ButtflapperNov 9, 2024

"Florida is a conservative Christian state"

https://lemmy.world/post/21833890

"Florida is a conservative Christian state" - Lemmy.World

An actual quote I saw today posted on Twitter: “Florida is a conservative Christian state, and they voted against murdering unborn babies. The democratic process is complete. They can leave if they want to do that.” There’s a lot to unpack there. I also got into an argument with the guy who posted it, who claimed somehow that it’s not ok for Federal government to regulate Women, but if states wants to do it then it’s ok, and they should just leave to another state then. like… wow. America is a strange place

Show threadhperrinNov 9, 2024
57% of Floridians voted in favor of abortion rights.
Show threadButtflapperNov 9, 2024

57% If Floridians voted in favor of abortion rights.

One small correction: 57% of the people who voted, voted in favor. Florida has approximately 22 million people as of the last census. No: 4,547,767 (42.8%) Yes: 6,068,933 (57.2%)

So, approximately 15.93 million people in Florida did not vote, meaning about 27.6% of people in Florida voted… Truly insane to see

Show threadatrielienzNov 9, 2024
22million people who are eligible to vote? I want to know if that’s everyone who lives in Florida (man women, children, citizens, non-citizens etc), or just eligible voters.
Show threadKecessa
Read their comment again
Nov 9, 2024 at 11:45pmWeb
Show threadatrielienzNov 10, 2024

I did after the update. Their comment doesn’t account for people who are old enough to vote/and counted in the census but still are not eligible voters. 78.76 percent of eligible voters voted. The total number of people who voted is 10,999,265 out of a total number of eligible voters 13,949,168.

This is important context that was missing from both the original comment and the edited comment.

floridaelectionwatch.gov/CountyReportingStatus

Florida Election Watch - County Reporting Status

Florida Election Watch displays votes collected from all Florida counties as they are being reported on election night.