# Research voter turnout and election results

Connect real-time turnout with precinct tally sheets.

## 1. Track voter turnout

Download precinct-level turnout data from the SIMPV system. Distinguish voters registered on permanent rolls from supplementary or mobile-ballot voters.

[Voter turnout and election results — SIMPV](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/aep-prezenta/)

## 2. Place turnout in demographic context

Compare voter counts against census resident population rather than only permanent rolls to account for the impact of emigration.

[Locality population in the 2021 census](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/rpl-2021-localitati/)

## 3. Cross-check results with campaign financing

Review financial filings by parties and candidates to document campaign expenditure and allocated state subsidies.

[Political party and campaign financing](https://mariuscomper.uk/cunoastere-deschisa/en/resurse/aep-finantare/)

## Caution

Official turnout percentages based on permanent rolls can mislead in communities with high emigration, suggesting far lower resident civic participation than actually occurred.

A precinct-level comparative series recording voter counts, roll breakdown, resident-population ratios and campaign expenditures.