DRAFT REPORT
Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
(Approved by the Commissioners on June 8, 2001)
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 |