Look at the table depicting voter turnout for states that allow same-day voter registration and states that do not.

[tex]\[
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\textbf{States with Same-Day Registration}} \\
\hline \textbf{2008} & \textbf{71\%} \\
\hline \textbf{2012} & \textbf{71\%} \\
\hline \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\textbf{States without Same-Day Registration}} \\
\hline \textbf{2008} & \textbf{62\%} \\
\hline \textbf{2012} & \textbf{59\%} \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\][/tex]

What conclusion can best be drawn from the information in the table?

A. More states offered same-day registration than states that did not.
B. States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration.
C. More voters cast ballots in 2008 than in 2012, no matter what their state's registration policy.
D. Voter turnout was much the same in states with and without same-day registration.

Let's analyze each statement using the information provided in the table and derive the correct conclusions:

1. More states offered same-day registration than states that did not:
- The table does not provide any information about the number of states that offered same-day registration versus the number of states that did not offer same-day registration. Therefore, we cannot draw any conclusion concerning this statement.

2. States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration:
- For 2008:
- States with same-day registration had a voter turnout of 71%.
- States without same-day registration had a voter turnout of 62%.
- [tex]$71\% > 62\%$[/tex]
- Therefore, states with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout in 2008.

- For 2012:
- States with same-day registration had a voter turnout of 71%.
- States without same-day registration had a voter turnout of 59%.
- [tex]$71\% > 59\%$[/tex]
- Therefore, states with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout in 2012.

- Conclusion: In both 2008 and 2012, states with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration. This statement is true.

3. More voters cast ballots in 2008 than in 2012, no matter what their state's registration policy:
- For states with same-day registration:
- Voter turnout was 71% in 2008 and 71% in 2012. These percentages are equal.
- For states without same-day registration:
- Voter turnout was 62% in 2008 and 59% in 2012. [tex]$62\% > 59\%$[/tex]
- Conclusion: Although there's a higher turnout for states without same-day registration in 2008 compared to 2012, the turnout for states with same-day registration did not change. Hence, this statement is false.

4. Voter turnout was much the same in states with and without same-day registration:
- For 2008:
- Voter turnout in states with same-day registration was 71%.
- Voter turnout in states without same-day registration was 62%.
- The difference is [tex]$71\% - 62\% = 9\%$[/tex]. This difference is less than 10%, so it is relatively similar.

- For 2012:
- Voter turnout in states with same-day registration was 71%.
- Voter turnout in states without same-day registration was 59%.
- The difference is [tex]$71\% - 59\% = 12\%$[/tex]. This difference is greater than 10%, so it is not similar.

- Conclusion: Voter turnout was slightly similar in 2008 but not in 2012, so overall, this statement is false.

After carefully analyzing the information, we conclude that the best statement is:

States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration.