What are the historic results, if this was closest in history?
Is the kernel vote usually heavily Dem???
Anyone know?
TIA.
see post 1724...
The overall turnout was the third highest for Cast Your Kernel. In 2012, 72,216 people voted when Republican Mitt Romney defeated President Barack Obama, a Democrat, 55-45%. In 2016, 69,598 people voted when Trump topped Democrat Hillary Clinton 56-44%.
Obama is the only Democrat to win the Cast Your Kernel poll. In 2008, he defeated Republican John McCain 51-49% with 48,865 kernels cast.
“What are the historic results, if this was closest in history?”
Good Question - here is some info I found:
Iowan’s Cast Their Kernel For Reynolds In WHO-HD’s Annual Corn Poll
https://www.tribunemedia.com/iowans-cast-their-kernel-for-reynolds-in-who-hds-annual-corn-poll/
FTA:
In 2016, Republican Donald Trump garnered 56% of the votes over Democrat Hillary Clinton with 69,598 kernels cast.
In 2015, Donald Trump garnered the most kernels of all Republican candidates finishing with 36% of the kernels with Ben Carson garnering 19%. Hillary Clinton came out on top of all Democrats with 57% followed by Bernie Sanders with 37% of the vote. 59,659 total kernels were cast
In 2012, the station’s corny poll chose for Mitt Romney for President with 55% of the vote. A record 72,216 kernels were cast between during the run of that fair averaging to about 9 kernels-per-minute!
In 2011, 40,267 kernels were cast with Republicans taking 60% of the vote and the President 40%. Michelle Bachmann lead Republicans with 26%. Rick Perry came in second with 23%. Mitt Romney tied for third with Ron Paul each with 15%.
In 2008, Barack Obama edged out John McCain 51 to 49% with 48,865 kernels cast.