Election Voter Turnout By Age

Voter turnout national average.

Election voter turnout by age. Later analysis by the university of california santa barbara s american presidency project found that there were 235 248 000 people of voting age in the united states in the 2012 election resulting in 2012 voting age population vap turnout of 54 9. Turnout among the young is close to the same 45 65 for 18 30 year olds but the peak among older voters is reached earlier with a long plateau from about 50 through 65 after which decline. Mcdonald s voter turnout data for 2016 is 60 1 and 50 for 2018.

Age and generation the u s. Select the range in the chart you want to zoom in on. In election years the current population survey collects data on reported voting and registration and later reports stats by turnout age race and origin.

While in 2016 they showed 52 of voters aged 65 and older voted for trump in 2020 he said that figure was 51. This includes adults that are of legal voting age while excluding ineligible felons. The overall voter turnout rates provided on this site cannot reveal who among the electorate voted.

Only age group to see voter turnout increase since 2012 related topics explore census data this new platform on data census gov is based on overwhelming feedback to streamline the way you get data and digital. Voter turnout rates among selected age groups in u s. Presidential elections have generally decreased across all age groups except for those over the age of 65.

Among the most widely sited surveys is the census bureau s current population survey november voting and registration supplement or cps for short. The state with the next highest voter turnout was. For a demographic profile of the electorate we must turn to surveys.

52 of registered voters are ages 50 and older up from 41 in 1996. This shift has occurred in both partisan coalitions. This entry was posted on may 10 2017 and filed under current population survey cps and voting registration.