Election Highest Voter Turnout
This makes 2020 the year with the highest voter turnout since 1900 when republican william mckinley won reelection with 73 7 turnout.
Election highest voter turnout. Overview the table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2018. Every presidential election with a voter turnout rate of 80 percent or higher took place in the mid to late 19th century. Hayes and democratic opponent samuel tilden.
When it comes to the lowest voter turnout hawaii ranked last with a turnout of just 42 3. Tax paying qualifications remained in only five states by 1860 massachusetts rhode island pennsylvania delaware and north carolina. History was the election of 1876 between republican rutherford b.
This election allowed black men the right to. The highest ever voter turnout in u s. They include william henry harrison s 1840 election abraham lincoln s.
See final election results for every sacramento county. The highest voter turnout in history was in 1876 when 82 6. The numerator is the number of votes cast.
Kennedy defeated richard nixon. Voter turnout soared during the 1830s reaching about 80 of the adult male population in the 1840 presidential election. Various measures may be used as the denominator.
As polling locations across the country begin reporting turnout numbers signs are indicating that voter turnout in the 2020 election will be the highest seen in 120 years since the 1900 election. 2 voting eligible population all citizens who are not excluded from voting. Turnout refers to efforts to measure the extent of popular participation in elections.