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2. I Would Assume
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:48 AM
Nov 2020

Most military would not be voting on the island (because the island votes don't really count in the EC). If I was military, I'd be sending my vote back state-side where it would count in the EC.

Guam elected a Democratic Governor last time around. No party affiliations are given on their Dept website, only registered voters. There are roughly 56k registered voters on Guam. As best I can tell it's an under-voting territory. I estimate there are about 110k people of eligible age. There are probably a lot of military on the island with AF and Navy bases, but I would guess most military vote absentee as I explained before.

Hillary carried the island in 2016 but Guam had until that point a very long streak of predicting the winner of the US Presidential election. I guess as a consolation, how Guam goes, so goes the US popular vote.

Last I checked it took 3 hours to complete 6 precincts. Partial results will be reported when 10 precincts are counted. Not sure how long they will count before sending folks home for the night. It's after midnight their time. Given the safety precautions put in place, the majority of votes on Guam may not be counted for a day or two. This didn't happen in 2016. I remember the call for Hillary being done before the polls closed on the east coast.

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