Election Turnout In 2016

Michael mcdonald estimated that 138 8 million americans cast a ballot.

Election turnout in 2016. The turnout number is lower when you just look at voting age americans but not. In swing states such as georgia texas michigan north carolina wisconsin minnesota and pennsylvania turnout increased anywhere from 6 to 9 points compared to 2016. Around 138 million americans voted in the 2016 presidential election.

While election officials are still tabulating ballots the 126 million votes already counted means about 55 of voting age. The site s data on turnout as percentage of eligible voters vep is slightly higher and similar to bpc. Even more important registered voters is the wrong figure entirely for.

General election voter turnout by state published by statista research department nov 16 2016 in the 2016 united states presidential election preliminary. Voter turnout this year dipped to nearly its lowest point in two decades. According to becker turnout rates dropped by 1 3 percent in iowa 3 percent in wisconsin and nearly 4 percent in ohio in 2016 a combination that became a death knell for clinton s presidential.

Across the board turnout. 2000 55 3 2004 60 7 2008 62 2 2012 58 6. According to the united states election project an average of 59 7 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots.

Considering a vap of 250 6 million people and a voting eligible population vep of 230 6 million people this is a turnout rate of 55 4 vap and 60 2 vep. At the 2016 election 245 5 million americans were of voting age but only 157 5 million said they registered to vote according to the us census. In 2016 for example 12 7 of voters registered on election day according to the wisconsin elections commission.