"Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000

In DC, they announced 3,000 from the stage while I was there. That looked reasonable. So, given this list shows 1,000 for DC, I would guess that 250,000 is a conservative (no pun intended) estimate. That is very encouraging.

Also, I don’t see Richmond, VA on the list and there was a tea party there as well.

PJTV has a count of almost 261,000 as of now but I don’t think all have been counted yet.

http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=tea-party

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http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=map

These numbers are way too low. 2000 in Houston? There were 7-8k at the downtown Houston event, and another 11k at two other events in the area. There were many other events in the area as well, which probably pushes the Houston area total to somewhere closer to 30k. I would say there were probably closer to 2 million protesters yesterday nationwide, maybe more.

Wow, these are pretty conservatives numbers also. I know many people at the St. Paul TP were saying at the peak there were 8000 to 10,000 people there although the Fox News reporter told me there were 2000 at the peak around 6 PM.

I arrived around 7 and the crowd had died out a lot, but I imagine there were probably a lot of late comers to most of these parties that would not be counted as part of the crowds at their maximum size points.

Abilene, TX - 800
Abingdon, VA - 400
Ada, OK - 200
Albany, NY - 1,000
Albany, OR - 140
Albuquerque, NM - 1,000
Anchorage, AK - 1,500
Anderson, IN - 100
Ann Arbor, MI - 200
Annapolis, MD - 2,750 (average of two estimates)
Ashland, OH - 600
Ashtabula, OH - 275
Astacadero, CA - 850
Atlanta, GA - 7,000 (per archived article; since changed to “thousands”)
Augusta, GA - 1,700
Austin, TX - 1,250 (average of two estimates)
Bakersfield, CA - 2,650 (two events)
Baltimore, MD - 150
Bangor, ME - 300
Bartow, FL - 200
Baton Rouge, LA - 1,000
Baxter, AR - 1,000
Bellevue, WA - 200
Bellingham, WA - 1,500
Belton, TX - 2,000
Bethlehem, PA - 275 (average of two estimates)
Billings, MT - 500
Bloomington, IN - 200
Boiling Springs, SC - 120
Boise, ID - 2,500
Borger, TX - 275
Bossier City, LA - 5,000
Boston, MA - 500
Bound Book, NJ - 20
Bradenton, FL - 75
Bremerton, WA - 100
Bristol, TN - 100
Buffalo, NY - 150
Burleson, TX - 500
Camden, NY - 100
Camdenton, MO - 300
Carbondale, IL - 50
Carson City, NV - 2,000
Carterville, IL - 40
Cedar Rapids, IA - 100
Champaign, IL - 400
Charleston, SC - 2,500
Charleston, WV - 550 (average of two estimates)
Chattanooga, TN - 2,000
Chelsea, MI - 250
Chester, NY - 80
Cheyenne, WY - 300
Chicago, IL - 2,000
Chico, CA - 500
Chico, WA - 100
Chillicothe, OH - 400
Cincinnati, OH - 3,000 (average of two estimates)
Cody, WY - 250 (average of two estimates)
Coldwater, MI - 200
Colorado Springs, CO - 2,000
Columbia, SC - 2,650 (average of two estimates)
Columbus, IN - 2,000
Concord, NH - 600
Corona, CA - 65 (two events)
Corpus Christi, TX - 500
Cotulla, TX - 80
Council Bluffs, IA - 150
Craig, CO - 221
Crown Point, IN- 100
Crystal Lake, IL - 200
Cullman, AL - 1,000
Currituck, NC - 150
Dallas, TX - 4,000
Dekalb, AL - 200
Deland, FL - 1,500
Denton, TX - 950
Denver, CO - 5,000
Des Moines, IA - 1,000
Des Monies, IA - 2,000 (average of two estimates)
Dickinson, ND - 200
Doral, FL - 800
Dover, NH - 125
Duluth, MN - 600 (average of two estimates)
Edenton, NC - 400
Elba, AL - 400
Elizabeth City, NC - 150
Elizabethtown, KY - 275
Evansville, IN - 150 (average of two estimates)
Farmington, NM - 600
Fayetteville, AR - 700 (average of two estimates)
Fayetteville, GA - 200
Fayetteville, NC - 300 (two events)
Fishersville, VA - 500
Flemington, NJ - 200
Florence, AL - 350
Fon du Lac, WI - 300
Fort Collins, CO - 1,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1,750
Fort Mill, SC - 80
Fort Myers, FL - 4,000
Fort Plain, NY - 12
Fort Scott, KS - 200
Fort Smith, AR - 500
Fort Worth, TX - 3,750 (average of two estimates)
Frankfort, KY - 250
Fresno, CA - 1,000
Friendswood, TX - 300
Frisco, CO - 50
Gadsden, AL - 35
Gainesville, FL - 1,000
Gardiner, NY - 400
Gastonia, NC - 100
Gilbert, AZ - 1,000
Gilmer, TX - 250
Glendale, CA - 275 (average of two estimates)
Glenwood Springs, CO - 100
Goldsboro, NC - 300
Grand Junction, CO - 2,000
Green Cove Springs, FL - 30
Greensboro, NC 1,000
Greenville, NC - 200
Greenville, TN - 100
Hannibal, MO - 200
Harrisburg, IL - 300
Hartford, CT - 3,000
Havasu, AZ - 2,250
Helena, MT - 200
Herrin, IL - 65
Hollidaysburg, PA - 450
Houston, TX - 2,000
Hudsonville, MI - 1,000
Huntsville, AL - 2,000
Indianapolis, IN - 3,625 (average of two estimates)
Jackson, MI - 450
Jackson, MS - 2,500
Jacksonville, FL - 4,500
Joliet, IL - 300
Joplin, MO - 1,000
Kalispell, MT - 150
Kansas City, MO - 1,000
Kingston, NY - 100
Knoxville, TN - 1,700
Lake City, WA - 24
Lakewood Ranch, FL - 300
Lancaster, PA - 400
Lansing, MI - 4,500 (average of two estimates)
Las Vegas, NV - 500
Lisbon, OH - 500
Lisle, IL - 1,000
Little Rock, AR - 500
Livonia, MI - 400
Longview, TX - 650
Louisville, KY - 1,000
Loveland, CO - 1,000
Lynchburg, VA - 1,200
Madison, WI - 5,000
Manchester, NH - 1,000
Mankato, MN - 200
Marble Falls, TX - 1,000
Marietta, WV - 500
Marion, IL - 100
Martinsburg, WV - 300
Massapequa, NY - 300
Matamoras, PA - 600
Memphis, TN - 1,000
Merced, CA - 200
Meridian, MS - 100
Miami, OK - 250
Milwaukee, WI - 80
Minden, LA - 300
Missoula, MT - 500
Mobile, AL - 1,000
Modesto, CA - 400
Monterey, CA - 600
Montgomery, AL - 1,000
Montpelier, VT - 500
Morristown, NJ - 600 (average of three estimates)
Moscow, ID - 100
Muskegon, MI - 300
Myrtle Beach, SC - 500
Napa, CA - 50
Naperville, IL - 500
Naples, FL - 3,000 (two events)
Nashville, TN - 2,900
Natchez, MS - 75
Natrona, WY - 1,000
Neunan, GA - 200
New Bern, NC - 1,200
New Braunfels, TX - 300
New Haven, CT - 1,000
New York, NY - 2,000
Newark, NJ - 50
Newport News, VA - 250
Nicholson, GA - 50
Nobelsville, IN - 35
North Platte, NE - 50
Norwalk, OH - 250
Oak Harbor, WA - 100
Oakland, CA - 50
Ocala, FL - 1,000
Oceanside, CA - 1,000
Oklahoma City, OK - 4,500 (average of two estimates)
Olympia, WA - 4,500 (average of two estimates)
Omaha, NE - 150
Opelousas, AL - 50
Oswego, IL - 200
Palm Springs, CA - 1,000
Palmer Township, PA - 200
Parkersburg, WV - 300
Pataskala, OH - 30
Pearland, TX - 450
Pensacola, FL - 500
Peoria, IL - 500
Philadelphia, PA - 200
Phoenix, AZ - 5,000
Piscataway, NJ - 500
Pismo Beach, CA - 200
Pittsburg/Antoich, CA - 50
Pittsfield, NY - 100
Plainville, CT - 13
Plattsburgh, NY - 100
Pleasanton, CA - 2,000
Plymouth, MI - 1,000
Pocatello, ID - 650 (average of two estimates)
Port St. Lucie, FL - 500
Portland, OR - 1,000
Portsmouth, NH - 200
Prescott, AZ - 2,000
Providence, RI - 2,000
Pullman, WA - 150
Raleigh, NC - 1,200
Rapid City, SD - 1,000
Reading, PA - 150
Redlands, CA - 500
Reno, NV - 200
Richmond, CA - 30
Rochester, NH - 200
Rochester, NY - 750
Rockford, IL - 200
Rowlett, TX - 200
Rutland, VT - 300
Sacramento, CA - 3,500 (average of two estimates)
Salem, OR - 1,500 (average of two estimates)
Salt Lake City, UT - 1,500 (average of two estimates)
San Antonio, TX - 4,500
San Bernardino, CA - 100
San Diego, CA - 500
San Francisco, CA - 500
San Jose, CA - 1,000
San Marcos, TX - 90
San Mateo, CA - 250
Sandusky, OH - 300
Santa Ana, CA - 1,000
Santa Rosa, CA - 500
Scranton, PA - 200
Seal Beach, CA - 1,000
Seattle, WA - 1,100
Seguin, TX - 200
Selma, AL - 30
Sevierville, TN - 40
Shelton, CT - 100
Simi Valley, CA - 150
Sioux Falls, SD - 3,000
Sitka, AK - 12
South Kitsap, WA - 150
Southlake, TX - 500
Spokane, WA - 2,300
Springfield, IL - 400
St. Cloud, MN - 450
St. Paul, MN - 2,000
St. Simons Island, FL - 500
Staunton, VA - 100
Stockton, CA - 200
Stuart, FL - 2,000
Superior, WI - 200
Syracuse, NY - 400
Tampa, FL - 500
Temecula, CA - 1,000
Thousand Oaks, CA - 338 (average of two estimates)
Trenton, NJ - 400
Troy, MI - 2,000
Tucson, AZ - 1,750 (average of two estimates)
Tulsa, OK - 3,200
Tuscaloosa, AL - 600
Tyler, TX - 1,500
Valdosta, GA - 400
Ventura, CA - 1,000
Vero Beach, FL - 3,500
Vineland, NJ - 100
Virginia Beach, VA - 650
Waco, TX - 1,100
Washington, DC - 1,000
Wasilla, AK - 850
Watkinsville, GA - 150
West Covina, CA - 60
West Palm Beach, FL - 600
Wheeling, WV - 2,000
Wichita Falls, TX - 800
Wichita, KS - 1,000
Winston-Salem, NC - 900
Yakima, WA - 600
York, SC - 300
Youngstown, OH - 200
Yucaipa, CA - 200
Yuma, AZ - 1,000

These figures, wherever possible, are drawn from objective attempts to estimate crowd sizes, such as police accounts or estimates made by reporters.

Not only are you good quick with a spreadsheet but you've got a great sense of humor as well.

Like all “estimates” these are bound to be inaccurate. I was at the Atlanta Tea Party and the organizers announced at one point we were in the 10 to 15 thousand range. It felt more like 20,000 to me. My point is I will bet the real number attending tea parties yesterday was closer to 500,000 than this 250,000 estimate.

Objective sources, like reporters. LOLOL

Even if you use an average attendance of 500 per event, with over 2000 events, you get 1 million.

This “reporter” didn’t get this right.

The MSM is desperate to keep this under 500,000.

500,000 is the magic number for “movement”.

Movements have to be crushed because this becomes the counter revolution for obama’s socialist revolution.

Was there a tea party in Pelosi’s district? (murthas?)

THAT would be telling.

The Boston estimate (500, from the NYT), is WAY low. 1500-2000 is more like it (I was there).

For instance, protests in favor of immigration reform drew several million participants in the spring of 2006, including several individual events of at least 300,000. Likewise, anti-war protests in 2003 involved attendance of at least 300,000 in a single American city (New York) on a single day.

I think that is representative of the central planning and funding of left wing groups. Personally I think that it can be used against them. They really don't appear to have known how to attack yesterday. (Other than childish media insults)

I call BS for Sacramentos 3500 count. I was there ... It was a LOT more than 3500 ... more like 6000 to 7000

I see a lot of them missing and a lot of them under counted. FoxNews said last night that there were 15,000+ at Atlanta.I don’t see the 900 that were here in our little 30,000 town.

The Fort Worth Texas one is BS. The stadium was full(only a few seating sections open..no more than 100) and the official capacity for LaGrave Field is 5100! There were at least 300-400 people standing up!

THIS IS BS!!

Wasilla AK had well over 500, perhaps as many as a thousand by the end of the Tea Party.

Charlotte, NC - 2000

Houston downtown event alone had over 8,500 signature. Many, many people did not sign the registry sheets.

From the Houston Tea Party Society Website:

“.. just finished counting each and every one myself and according to the sign-in sheets, the total number of people who attended the 2009 Houston Tax Day Tea Party is 8532!

We know some did not want to sign anything therefore the total is probably closer to 10,000. “

This is about double the 5000 we anticipated. What a Tea Party!

See:
just finished counting each and every one myself and according to the sign-in sheets, the total number of people who attended the 2009 Houston Tax Day Tea Party is 8532!

We know some did not want to sign anything therefore the total is probably closer to 10,000.

This is about double the 5000 we anticipated. What a Tea Party!

http://houstontps.org/

Tampa had at least 500 at noon and more than 3000 between 5:00pm and 7:00pm.