Appendix I
Population and Voting Characteristics of Florida Counties (Ranked by Percentage of Votes Spoiled)
|
County |
Voting System |
No.
of |
Percent |
1999 |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Median |
Percent |
No.
of |
Percent
of |
|
Gadsden |
Optical (central) |
2,085 |
12.4 |
44,077 |
36.3 |
63.0 |
3.3 |
66.1 |
24,881 |
25.9 |
26,253 |
54.4 |
|
Glades |
Punchcard (central) |
357 |
9.6 |
8,693 |
76.5 |
17.0 |
11.8 |
34.3 |
26,336 |
18.1 |
6,326 |
7.8 |
|
Duval |
Punchcard (central) |
26,909 |
9.2 |
738,483 |
67.9 |
28.5 |
3.9 |
35.1 |
35,883 |
13.4 |
423,967 |
24.0 |
|
Jefferson |
Punchcard (central) |
571 |
9.2 |
13,090 |
50.7 |
48.8 |
2.7 |
51.6 |
27,788 |
22.0 |
8,161 |
35.1 |
|
Hendry |
Optical (central) |
810 |
9.1 |
29,463 |
78.0 |
18.8 |
29.0 |
49.3 |
28,325 |
22.8 |
16,268 |
13.1 |
|
Hamilton |
Optical (central) |
389 |
8.9 |
12,785 |
55.1 |
44.2 |
4.3 |
48.4 |
24,174 |
26.2 |
6,939 |
32.0 |
|
Franklin |
Optical (central) |
419 |
8.3 |
9,978 |
83.6 |
15.2 |
1.7 |
17.8 |
24,088 |
19.0 |
7,578 |
9.1 |
|
De Soto |
Punchcard (central) |
701 |
8.2 |
24,636 |
80.4 |
18.2 |
13.4 |
32.0 |
25,525 |
23.4 |
15,731 |
10.6 |
|
Taylor |
Optical (central) |
605 |
8.2 |
19,049 |
75.4 |
23.1 |
2.9 |
26.9 |
27,354 |
22.0 |
12,304 |
14.5 |
|
Okeechobee |
Optical (central) |
858 |
8.0 |
32,386 |
88.9 |
9.6 |
16.4 |
26.7 |
26,129 |
20.0 |
17,448 |
5.2 |
|
Bradford |
Optical (central) |
741 |
7.9 |
24,872 |
75.4 |
23.4 |
3.3 |
27.3 |
30,033 |
22.2 |
13,547 |
13.3 |
|
Liberty |
Optical (central) |
188 |
7.2 |
6,703 |
77.2 |
21.7 |
3.8 |
25.5 |
27,178 |
22.3 |
3,752 |
9.5 |
|
Madison |
Punchcard (central) |
480 |
7.2 |
17,919 |
53.0 |
46.6 |
2.1 |
48.6 |
24,980 |
23.2 |
10,378 |
33.3 |
|
Jackson |
Optical (central) |
1,170 |
6.7 |
44,549 |
68.8 |
30.3 |
4.2 |
34.7 |
25,953 |
20.8 |
23,973 |
22.0 |
|
Dixie |
Punchcard (central) |
332 |
6.6 |
12,919 |
89.8 |
9.4 |
1.4 |
11.4 |
21,982 |
23.9 |
10,511 |
4.5 |
|
Lafayette |
Optical (central) |
174 |
6.5 |
6,477 |
81.8 |
17.6 |
6.0 |
23.5 |
27,354 |
24.1 |
4,036 |
6.3 |
|
Palm Beach |
Punchcard (central) |
29,702 |
6.4 |
1,049,420 |
83.3 |
14.8 |
11.2 |
26.6 |
37,045 |
11.5 |
656,694 |
8.5 |
|
Gulf |
Optical (central) |
421 |
6.4 |
13,562 |
72.8 |
26.2 |
1.4 |
28.2 |
28,605 |
19.8 |
9,923 |
13.0 |
|
Nassau |
Punchcard (central) |
1,605 |
6.3 |
56,811 |
86.5 |
12.6 |
1.8 |
15.1 |
40,128 |
9.7 |
35,170 |
6.4 |
|
Union |
Paper/hand |
258 |
6.3 |
12,720 |
70.9 |
27.8 |
6.2 |
34.0 |
29,968 |
23.2 |
6,752 |
12.0 |
|
Hardee |
Punchcard (central) |
412 |
6.2 |
21,017 |
91.3 |
7.7 |
30.7 |
38.5 |
25,482 |
27.8 |
10,886 |
6.8 |
|
Levy |
Optical (central) |
766 |
5.7 |
32,386 |
83.9 |
14.5 |
3.1 |
18.7 |
24,838 |
19.8 |
18,671 |
7.0 |
|
Suwannee |
Optical (central) |
732 |
5.6 |
32,972 |
81.5 |
17.5 |
2.3 |
20.5 |
26,070 |
18.2 |
20,617 |
10.4 |
|
Gilchrist |
Punchcard (central) |
293 |
5.2 |
14,056 |
90.1 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
12.0 |
27,483 |
18.4 |
6,878 |
2.5 |
|
Wakulla |
Punchcard (central) |
422 |
4.7 |
19,179 |
83.1 |
15.6 |
.9 |
17.6 |
34,492 |
13.7 |
13,382 |
9.0 |
|
Charlotte |
Optical (central) |
3,204 |
4.6 |
136,992 |
93.8 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
9.3 |
32,211 |
9.5 |
98,898 |
2.8 |
|
Miami-Dade |
Punchcard (central) |
28,601 |
4.4 |
2,175,634 |
77.6 |
20.4 |
57.4 |
77.0 |
30,000 |
21.1 |
896,912 |
19.7 |
|
Washington |
Optical (precinct) |
329 |
3.9 |
20,614 |
77.8 |
19.4 |
1.8 |
23.7 |
25,224 |
22.5 |
14,358 |
10.7 |
|
Indian River |
Punchcard (central) |
1,945 |
3.8 |
100,253 |
88.7 |
10.2 |
4.5 |
15.3 |
35,895 |
11.2 |
71,420 |
4.9 |
|
Lake |
Optical (central) |
3,378 |
3.7 |
209,812 |
87.6 |
11.4 |
4.4 |
16.0 |
30,768 |
12.8 |
131,031 |
5.6 |
|
Escambia |
Optical (precinct) |
4,372 |
3.6 |
282,432 |
72.3 |
23.4 |
3.0 |
30.0 |
31,069 |
17.8 |
171,004 |
16.4 |
|
Columbia |
Optical (precinct) |
693 |
3.6 |
53,738 |
76.3 |
22.3 |
2.2 |
25.6 |
28,521 |
19.7 |
31,131 |
13.8 |
|
Sumter |
Punchcard (central) |
771 |
3.3 |
42,754 |
77.1 |
21.9 |
4.4 |
26.8 |
25,601 |
21.4 |
31,549 |
7.5 |
|
Collier |
Punchcard (central) |
3,184 |
3.3 |
207,029 |
93.1 |
5.7 |
18.6 |
23.5 |
41,000 |
11.2 |
123,572 |
1.7 |
|
Marion |
Punchcard (central) |
3,345 |
3.2 |
245,975 |
83.9 |
14.9 |
4.6 |
20.2 |
28,244 |
16.4 |
147,707 |
8.1 |
|
Osceola |
Punchcard (central) |
1,683 |
2.9 |
150,596 |
90.2 |
6.9 |
17.6 |
26.1 |
32,552 |
13.4 |
92,196 |
4.7 |
|
Highlands |
Punchcard (central) |
1,009 |
2.8 |
74,795 |
87.0 |
11.6 |
7.4 |
19.7 |
26,006 |
16.4 |
52,941 |
6.6 |
|
Pasco |
Punchcard (central) |
3,917 |
2.7 |
330,704 |
96.0 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
9.1 |
28,202 |
13.5 |
221,671 |
1.4 |
|
Broward |
Punchcard (central) |
14,622 |
2.5 |
1,535,468 |
78.9 |
18.6 |
12.8 |
32.6 |
37,832 |
11.7 |
887,764 |
14.1 |
|
Hillsborough |
Punchcard (central) |
9,172 |
2.5 |
940,484 |
82.2 |
15.3 |
18.3 |
35.0 |
35,994 |
15.0 |
499,427 |
11.6 |
|
Lee |
Punchcard (central) |
4,601 |
2.4 |
400,542 |
90.7 |
8.1 |
6.8 |
15.5 |
34,117 |
11.5 |
252,918 |
3.7 |
|
Pinellas |
Punchcard (central) |
8,487 |
2.1 |
878,499 |
88.1 |
9.7 |
3.7 |
15.3 |
32,816 |
12.2 |
574,961 |
6.1 |
|
Holmes |
Optical (precinct) |
139 |
1.8 |
18,761 |
91.7 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
9.9 |
23,416 |
24.7 |
10,317 |
1.7 |
|
Sarasota |
Punchcard (central) |
2,807 |
1.7 |
306,546 |
93.6 |
5.3 |
3.3 |
9.5 |
37,660 |
8.7 |
221,945 |
2.6 |
|
Baker |
Optical (precinct) |
140 |
1.7 |
21,181 |
81.6 |
17.5 |
1.9 |
19.9 |
32,377 |
16.9 |
12,352 |
9.6 |
|
Calhoun |
Optical (precinct) |
78 |
1.5 |
12,436 |
80.0 |
18.3 |
1.9 |
21.8 |
25,362 |
23.0 |
7,234 |
10.6 |
|
Manatee |
Optical (precinct) |
1,455 |
1.3 |
243,531 |
89.1 |
9.6 |
6.8 |
17.1 |
35,063 |
11.7 |
170,578 |
5.1 |
|
Walton |
Optical (precinct) |
219 |
1.2 |
38,124 |
88.4 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
12.8 |
27,211 |
18.8 |
28,144 |
4.6 |
|
Bay |
Optical (precinct) |
663 |
1.1 |
147,958 |
83.3 |
13.0 |
2.8 |
19.1 |
32,047 |
15.1 |
92,749 |
8.2 |
|
Okaloosa |
Optical (precinct) |
765 |
1.1 |
170,049 |
84.7 |
10.5 |
4.8 |
19.3 |
36,788 |
10.5 |
111,320 |
6.6 |
|
Martin |
Lever machine |
557 |
.9 |
118,117 |
91.5 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
14.6 |
40,161 |
10.1 |
86,514 |
2.7 |
|
St. Johns |
Optical (precinct) |
532 |
.9 |
119,685 |
88.1 |
10.6 |
3.5 |
15.1 |
42,857 |
9.4 |
89,511 |
4.9 |
|
Orange |
Optical (precinct) |
2,404 |
.9 |
817,206 |
78.2 |
18.0 |
14.0 |
34.4 |
36,979 |
13.4 |
404,779 |
12.7 |
|
St. Lucie |
Optical (precinct) |
649 |
.8 |
181,850 |
79.2 |
19.4 |
5.9 |
25.7 |
30,788 |
15.1 |
117,785 |
10.9 |
|
Santa Rosa |
Optical (precinct) |
365 |
.7 |
120,952 |
92.1 |
4.8 |
2.4 |
9.9 |
37,201 |
11.8 |
77,778 |
3.0 |
|
Clay |
Optical (precinct) |
411 |
.7 |
141,353 |
90.4 |
6.3 |
4.2 |
13.1 |
42,729 |
7.7 |
86,861 |
5.1 |
|
Putnam |
Optical (precinct) |
168 |
.6 |
70,215 |
77.4 |
21.5 |
4.0 |
26.0 |
25,318 |
22.1 |
40,396 |
12.6 |
|
Monroe |
Optical (precinct) |
208 |
.6 |
79,941 |
92.0 |
6.4 |
18.0 |
25.0 |
36,353 |
11.5 |
48,409 |
3.0 |
|
Polk |
Optical (precinct) |
975 |
.6 |
457,347 |
82.7 |
15.9 |
6.1 |
22.8 |
31,030 |
16.6 |
247,807 |
10.6 |
|
Alachua |
Optical (precinct) |
415 |
.5 |
198,484 |
73.3 |
22.7 |
5.3 |
31.5 |
31,382 |
18.3 |
120,867 |
13.7 |
|
Hernando |
Optical (precinct) |
281 |
.4 |
128,482 |
94.3 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
10.0 |
27,740 |
13.8 |
95,549 |
3.0 |
|
Citrus |
Optical (precinct) |
217 |
.4 |
116,111 |
95.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
6.9 |
26,883 |
14.5 |
81,378 |
1.6 |
|
Flagler |
Optical (precinct) |
83 |
.3 |
49,110 |
88.0 |
10.1 |
6.7 |
17.8 |
34,675 |
10.5 |
33,466 |
7.5 |
|
Volusia |
Optical (precinct) |
500 |
.3 |
425,601 |
87.5 |
10.9 |
5.7 |
17.7 |
29,843 |
14.2 |
260,572 |
7.0 |
|
Brevard |
Optical (precinct) |
594 |
.3 |
470,365 |
87.9 |
9.5 |
4.7 |
16.2 |
36,353 |
11.3 |
283,680 |
5.5 |
|
Seminole |
Optical (precinct) |
336 |
.2 |
357,390 |
86.8 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
22.2 |
43,061 |
9.8 |
190,704 |
6.8 |
|
Leon |
Optical (precinct) |
181 |
.2 |
215,926 |
69.2 |
28.3 |
3.4 |
33.7 |
37,832 |
13.8 |
146,417 |
23.9 |
[1] The number of spoiled ballots equals the total ballots cast in the 2000 election, minus ballots that did not register a vote for president because they were either spoiled or blank. Source: Orlando Sentinel Survey, Nov. 14, 2000 as updated by Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. State of Florida, The Governors Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology, Revitalizing Democracy in Florida. (March 1, 2001), pp 31-32, Chart 4. The state average spoilage rate was 2.93 percent.
[2] Population data are based in Census Bureau estimates for 1999. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Quick Facts, accessed at <http://quickfacts.census.gov.>
[3] Hispanics may be of any race.
[4] For the purposes of this analysis, the size of the population that is in a minority group is calculated by subtracting the white, non-Hispanic population from the total population.
[5] Data is for 1999. In 1999, the poverty threshold for one individual was $8,501; for a family of four, the poverty threshold was $17,029. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Poverty 1999, accessed at <http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/threshld/thres99.html.>
[6] Source: Documents produced by the Florida Secretary of State pursuant to a Commission subpoena Duces Tecum, Florida Department of Elections, Registered Elections By Party, County totals October 10, 2000, Bates Nos. 016764 016872.