Election Turnout By Party
When it comes to the lowest voter turnout hawaii ranked last with a turnout of just 42 3.
Election turnout by party. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election eligibility varies by country and the voting eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Never ever count out the people dr. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex race or religion.
Eric claville news 3 political analyst and director of the center. Political experts say the 2020 election is historic for voter turnout. The 2020 presidential election is poised to have the highest turnout in a century with the potential to reshape the composition of the electorate in a decisive way.
The historical trends in voter turnout in the united states presidential elections have been determined by the gradual expansion of voting rights from the initial restriction to white male property owners aged 21 or older in the early years of the country s independence to all citizens aged 18 or older in the mid 20th century. The lowest voter turnout rate for a presidential race was in 1792 when electors from 15 states voted unanimously to re elect george washington for a. 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.
This is the only state in the nation with a voter turnout of less than 50 of the eligible population. Voter turnout numbers for lok sabha elections by state and gender 2019 voter turnout in u s. Voter turnout for the 2020 general election is estimated to be 82 5 of those enrolled as at 6pm friday 16 october.
For example a 1911 new jersey law requiring residents to register to vote in person before election day is largely responsible for state voter turnout dropping from 82 4 in 1908 to 69 1 in 1912. This compares with a final 79 8 turnout of those enrolled in 2017. But perhaps surprisingly it.
Nationwide voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was the highest since 1900 at 69 25. Voter turnout in united states presidential elections has.