Election Turnout Past Elections

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.

Election turnout past elections. 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. Ansolabehere stephen and david m. Presidents 1789 2020 2016 election 2020 presidential election.

Garfield vs winfield s. In 1900 the year that republican william mckinley won reelection the voter turnout was 73 7 percent. Voter turnout for presidential elections in ukraine 1991 2019 topics u s.

In the 20th century voter turnout peaked during the very first presidential election. Bennett stephen earl the uses and abuses of registration and turnout data ps. Voter turnout stayed relatively high in the 1904 and 1908 elections around 65 percent.

Presidential elections 1789 2020 2012 election u s. Konisky the introduction of voter registration and its effect on turnout political analysis winter 2006 vol. This turnout shattered previous highs including 2008 when barack obama defeated john mccain 1960 when john f.

Garfield republican voter turnout. Political science and politics vol 23 no. Voter turnout in united states presidential elections has.

Kennedy defeated richard nixon and 1908 when william howard taft defeated william.