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Wondering Where To Find Accurate Numbers For NoKings Protests (Original Post) WiVoter 7 hrs ago OP
Gotta be tricky. SleeplessinSoCal 7 hrs ago #1
... dweller 7 hrs ago #2
I've read several that say that final tally tavernier 6 hrs ago #3
The 12.1 Million number comes from a totally unreliable source. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #4
The ORGANIZERS themselves have estimated 5 Million Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #5

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,105 posts)
1. Gotta be tricky.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:42 PM
7 hrs ago

Isn't it law enforcement that normally tallies the numbers? I wouldn't trust them with this particular task.

tavernier

(13,753 posts)
3. I've read several that say that final tally
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:54 PM
6 hrs ago

Is 12.1 million

That sounds pretty fair but could be more.

Wiz Imp

(5,414 posts)
5. The ORGANIZERS themselves have estimated 5 Million
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:16 PM
5 hrs ago

G. Elliot Morris who runs the Strength in Numbers Substack has used crowdsourcing numbers to come up with an estimate of between 4 and 6 million. So pending more information, 5 million seems like the current "unofficial official" number.

https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions

link to spreadsheet showing crowd sourced estimates for all locations reported so far:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/158rlsPk0jxXwh3GIKl2YP1W84dPLC_2RXZnMjaG5bVw/edit?gid=0#gid=0

link to press release from No Kings organizers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wr0b0dmnfBQ6js-QvZzHJFVChPgpCPad4lbvuHAxXx0/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.4h93ipge435

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