Debates
Town Halls
2000
Democratic
9
0
Republican
13
0
2004
Democratic
16
1
2008
Democratic
24
4
Republican
21
0
2012
Republican
20
5
2016
Democratic
10
13
Republican
12
15
The count for "town halls" was limited to televised non-debate style events that were not focused on a specific interest group or part of a regularly scheduled conference. Town hall numbers were taken from numerous unofficial sources. If you think we might have missed some, let us know.