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Bookmark or Share- Voter turnout in United States presidential electionsVoter turnout in US elections is measured as a percentage, calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast by the voting age population (VAP), or more recently, the voting eligible population (VEP). Voter turnout has varied over time, between states, and between demographic groups.
- Voter turnout in US elections, 2018-2022 | Pew Research CenterAbout two-thirds (66%) of the voting-eligible population turned out for the 2020 presidential election – the highest rate for any national election since 1900. The 2018 election (49% turnout) had the highest rate for a midterm since 1914.
- 2022 Voting and Registration Data Now Available - Census.govNative-born citizen voter turnout was 53.4%, greater than the 41.4% turnout of naturalized citizens. The South had the nation’s lowest voter turnout (48.9%), while turnout in the West (54.7%), Midwest (54.1%) and Northeast (53.8%) were not significantly different from each other.
- What early-voting data tells us about how Democrats and Republicans are ...Voters who have participated in most or all of those elections are almost certain to vote in the coming presidential election — which means observing that these voters are casting their ballots ...
- US voter turnout recently soared but lags behind many peer countries ...Voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. general election soared to levels not seen in decades, fueled by the bitter campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump and facilitated by pandemic-related changes to state election rules.
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