We know that the press will start reporting results beginning with exit polls very early in the day and vote counts on the east coast as soon as the polls close. This one fact alone has a greater effect on whether people in other parts of the country decide to go vote or not than any other single factor.
That is another reason why FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINA, OHIO and NEW HAMPSHIRE are so very important. Eastern Time Zones (Except for the Panhandle of FL.)