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Welcome to the Tuesday, April 30 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:
- Which states vote for the winning presidential ticket the most often?
- Texas holds municipal, school board, and ballot measure elections on Saturday
- Federal Register totals 17,930 pages so far in 2019
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Which states vote for the winning presidential ticket the most often?
In the 30 presidential elections held since 1900, one state has voted for the winning candidate more than 90% of the time. And over that same period, another state voted for the winning candidate in fewer than half of those elections.
Ohio's electoral votes have gone to the winning presidential ticket 93% of the time—in 28 out of 30 general elections—since 1900. Ohio has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election cycle since 1964—a streak of 14 races in a row.
In second place is New Mexico, which has voted for the winning presidential candidate 89% of the time, in 24 out of 27 elections. New Mexico became a state in 1912.
Mississippi cast its electoral votes for the victorious presidential ticket less than 50% of the time, doing so in 14 of 30 elections (47%).
Washington, D.C., has voted for the winning presidential candidate 43% of the time. The District of Columbia began participating in presidential elections in 1964 and has voted Democratic every cycle. The candidate who won Washington, D.C.’s electoral votes has won the presidency in six of 14 elections during that time.
Below are the five most and least accurate states (and D.C.) in presidential elections from 1900 to 2016.
Most accurate:
- Ohio, 93.33% (28 out of 30 elections)
- New Mexico, 88.89% (24 out of 27 elections)
- Nevada, 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections)
- Missouri, 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections)
- Illinois, 83.33% (25 out of 30 elections)
Least accurate:
- Washington, D.C., 42.86% (6 out of 14 elections)
- Mississippi, 46.67% (14 out of 30 elections)
- Alabama, 51.72% (15 out of 29 elections)
- Georgia, 53.33% (16 out of 30 elections)
- South Carolina, 53.33% (16 out of 30 elections)
Below is a map illustrating each state's percent accuracy in voting for the winning presidential candidate between 1900 and 2016.
Ballotpedia used data from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration to determine which states' electoral votes went to the victorious presidential candidates between 1900 and 2016.
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Texas holds municipal, school board, and ballot measure elections on Saturday
It’s Tuesday, so we would normally be previewing the elections we’re tracking today. But as I’ve said before, some cities and states vote on other days of the week. And this coming Saturday, local elections take place across Texas.
We’re tracking mayoral elections in four cities that are among the 100 largest in the United States—San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington. As of the 2013 census estimate, they had a combined population of 3.8 million. Those municipalities, along with Plano, Garland, and Irving, will also hold elections for 47 city council seats.
Fifty-six school districts in Texas covered by Ballotpedia are holding nonpartisan general elections for 161 school board seats. Collectively, these districts served 1,817,124 students during the 2016-2017 school year. The largest of the districts is the Dallas Independent School District.
Collin County (Plano), El Paso County (El Paso), and Tarrant County (Fort Worth) are holding elections for seats on their respective community college board of trustees. Tarrant County will also elect two of five members of its regional water district.
In all races, if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the May 4 general election, runoffs will take place on June 8, 2019.
In addition to the seats up for election, we are covering 15 local ballot measures in Texas. The most interesting measures include the following:
- Dallas County Community College District voters will decide on Proposition A, a $1.102 billion bond issue designed to fund school building construction and upgrades.
- Garland residents in Dallas County will vote on eight bond measures totaling $423.7 million in proposed new debt. The measures are designed to fund a variety of projects, including street improvements, public safety facility construction and upgrades, and recreational facility construction and upgrades.
- Plano voters in Collin County will weigh in on three bond measures totaling $44,665,000 in proposed new debt. The measures are designed to fund improvements to streets, parks and recreational facilities, and municipal facilities.
- Eanes Independent School District in Travis County has one $80 million bond measure on the ballot.
- El Paso County voters will decide on a citizen initiative designed to prohibit private development and public roadways on land that includes the Lost Dog trail system.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., local time. Voters in Texas are required to present voter ID at the polls.
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Federal Register totals 17,930 pages so far in 2019
Last week, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,330 pages, bringing the year-to-date total to 17,930 pages. It featured 498 documents, including 411 notices, one presidential document, 41 proposed rules, and 45 final rules.
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity.
During the same week in 2018, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,112 pages. As of April 26, the 2019 total trailed the 2018 total by 796 pages.
The Trump administration has added an average of 1,055 pages to the Federal Register each week in 2019 as of April 26. In 2018, the Trump administration added an average of 1,301 pages to the Federal Register each week. Over the course of the Obama administration, the Federal Register increased by an average of 1,658 pages per week.
According to government data, the Federal Register hit an all-time high of 95,894 pages in 2016.
Click here to find yearly information about additions to the Federal Register from 1936 to 2016
Ballotpedia maintains page counts and other information about the Federal Register as part of its Administrative State Project. It includes information about the administrative and regulatory activities of the United States government., as well as concepts, laws, court cases, executive orders, scholarly work, and other material related to the administrative state.
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