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2024 GEN PRES ELECTION Multi-STATE DROP-OFF COMPARISON

Comparison of the Presidential Vote with the Next Down-Ballot Race by State

Swing State vs. Non-Swing State Drop-Off Bar Charts

Swing State vs. Non-Swing State Drop-Off Complete Data

Index of states that are included in the study


Links to the bar charts for each state are below. 

There is a link to the full data set for each state

underneath that state's bar chart


Bar charts by county are here.

Learn More on The Substack

Drop-Off analysis - 2024 ELECTION

WHAT  IS DROP-OFF? Drop-off is not a formal term, as far as we know. It  refers to the difference between the votes for the President and the  next down-ballot race. For this study, we calculated the drop-off, for the 2024 presidential election, both in raw numbers and in percentages for each major party (Democratic and Republican) for 17 states.


There is an overview above that shows the differences in drop-off between the six swing and eleven non-swing states that were included in the data set. There is also a full data set spreadsheet for the multi-state comparison. You can read more about the analysis on our original Substack post. 


In the overview chart, the percentages are a more meaningful comparison because the large number of votes in the non-swing states makes the comparison by number of votes less relevant. The comparison by number of votes shows how staggeringly large the drop-off margins are though.


Each of the 17 states we analyzed has a bar chart below showing the drop-off rate by both number of votes and by percentage. Below each state's bar chart is a link to a spreadsheet where you can explore the drop-off analysis by county, as well as see the actual election results by county for that state. 


Feel free to explore the charts. We welcome you comments on our Substack, or via DM there. Please subscribe and join the conversation.


Drop-off by number of votes is calculated by subtracting the Senate votes from

the presidential votes for each political party. Drop-off by percentage is calculated by dividing the number of drop-off votes by the number of presidential votes for that political party (Democratic or Republican).


These percentages are vastly different on the Republican and Democratic side. The drop-off on the Republican side is very high - in some swing states it averages close to 10%. Meaning close to 10% of Republican Presidential voters did not vote for a Republican Senate candidate. In Ohio the Republican drop-off is over 10%. In Rockland County New York the Republican drop-off rate is 23%. 


The Democratic drop-off by contrast is low in most states we examined and actually in negative territory in more than half of this data set. In Arizona, North Carolina and Ohio, the Democratic drop-off is -5%, or lower. That means that according to these results 5% or more of democratic leaning voters, chose to vote for the Democratic Senate candidate, but decided not to vote for the Democratic candidate for president. In Arizona for example there is an almost 16% spread between the Republican and the Democratic drop-off. 


Our data is accurate, based on the available election data at the time of the analysis. How do we know our data is correct?

  1. We use a reliable source. Our data is from uselectionatlas.org, which was recommended as a reliable source of clean election data by one of our top technical advisors. For the North Carolina Attorney General race we took our data from the North Carolina State Board of Elections website.
  2. Multiple team members checked each data extraction.
  3. The analysis was performed independently by two experienced data scientists. They did not share results until each one had completed the analysis. Their results were identical, giving us confidence that the analysis is accurate. We are extremely grateful to them, and the entire SMART Elections Data Team for the enormous amount of time, skill and dedication that has been devoted to this effort.
  4. If you think there is a mistake in the data, please alert us at SMARTelectionsACT@gmail.com. Please put DATA UPDATE in the subject line.

 

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Swing States (minus Georgia*)

Swing States (minus Georgia*)

Swing States (minus Georgia*)

  • Arizona Drop-Off Data
  • Michigan Drop-Off Data
  • Nevada Drop-Off Data
  • North Carolina Drop-Off Data**
  • Pennsylvania Drop-Off Data
  • Wisconsin Drop-Off Data
  • *Geogia did not have a statewide race to compare
  • **In NC we compared the Attorney General's race

Non-Swing States

Swing States (minus Georgia*)

Swing States (minus Georgia*)

  • California Drop-Off Data
  • Connecticut Drop-Off Data
  • Delaware Drop-Off Data*
  • Florida Drop-Off Data
  • Hawaii Drop-Off Data
  • Indiana Drop-Off Data
  • Maryland Drop-Off Data
  • Montana Drop-Off Data
  • New York Drop-Off Data
  • North Dakota Drop-Off Data
  • Ohio Drop-Off Data
  • *In Delaware we compared the Gov's race

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ARIZONA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Arizona drop-off analysis by county

CALIFORNIA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed California drop-off analysis by county

CONNECTICUT Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

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DELAWARE Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

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FLORIDA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Florida drop-off analysis by county

HAWAII Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

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INDIANA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Indiana drop-off analysis by county

MARYLAND Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Maryland drop-off analysis by county

MICHIGAN Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Michigan drop-off analysis by county

MONTANA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Montana drop-off analysis by county

NEVADA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Nevada drop-off analysis by county

NEW YORK Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed New York drop-off analysis by county

NORTH CAROLINA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed North Carolina drop-off analysis by county

NORTH DAKOTA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed North Dakota drop-off analysis by county

OHIO Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Ohio drop-off analysis by county

PENNSYLVANIA Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Pennsylvania drop-off analysis by county

WISCONSIN Drop-off - 2024 ELECTION

Review the detailed Wisconsin drop-off analysis by county

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