tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post2172279401990168939..comments2024-03-19T16:56:38.565-04:00Comments on Damn Arbor: National passion does not translate to local actionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-4872285848510529802017-05-05T11:26:52.040-04:002017-05-05T11:26:52.040-04:00I'm not saying your overall point isn't va...I'm not saying your overall point isn't valid, Ben. Getting agitated about what happens nationally probably doesn't lead to being any more involved in what happens locally, especially with reference to mundane matters of funding. A better correlation probably exists with local *policy* issues ... which are indirectly affected by personnel votes (council, judges ...) --- I think you might see improved turnout for those kinds of elections.<br /><br />I suspect that the national political situation *is* making many people more cognizant of things that could be done at the state or local level, and that they are getting involved there. I know I am.cgrantskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306814685040664570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-85165757788881826672017-05-04T22:46:52.814-04:002017-05-04T22:46:52.814-04:00That's very interesting. I didn't look at ...That's very interesting. I didn't look at years before 2014 mostly out of laziness. I'll have to take a deeper look. Thanks for pointing that out. Ben Connor Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193673795454832674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-37945427897621422372017-05-04T19:27:32.585-04:002017-05-04T19:27:32.585-04:00If this year's May election contained issues a...If this year's May election contained issues as controversial and/or talked-about as the 2014 and 2016 elections, the turnout would have been quite different. It feels like you're comparing apples to oranges by picking those years to compare to. I did the math (for just Ann Arbor City precincts) and this year's turnout was much higher than the May elections in years prior to 2014 (i.e. years for which I could locate precinct-level data).<br /><br />cgrantskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306814685040664570noreply@blogger.com