# How many voters in the primaries?

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**Created:** [March 17, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318 "2016-03-17T20:31:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/1 "2016-03-17T20:31:35Z")

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Or; how many people actually voted for mr. Trump?

I’ve done some googling but I have trouble finding a resource that clearly states numbers, not %, about the US primaries.

So: is there a site out there that has a useful summary of actual votes cast?

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/2 "2016-03-17T21:28:17Z")

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[Here you go](http://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/elections-results-primaries-2016/#r) (website of USA Today).

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/3 "2016-03-17T21:28:53Z")

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CNN election central, if you click on the name of the state, lists the total votes and delegates along with percentage.

> **[2022 Midterms | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/election/2022)**
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> The 2022 midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. All 435 U.S. House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are on the ballot.

for example, click on the calendar, click on Florida, get

> **[Political News, Analysis and Opinion | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/politics)**
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> Politics at CNN has news, opinion and analysis of American and global politics Find news and video about elections, the White House, the U.N and much more.

Which shows: (prettier than this)  
candidate votes % pledged delegates

Trump 1,077,221 45.7% 99  
Rubio 636,653 27.0% 0  
Cruz 403,640 17.1% 0  
Kasich 159,412 6.8% 0

Total votes across the country is meaningless as participation rates vary greatly from state to state. Some allow anyone to vote, other states limt votes to party members.

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/4 "2016-03-17T21:29:44Z")

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[Here](http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president) is Politico’s map.

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/5 "2016-03-17T21:31:47Z")

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Other interesting sites are  
[Who’s On Track For The Nomination? | FiveThirtyEight](http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/delegate-targets/)  
and  
[RealClearPolitics - 2024 - Latest Polls](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/)

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**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-voters-in-the-primaries/749318/6 "2016-03-17T22:51:38Z")

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Hmm, my google-fu wasn’t very strong today:(

Thanks!