Election Vote By Age

Published by statista research department nov 9 2016 this graph shows the percentage of votes of the 2016 presidential elections in the united states on november 9 2016 by age.

Election vote by age. The cps surveys non institutional households which excludes from the sample military barracks dorms and prisons. Voting and registration others in series. In a presi d ential year the youngest voters 18 29 turn out at a 47 65 percent rate while those in their 60s exceed an 80 percent turnout rate.

In midterms those under 30 turn out at 17 35. More than one third of young adults live at home. Only age group to see voter turnout increase since 2012 6 9 mb voting rates by age 1 0 mb source and references.

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. In the november of an election year the census bureau asks a limited number of questions about voting and registration. According to the united states elections project s analysis of us census bureau data just 16 of eligible voters ages 18 29 voted in the 2014 election compared to 30 for ages 30 44 43 for 45 59 and 55 for age 60 and up.

Party registration statistics are for states that have party registration. However voting ages as low as 16 and as high as 25 currently exist see list below. In a united states presidential election the popular vote is the total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and washington d c.

Postcards will be addressed by name to the sampled registered voter if that individual is under age 35. A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain before they become eligible to vote in a public election as of the present day the most common voting age is 18 years. These statistics are not actual votes.

Postcards will be addressed to registered voter in all other cases. By federal law election officials do not begin counting ballots until election day although they may start the process of preparing ballots for counting in advance. Registered democrats have a 10 133 829 ballot request lead over registered republicans.