Votes for Obama in 2012: 64,435
Washington:
Democrat Turnout (with 49.74% reporting): 1,026,102
Votes for Bernie: 335,498
Republican Turnout (with 50.41% reporting): 523,409
Votes for Trump: 523,409
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