TURNOUT AMONG THE OUT.The LA Times reports today (via Political Wire) that gay men and lesbians have extraordinarily high election turnout:
92.5% of gay men reported that they voted in the 2004 presidential race, and almost 84% said they cast ballots in the 2006 midterm election. Among lesbians, the results were almost as impressive; nearly 91% said they voted in 2004; for the midterm, the figure was 78%.
Previous studies have shown that self-reported turnout is exaggerated by 12-14%, but that nonetheless means about 80% of gay men and lesbians voted in the 2004 election, which is still remarkably high.
–Sam Boyd
