Us Election Voter Turnout 2020 Vs 2016

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Us election voter turnout 2020 vs 2016. How do 2020 numbers compare to 2016. The line graphs and tables below present more detailed information on voter turnout rates in the united states from 2002 to 2018. The 2016 election also saw turnout about 60 and the 2018 midterm election drew the highest midterm turnout since 1914.

Most modern presidential elections in the united states have a voter turnout rate of between 50 and 60 percent. The site s data on turnout as percentage of eligible voters vep is slightly higher and similar to bpc. A whopping 160 million people nearly two thirds of all eligible american voters cast their ballots this year and experts predict that number could climb even higher as votes continue being counted.

How indigenous voters swung the 2020 election in arizona and wisconsin native turnout which often leans liberal made the difference in biden s slim but winning margin. Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast 2002 2018. Preliminary voter turnout as a share of eligible voters in the 2016 united states presidential election by state graph.

The 2020 election saw the biggest voter turnout rate. In the subsequent 2016. Maine and colorado were also at the top of the list for highest voter turnout with 70 70 and 70 voting in the presidential election respectively.

It was record turnout for a midterm in a century barry said. Leading into some elections near real time early voting statistics mail ballots or in person are collected for states or localities where available. The united states elections project by michael mcdonald calculates vep including citizenship and adjustments for felons.

As the washington post reports about 139 million people voted in 2016 so we re already at more than half of the total votes cast in that election. Mcdonald s voter turnout data for 2016 is 60 1 and 50 for 2018. This is the only state in the nation with a voter turnout of less than 50 of the eligible population.