Unless we do something about the public education system, we could see the end of conservatism in our lifetime.
Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
2008 Presidential Preference
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION NIGHT RETURNS
(may not include absentee or provisional ballots)
Page Generated: 1/29/2008 9:35 PM
| Voter Registration and Turnout | |||
| County | Voter Reg | Turnout | % Turnout |
| Alachua | 128,559 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Baker | 12,997 | 5,280 | 40.6% |
| Bay | 99,866 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bradford | 14,928 | 6,099 | 40.9% |
| Brevard | 317,165 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Broward | 890,836 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Calhoun | 8,656 | 3,068 | 35.4% |
| Charlotte | 113,267 | 49,407 | 43.6% |
| Citrus | 97,484 | 47,965 | 49.2% |
| Clay | 114,080 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Collier | 191,635 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Columbia | 35,276 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Desoto | 15,597 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dixie | 10,168 | 3,000 | 29.5% |
| Duval | 558,658 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Escambia | 169,418 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Flagler | 54,193 | 25,501 | 47.1% |
| Franklin | 7,348 | 3,255 | 44.3% |
| Gadsden | 28,282 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gilchrist | 9,970 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Glades | 6,346 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Gulf | 9,010 | 3,648 | 40.5% |
| Hamilton | 7,087 | 2,668 | 37.6% |
| Hardee | 11,255 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hendry | 15,601 | 4,839 | 31.0% |
| Hernando | 115,713 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Highlands | 63,118 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hillsborough | 608,239 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Holmes | 10,856 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Indian River | 80,873 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jackson | 25,824 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jefferson | 9,875 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lafayette | 4,277 | 1,796 | 42.0% |
| Lake | 172,240 | 83,242 | 48.3% |
| Lee | 263,968 | 151,520 | 57.4% |
| Leon | 150,747 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Levy | 24,098 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Liberty | 3,952 | 1,349 | 34.1% |
| Madison | 11,860 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Manatee | 194,553 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Marion | 201,131 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Martin | 94,889 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Miami-Dade | 1,085,527 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Monroe | 49,633 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nassau | 42,715 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Okaloosa | 119,160 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Okeechobee | 17,768 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Orange | 508,185 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Osceola | 123,279 | 25,733 | 20.9% |
| Palm Beach | 782,748 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pasco | 268,382 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pinellas | 604,337 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Polk | 298,049 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Putnam | 43,489 | 18,050 | 41.5% |
| Santa Rosa | 98,858 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sarasota | 241,870 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Seminole | 228,177 | 0 | 0.0% |
| St. Johns | 123,427 | 0 | 0.0% |
| St. Lucie | 144,217 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sumter | 55,093 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Suwannee | 23,409 | 9,119 | 39.0% |
| Taylor | 12,342 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Union | 6,703 | 2,253 | 33.6% |
| Volusia | 296,613 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Wakulla | 17,278 | 7,303 | 42.3% |
| Walton | 33,124 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Washington | 14,834 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 10,203,112 | 455,095 | 4.5% |
Unless we do something about the public education system, we could see the end of conservatism in our lifetime.
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I absolutely agree with that. I don’t see it reversing any time soon. G.K. Chesterton knew that the bigger the government becomes, then the more people it will hurt once it collapses. It’s just too top heavy.