11,466. That's Hawaii's magic number on Election Day. If voter turnout stayed exactly as it did in 2008 (impossible, I know, but hear me out) then 11,000-some new voters would push the Aloha State out of last place for voter participation. Watch out West Virginia, Hawaii is coming for you. If 11,466 more people voted in the presidential election in Hawaii, then the state's turnout rate would hit 50% of the eligible population, based on numbers compiled by George Mason University's Michael McDonald on a site called the United States Election Project. That would push Hawaii past West Virginia, which had a 49.9% turnout.
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Based on 2008 numbers, Hawaii needs 11,466 new voters to jump out of last place
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The state had the lowest voter turnout in 2008, making it the subject of a CNN series
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CNN's Change the List hopes to try to increase voter turnout in the islands
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John Sutter: New get-out-the-vote efforts could lead to increased participation
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