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[–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Looks like slightly less people showed up, actually (typical for a non presidential primary):

https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2024/states/MI.html

https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2026/states/MI.html

Michigan has open primaries and there was one uncontested Republican running this year, look at the total votes in 2024 vs 2026 and not just the blue numbers.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    Yeah comparing to 2022 would be better. I can't seem to find that on the NPR site, though it doesn't appear to list the actual turnout percentage, just the number of votes. I have this site but it doesn't break it down by party and doesn't have 2026 data yet. It shows 27% primary turnout for Michigan in 2022 and 24% in 2024.

    https://statesunited.org/resources/voter-turnout-since-2000/

    With turnout that low in the primaries, it really shouldn't take a big surge for progressive voters to tip the scales away from neoliberal incumbent/establishment candidates.

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