Election Turnout All Time

The first time presidential voter turnout surpassed 50 percent was in 1828 when andrew jackson beat incumbent john quincy adams after that it trended upwards peaking in the late 19th century.

Election turnout all time. Billings yellowstone county broke its all time voter turnout record in the 2020 general election with 81 percent turnout and 84 969 votes cast according to the montana secretary of state s. The gradual expansion of the right to vote from only property owning men to include all white men over 21 was an important movement in the period from 1800 to 1830. Election day turnout low time remains to vote in runoff elections.

Universal white male suffrage. Biden crosses 80 million votes the 2020 presidential election saw the most votes in u s. Older states with property restrictions dropped them namely all but rhode island virginia and north carolina by the mid 1820s.

Published 5 40 pm cst saturday december 12 2020. The candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote however the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nation s president or vice president. History of voter turnout early 19th century.

A mericans were prepared for the 2020 u s. Expansions to the american electorate have often caused turnout to fall and american s highest turnout years were all in the 19th century. Election officials say voter turnout will be an all time high john palminteri santa barbara county still has 50 000 ballots to count after the polls closed on election day.

Presidential election to be historic for a number of reasons and so far data is backing that up at least in one aspect. History at 156 million and counting and the highest participation rate since 1900.