Us Election Voter Turnout By Year

In 2015 turnout was slightly lower with 66 4 of eligible voters sending david cameron into number.

Us election voter turnout by year. When it comes to the lowest voter turnout hawaii ranked last with a turnout of just 42 3. The united states elections project by michael mcdonald calculates vep including citizenship and adjustments for felons. Mcdonald s voter turnout data for 2016 is 60 1 and 50 for 2018.

The site s data on turnout as percentage of eligible voters vep is slightly higher and similar to bpc. Burnham walter dean the turnout problem elections. 214 of 369 58 popular votes received.

In the 20th century voter turnout peaked during the very first presidential election. For example a 1911 new jersey law requiring residents to register to vote in person before election day is largely responsible for state voter turnout dropping from 82 4 in 1908 to 69 1 in 1912. This is the only state in the nation with a voter turnout of less than 50 of the eligible population.

4 454 416 48 3 the mid late 19th century saw multiple elections with voter turnouts above 80 percent. The 2020 presidential election recorded the highest voter turnout for 120 years. The turnout rate started to rise in 2004 and in 2008 the u s.

Current estimates suggest that 160 million people exercised their right to vote with a turnout of 66 9. The link below is to the most recent stories in a google news search for the terms voter turnout united states. Ansolabehere stephen and david m.

The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2018. 2000 55 3 2004 60 7 2008 62 2 2012 58 6. Political science and politics vol 23 no.