Election Turnout By Race

At the 2019 general election turnout was 67 3 while in 2017 turnout was higher still at 68 8.

Election turnout by race. The highest voter turnout in history was in 1876 when 82 6 of eligible voters cast ballots in the race between republican rutherford hayes and democrat samuel tilden. Although president donald trump s campaign has made efforts to reach out to black voters the historical record and current data show it is unlikely that the percentage of the black vote going to trump will vary much from the low percentages republican. This year s estimated 66 percent voter turnout rate tops anything we ve experienced in the last century.

In certain states florida alabama and mississippi disenfranchisement rates for african american males in the 2000 election were around 30. In 2015 turnout was slightly lower with 66 4 of eligible voters sending david cameron into number. Most of the uncertainty surrounding the potential impact of the black vote on the presidential election this year is focused on turnout.

Among the most widely sited surveys is the census bureau s current population survey november voting and registration supplement or cps for short. Highest voter turnout rate ever in 1870s. For a demographic profile of the electorate we must turn to surveys.

This is the kind of turnout generally enjoyed by dictators in one party states. 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. In terms of race breakdowns louis desipio political science professor at the university of california irvine said nationally trump was estimated to have won about 57 of white votes with.

The cps is a large survey. The voter turnout in wisconsin is one of the most damning pieces of evidence in the theft of the united states election. Hayes eventually won the.

Turnout in wisconsin for the presidential election 2020 stood at a whopping 89 percent.