Voter Turnout Presidential Election 2020
The 2020 presidential election set a participation record with more than 157 million people casting their ballots.
Voter turnout presidential election 2020. 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. Turnout increased in every state and in 98 percent of the nation s counties. 2020 turnout is the highest in over a century.
Alex tribou mira rojanasakul. The 2020 presidential election recorded the highest voter turnout for 120 years. Voter turnout in every presidential election year since 1980 share of the citizen voting age population who voted for the highest office in each election edited by.
Voter turnout for general elections by state india 2019. Current estimates suggest that 160 million people exercised their right to vote with a turnout of 66 9. Voter turnout in united states presidential elections has.
A whopping 160 million people nearly two. Maine and colorado were also at the top of the list for highest voter turnout with 70 70 and 70 voting in the presidential election respectively. This is the only state in the nation with a voter turnout of less than 50 of the eligible population.
When it comes to the lowest voter turnout hawaii ranked last with a turnout of just 42 3. The 2020 presidential election broke records for voter turnout including the number of minorities that cast a ballot. Voter turnout numbers for lok sabha elections by state and gender 2019.
The naacp said it spent millions of dollars especially in swing states to. Presidential primaries by state 2020. How 2020 compares to other high turnout presidential elections.