Voter Turnout Us Elections By Year

The first time presidential voter turnout surpassed 50 percent was in 1828 when andrew jackson beat incumbent john quincy adams.

Voter turnout us elections by year. In 2016 us had registered 56 per cent voter turnout while it was 58 per cent in 2008. Other things equal when the stakes in the election seem greater turnout should increase. Currently 2020 voter turnout is projected to sit at roughly 67 percent.

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. But before 1920 the numbers used are always adjusted for the shifting. That s the highest it s been since the 1900 election between republican president william mckinley and democratic challenger.

After that it trended upwards peaking in the late 19th century. Voting age population is typically calculated based on census data resident population 21 or 18 years and older. Voter turnout rates in the united states 2002 2018 expressed as a percentage of eligible voters year total ballots cast total ballots cast for highest office.

Electoral competition should drive up turnout. Voter turnout in united states presidential elections has. In 2015 turnout was slightly lower with 66 4 of eligible voters sending david cameron into number.

Presidential elections 1964 2016 voter turnout among 45 64 year olds in u s. At the 2019 general election turnout was 67 3 while in 2017 turnout was higher still at 68 8. 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.

As of this date voter turnout was highest in minnesota at.