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Voter turnout in United States presidential elections has historically been higher than the turnout for midterm elections. [1] Approximately 240 million people were eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election and roughly 66.1% of them submitted ballots, totaling 158,427,986 votes.
Three propositions underlie most research on turnout. First: turnout may be a way of assessing the health of a popular democracy. Well-functioning democracies are more inclusive and will have higher turnout. Second: Ease of registration should affect turnout. In comparing two jurisdictions over time with comparable demographic characteristics ...
YearTurnoutVoting Age Population (vap)Voting Eligible Population (vep)2016136,787,187249,422,000230,931,9212012129,139,997240,177,000222,474,1112008131,406,895229,989,000213,313,5082004122,349,480219,508,000203,483,455Jul 12, 2023 · About 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.
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Nov 5, 2020 · How 2020 compares to other high-turnout presidential elections. As a share of the voting-eligible population. 2020 66.3% 2016 60.1% 2008 Highest turnout since 1960s 61.6% 1960 Highest since...
Oct 8, 2021 · Among voters with a bachelor’s degree or more, turnout in 2020 was 80%, up from 76% in 2016. These changes to turnout and demographics are some of the unique aspects of a presidential election that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, was ultimately a high turnout election.
FEB. 17, 2022 — The 2020 presidential election featured record turnout and record use of nontraditional voting methods, according to the “ Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020” report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Jun 30, 2021 · The 2020 presidential election was historic in many ways. Amid a global pandemic, with unprecedented changes in how Americans voted, voter turnout rose 7 percentage points over 2016, resulting in a total of 66% of U.S. adult citizens casting a ballot in the 2020 election.
