Tea Party Total Head Count Thread (Post Your Attendance Numbers Here)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

I'm hoping to be able to ascertain an overall national figure of attendance at the tea parties today by asking Freepers to post their crowd estimates on this thread.

I'm also asking that the thread be kept to just the numbers, no photos, etc., but if you want to link back to photos in your crowd estimate that's fine.

Please give the location and number of participants.

I'll go first:

Melbourne, FL - 1000.

[kristinn]

Thanks in advance!

[jazminerose]

Thanks for starting this, we are really wondering what the numbers will be as well.

Our tea party starts at 5:30 pm PST, so I will post a head count when we return.

[Domandred]

Boise, Idaho - 2500

[Domandred]

In the rain and wind, sub 50 degrees btw

[mnehring]

Longview, Texas about 1,000
Tyler, Texas about 1,400

Some photos here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229934/posts

[ml/nj]

Morristown, NJ ... 1500 (at 12:30 PM)

ML/NJ

[neodad]

Too bad the MSM isn’t in charge of estimating. The numbers would be in the millions already.

[dynachrome]

Denver, Co. police say 5-6000, so call it 5500.

I called it 5000, so close enuff.

[unixfox]

About a 1000 in Austin Texas.

Pictures here --> AUSTIN TEA PARTY

[2nd amendment mama]

Myrtle Beach, SC - 600 - 800

Myrtle Beach Tea Party Photos

[WakeUpAndVote]

WSBA 910AM.

3,000 AT HARRISBURG, PA!

[TexasNative2000]

Local radio here in San Antonio estimated the Alamo Plaza crowd at 15,000 . . . . . 45 minutes before the rally officially begins.

[unkus]

Durango, Colorado 250-275.

[JoSixChip]

At least 2000 in Fort Collins Co.

[WestCoastGal]

Huge turn out in San Antonio at the Alamo. News channels are ignoring all the tea parties so numbers are still out - Pics Here

[Texas Eagle]

Great idea.

While you're at it, please give us an estimate of the number of shop windows that Tea Party attendees smashed with rocks, how many attendees were arrested for disorderly conduct, how many cars were overturned and set on fire, approximately how much tear gas was needed to disperse the crowd, etc.

[PosterPoster]

I was there and counted (guestimated) 700. The Stinky Inky reported 200 people with 20 signs.

[DManA]

Duluth Mn - Paper reports 700. I think more like 1000.

For one thing people were coming and going the whole time. If you counted the people who spent SOME time there I bet it was more like 1200

[aphid]

Ocala, FL - 1,000

[madinmadtown]

Mad Tea Party—Madison Wisconsin-—8,000 people according to the Capitol Police

[fullchroma]

Local Nashville TN radio host (WLAC), Steve Gill, was at our Tea Party. He said that those who know these things estimated 10,000.

[mnehring]

I’ve heard other reports that Austin was between 3k and 5k.

[Bhoy]

San Jose CA First Tea Party about 200 from noon-3. There is a second tea party at 5pm.

[Vicki]

We just got back from our rally in the state capitol of Washington state (Olympia). We are guessing a couple thousand, maybe three thousand were in attendance. My friend who works at the capitol said they haven't seen a bigger crowd.

State patrol was taking video of the crowd and there was a guy on the capitol roof taking photos of us because we are so dangerous (i.e. Homeland Security Report). It was a beautiful day here and there were people from every walk of life and from both parties. People young and old. Lots of kids. It was great! Let's keep the pressure on!

[Ron C.]

Kristinn, you'll not get a number from (guessing) 50 percent of those held, unfortunately.

But, to keep this short, I'm betting over 2 million people contributed by the end of the day.

(Just a SWAG by multiplying 2000 sites by an average of over 1000 each. It could be that the average is much greater. I suggest you average all that report, and do the multiplication. ~grin~)

[2nd amendment mama]

Myrtle Beach, SC - 600 - 800

correction, the news is saying "thousands".....that's a great thing!!!

[Taxbilly]

Moscow Idaho 400+
Small town USA

[Guenevere]

bttt

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Appleton, Wisconsin is expecting up to 2,000, maybe more. Here in Green Bay we had our rally back in March.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Flemington NJ Tea Party about 750 in attendance.

[Hoffer Rand]

Salt Lake City at the Federal Bldg. in the mid 30s and snowing. I originally estimated at least 1000, but I was at the back and to one side. Andyman was more centrally located in the crowd. His estimate is 3000. Given the pictures he took, he’s probably closer than I am.

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[Laur]

Fantastic! I was so hoping there’d be a clearinghouse of sorts for the various tea parties. I attended one in Eustis FL today and do not have a figure. My guess would be about 400 people. Maybe more. And this is a small town. If I get harder numbers, I’ll re-post them. But I know I can’t rely on the Orlando Sentinel for them! They’d say about three people showed up.

[dynachrome]

ps. could you come up with the total number of events, also?

[zlala]

Salt Lake City Utah - t.v. news reported “100’s & 100’s.” Hopefully someone who was able to attend will report here. Apparently there is another Tea party in the Salt Lake area @ 5 p.m.

[SE Mom]

Thanks for doing this:)

BTTT!

[tiredoflaundry]

WOW for NJ!

[fullchroma]

P.S. Afterward, while leaving, I approached a small group of law enforcement at the scene to thank them for what they do, for what they do everyday for us.

The officer closest to me kept a poker face while slowly turning out the inside flap of his jacket where he’d safety-pined.........a TEA BAG! He and the other officers laughed and said they were with us all the way.

[Cuttnhorse]

Hi Kristinn,

Just returned from rally in Carson City, Nevada...radio station reports 2,000. Fun and it kind of turned into a “DUMP REID” rally...lots of chants.

[NorseWood]

Bellevue, Washington about 1,000

[Balding_Eagle]

I was there on the Denver CO capital steps.

Also on the steps about 15 feet away was a guy who seemed familiar. I think, and this is only my impression because I’m not sure, he was the TSA agent who checked me through at DIA a couple months ago.

[VanDeKoik]

The one for Grand Rapids, Mich. just ended. I would put the number at 3000 easy, and that may be an undercount. The turnout was huge, with people coming in the whole time.

[PosterPoster]

I attended Philadelphia's party. I estimated 700 at 1:00p but many people were stopping by for brief periods which suggeste that possibly 1,000 atended. The Stinky Inky (AKA the Bankrupt Philadelphia Inquirer) estimated 200 people with 20 hand drawn signs. The police were in attendance and very cordial with the crowd. One officer commented to me that this was not a crowd they expected any trouble from. He was correct. There were no overturned cars, broken store windows or looters. It was a cold, rainy day in Philly. Actually, a second party is scheduled for Saturday at the Liberty Bell. Fox news also estimated “several hundred”.

[exit82]

Kristinn-—Georgetown, Delaware noon to 2 pm.

200+ people: 47 degrees, rain, windy

[Uncle Sham]

We attended the Baton Rouge Tea Party. The numbers were higher than the planners expected. I’d guess there were two thousand to three thousand folks there with LOTS of great signs.

[curth]

The Bulletin will tell the truth.

[SW6906]

Suburbs of Seattle, WA:

Renton approx 100 (I was there)
Issaquah reports of 200+

Bellevue starts at 4:30 (I'll be there).

[toomanygrasshoppers]

Paris, Texas reported at 300-400.

[jwalsh07]

Providence, RI somewhere north of 2000.

[Constitution Day]

Greenville, NC - approx. 200