Us Election Voter Turnout

In the 20th century voter turnout peaked during the very first presidential election.

Us election voter turnout. Elections project of citizens age 18 and over who are eligible to register and vote and of ballots cast. A variety of factors can factor into calculations of voter turnout. 2000 55 3 2004 60 7 2008 62 2 2012 58 6.

This year preliminary turnout. Voter turnout is forecast to hit 150m in the united states getty images on november 3 millions of americans cast their votes in the 2020 us election choosing democrat candidate joe biden as. When it comes to the lowest voter turnout hawaii ranked last with a turnout of just 42 3.

For the purposes of this article voter turnout rates are expressed as follows. Minnesota tends to lead the pack and in 2016 had the highest turnout among its voting age population at 73 according to estimates from the u s. In 1900 the year that republican william mckinley won reelection the voter turnout was 73 7 percent.

The site s data on turnout as percentage of eligible voters vep is slightly higher and similar to bpc. The 2020 us presidential election has recorded the highest voter turnout in 120 years a prominent electoral expert has said. The 2020 presidential election recorded the highest voter turnout for 120 years.

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. The voter turnout rate is a mathematical expression that indicates how many eligible voters participated in an election. This is the only state in the nation with a voter turnout of less than 50 of the eligible population.

Mcdonald s voter turnout data for 2016 is 60 1 and 50 for 2018. The 2020 vote. Turnout figures are based on historic and current estimates from the u s.