CREATE TABLE "by_county" (
  "county" text,
  "bush_num" real,
  "bush_pct" text,
  "kerry_num" real,
  "kerry_pct" text,
  "others_num" real,
  "others_pct" text,
  "total" real
);

Question: what is the minimum total with kerry % being 16.71%
SQL: SELECT MIN("total") FROM "by_county" WHERE "kerry_pct"='16.71%';

Question: what is the minimum kerry # with bush % being 78.40%
SQL: SELECT MIN("kerry_num") FROM "by_county" WHERE "bush_pct"='78.40%';

Question: what's the kerry # with county being ness county, kansas
SQL: SELECT "kerry_num" FROM "by_county" WHERE "county"='Ness County, Kansas';

Question:  how many total with bush # being 1552
SQL: SELECT COUNT("total") FROM "by_county" WHERE "bush_num"=1552;

Question: what is the minimum bush # with kerry # being 3938
SQL: SELECT MIN("bush_num") FROM "by_county" WHERE "kerry_num"=3938;

Question:  how many total with county being rooks county, kansas
SQL: SELECT COUNT("total") FROM "by_county" WHERE "county"='Rooks County, Kansas';