Election results, 2024: Analysis of voter turnout in the 2024 general election
The voter turnout rate is a mathematical expression that indicates how many eligible voters participated in an election. A variety of factors can factor into calculations of voter turnout. For the purposes of this article, voter turnout rates are expressed as follows:
- Total ballots counted: This rate reflects the total number of ballots counted in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction.
- Total ballots counted for highest office: This rate reflects the total number of ballots counted for the highest office in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction. In presidential election years, the presidency is the highest office on the ballot in every state. In non-presidential election years, the highest office on the ballot varies from state to state.
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2024 analysis
The overall turnout of eligible voters in the 2024 general election was 63.7%.[1] This was lower than the 2020 record of 66.6%[2] but higher than every other election year since at least 2004.
The five states with the highest voter turnout in 2024 were Minnesota (76.4%), Wisconsin (76.40%), Michigan (74.7%), New Hampshire (74.4%), and Colorado (73.1%). In the 2020 general election, the top five states with the highest turnout were Minnesota (79.8%), Colorado (77.6%), Oregon (76.2%), Washington (76.2%), and Maine (75.80%). The five states with the lowest turnout in 2024 were Hawaii (50.3%), Oklahoma (53.3%), Arkansas (53.5%), West Virginia (55.5%), and Texas (56.6%). In 2020, the states with the lowest voter turnout were Oklahoma (55.3%), Hawaii (55.7%), Arkansas (56.5%), West Virginia (57.2%), and Tennessee (59.7%).
The average turnout in states that former President Donald Trump (R) won in the 2024 presidential election was 63.4%. The average turnout in states Vice President Kamala Harris (D) was 66.4%. The average turnout in states that Trump won in the 2020 election was 65.0%. The average turnout in states that President Joe Biden (D) won in 2020 was 70.1%.
The average turnout in the seven presidential battleground states was 70% in 2024. This was below the 2020 average, which was 70.7%.
The table below shows the change in voter turnout in the presidential battleground states between 2020 and 2024.
Historical voter turnout rates
- See also: Voter turnout in United States elections
The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2024.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Year | Total ballots cast |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 46.2% |
| 2020 | 66.6% |
| 2018 | 50.0% |
| 2016 | 60.1% |
| 2014 | 36.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% |
| 2006 | 41.3% |
| 2004 | 60.7% |
| 2002 | 40.5% |
The tables below present more detailed information on voter turnout rates in the United States from 2002 to 2022.
Turnout in terms of total ballots counted
| State | 2024 | 2022 | 2020 | 2018 | 2016 | 2014 | 2012 | 2010 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 58.8% | 37.3% | 61.8% | 47.0% | 59.1% | 33.2% | N/A | 43.3% | 61.0% | N/A | 57.4% | NA |
| Alaska | 63.7% | 50.2% | 68.4% | 54.8% | 61.5% | 54.8% | 58.9% | 52.9% | 68.3% | 51.2% | 69.6% | 54.5% |
| Arizona | 63.6% | 49.3% | 68.6% | 47.4% | 56.1% | 34.1% | 53.0% | 41.6% | 57.4% | 39.6% | 54.8% | 36.7% |
| Arkansas | 53.5% | 41.5% | 56.5% | 41.3% | 53.2% | 40.3% | 51.1% | 37.9% | 52.9% | 38.9% | 54.4% | 41.7% |
| California | 62.1% | 42.9% | 68.6% | 49.3% | 58.2% | 30.7% | 55.7% | 45.9% | 61.7% | 41.2% | 59.6% | 37.3% |
| Colorado | 73.1% | 58.3% | 77.6% | 61.4% | 71.9% | 54.7% | 70.6% | 51.7% | 71.6% | 48.1% | 67.3% | 46.6% |
| Connecticut | 67.1% | 48.6% | 70.7% | 54.8% | 64.9% | 42.5% | 61.4% | 45.9% | N/A | 47.7% | 66.2% | 45.1% |
| Delaware | 67.0% | 42.8% | 70.1% | 51.2% | 64.4% | 34.9% | N/A | 49.0% | 65.8% | 42.9% | 64.5% | NA |
| District of Columbia | 63.6% | 40.6% | 65.8% | 43.7% | 60.7% | 35.7% | 61.6% | 29.6% | 61.7% | 28.7% | 54.9% | NA |
| Florida | 66.7% | 48.1% | 72.3% | 54.3% | 65.6% | 43.3% | 63.3% | 42.2% | 66.6% | 40.1% | 64.7% | 45.9% |
| Georgia | 68.3% | 51.9% | 68.2% | 54.1% | 59.8% | 38.6% | 59.3% | 40.6% | 62.7% | 35.1% | 56.4% | NA |
| Hawaii | 50.3% | 40.5% | 55.7% | 39.5% | 43.2% | 36.5% | 44.5% | 40.3% | 49.0% | 38.4% | 48.5% | 44.2% |
| Idaho | 63.4% | 42.6% | 67.6% | 48.6% | 60.9% | 39.8% | 61.0% | 42.9% | 64.8% | 46.2% | 64.8% | 45.2% |
| Illinois | 62.6% | 45.8% | 66.1% | 51.5% | 63.1% | 40.8% | 59.3% | 43.1% | 64.3% | 41.4% | 62.4% | 42.8% |
| Indiana | 58.6% | 37.2% | 61.5% | 46.5% | 57.9% | 28.7% | 56.0% | 38.1% | 60.3% | 37.7% | 55.8% | NA |
| Iowa | 70.8% | 51.9% | 72.9% | 57.9% | 69.1% | 50.3% | 70.6% | 50.7% | 69.7% | 49.2% | 70.6% | 48.7% |
| Kansas | 63.2% | 47.6% | 65.7% | 51.1% | 59.7% | 43.3% | 58.2% | 42.6% | 63.5% | 44.3% | 62.9% | 44.9% |
| Kentucky | 62.1% | 44.8% | 64.8% | 48.7% | 59.6% | 44.9% | 56.2% | 44.3% | 59.0% | 44.2% | 59.4% | NA |
| Louisiana | 60.8% | 42.0% | 64.2% | 45.1% | 60.6% | 44.9% | 60.8% | 40.0% | 61.8% | 31.4% | 61.5% | 40.1% |
| Maine | 74.2% | 60.8% | 75.8% | 59.9% | 72.9% | 58.7% | 69.3% | 55.9% | 71.8% | N/A | 74.9% | NA |
| Maryland | 69.3% | 45.8% | 69.9% | 54.2% | 67.0% | 42.0% | 67.3% | 46.7% | 67.8% | 47.2% | 63.1% | 46.8% |
| Massachusetts | 68.0% | 48.8% | 71.0% | 54.6% | 68.3% | 44.7% | 66.2% | 49.4% | 67.3% | 49.3% | 64.6% | 49.8% |
| Michigan | 74.6% | 58.9% | 73.5% | 57.7% | 65.7% | 43.2% | 65.4% | 45.1% | 69.7% | 52.8% | 67.1% | 45.0% |
| Minnesota | 76.4% | 60.4% | 79.8% | 64.2% | 74.7% | 50.6% | 76.4% | 55.8% | 78.1% | 60.5% | 78.8% | NA |
| Mississippi | 57.5% | 32.5% | 60.4% | 43.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | NA | NA |
| Missouri | 64.3% | 49.6% | 66.0% | 53.3% | 64.2% | 33.6% | N/A | 45.7% | 68.2% | 51.2% | 66.1% | NA |
| Montana | 68.2% | 53.2% | 72.8% | 61.3% | 64.3% | 47.5% | 63.5% | 48.4% | 67.1% | 57.1% | 65.2% | 49.7% |
| Nebraska | 68.0% | 48.4% | 69.5% | 51.5% | 64.0% | 41.4% | 61.1% | 38.7% | 63.7% | 48.8% | 64.1% | NA |
| Nevada | 65.8% | 45.8% | 66.1% | 46.5% | 57.4% | 29.6% | 56.5% | 41.4% | 57.2% | 37.1% | 55.4% | 36.8% |
| New Hampshire | 74.1% | 56.3% | 74.9% | 54.0% | 72.5% | 48.3% | 70.9% | 46.1% | 72.5% | 42.9% | 71.5% | 48.7% |
| New Jersey | 67.0% | 41.0% | 72.0% | 53.5% | 65.8% | 32.5% | 62.2% | 37.7% | 67.7% | 40.6% | 64.2% | 38.9% |
| New Mexico | 59.6% | 46.3% | 61.0% | 46.8% | 54.9% | N/A | 54.8% | 44.7% | 61.2% | 43.1% | 60.4% | 40.0% |
| New York | 57.9% | 42.5% | 61.1% | 45.7% | 57.2% | 29.0% | 53.5% | 36.3% | 59.6% | 36.5% | 58.5% | 37.0% |
| North Carolina | 70.3% | 47.5% | 72.8% | 49.0% | 64.9% | 41.2% | 65.4% | 39.8% | 66.1% | 32.5% | 58.7% | NA |
| North Dakota | 63.1% | 41.7% | 63.4% | 58.7% | 61.7% | 45.0% | 60.4% | 46.6% | 63.6% | 45.4% | 65.5% | 49.8% |
| Ohio | 65.4% | 47.1% | 67.0% | 50.9% | 64.2% | 36.2% | 65.1% | 46.2% | 67.8% | 49.5% | 67.9% | 40.3% |
| Oklahoma | 53.3% | 39.6% | 55.3% | 42.1% | N/A | 30.0% | N/A | 39.1% | 56.3% | N/A | NA | NA |
| Oregon | 70.7% | 62.3% | 76.2% | 61.2% | 68.0% | 53.4% | 64.2% | 53.9% | 68.3% | 53.2% | 72.6% | 51.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 71.4% | 54.4% | 70.1% | 51.7% | N/A | 36.5% | N/A | 42.4% | 64.2% | N/A | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 63.5% | 43.6% | 63.1% | 47.5% | 59.7% | 42.4% | N/A | 45.4% | 62.3% | 52.1% | 58.9% | 45.4% |
| South Carolina | 62.1% | 42.8% | 65.9% | 44.5% | 57.3% | 35.2% | 56.8% | 40.3% | 58.2% | 35.4% | 53.2% | NA |
| South Dakota | 64.0% | 53.1% | 66.4% | 53.1% | 60.0% | 44.7% | 60.1% | 53.9% | 65.6% | 58.8% | 69.4% | 61.2% |
| Tennessee | 57.6% | 33.3% | 59.7% | 44.7% | 51.8% | 29.8% | 52.3% | 35.1% | 57.4% | 42.1% | 56.8% | NA |
| Texas | 56.6% | 41.8% | 60.8% | 45.6% | 51.4% | N/A | N/A | 32.7% | N/A | N/A | NA | 34.5% |
| Utah | 64.2% | 46.8% | 69.2% | 50.6% | 57.9% | 30.3% | 56.1% | 36.8% | 57.1% | 35.0% | 59.8% | 37.8% |
| Vermont | 70.9% | 56.0% | 72.2% | 55.7% | 64.8% | 40.8% | 61.2% | 49.8% | 67.7% | 55.0% | 66.7% | 49.4% |
| Virginia | 71.0% | 47.6% | 72.8% | 54.4% | N/A | 36.8% | 66.6% | 39.1% | 67.6% | 44.5% | 61.1% | 32.3% |
| Washington | 70.2% | 55.3% | 76.2% | 58.3% | 65.7% | 43.1% | 65.8% | 54.3% | 67.3% | 47.3% | 67.5% | 43.5% |
| West Virginia | 55.5% | 35.4% | 57.2% | 42.5% | N/A | 32.0% | N/A | 37.2% | 51.2% | 33.8% | 55.1% | 31.5% |
| Wisconsin | 76.9% | 59.8% | 75.3% | 61.4% | N/A | 56.9% | 65.8% | 52.4% | 72.7% | 53.7% | 75.3% | NA |
| Wyoming | 61.3% | 45.6% | 64.3% | 47.9% | 60.2% | 39.7% | 59.0% | 46.0% | 63.1% | 51.8% | 66.3% | 50.8% |
| United States | 63.9% | 46.2% | 66.6% | 50.0% | 60.1% | 36.7% | 58.6% | 41.8% | 62.2% | 41.3% | 60.7% | 40.5% |
| N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year. Source: United States Elections Project, "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed January 13, 2025;United States Elections Project, "Voter Turnout," accessed February 23, 2022 |
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Turnout by method of voting
The section below displays the percentage of voters in the United States who cast ballots in-person on election day, by mail, or in-person before election day in 2018, 2020, and 2022.[15]
| Year | Ballots cast in-person on election day | Ballots cast by mail | Ballots cast in-person before election day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.0% | 31.9% | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | 43.0% | 30.5% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | 25.6% | 22.0% |
See also
Election coverage by office
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Governors
Secretary of state
Attorney general
Other state executives
State legislatures
State ballot measures
Local ballot measures
State judges
Local judges
Municipal government
School boards
Recalls
Additional reading
- U.S. Elections Project, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics"
- Vox, "9 questions about 2020’s record-breaking early vote, answered"
- The New York Times, "Voters in Battleground States Are Driving Record Early Turnout"
- NPR, "66 Million And Counting: Americans Are Breaking Early Voting Records"
Footnotes
- ↑ University of Florida Election Lab, "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed November 26, 2024
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed November 26, 2024
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2022 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2004 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ United States Elections Project, "2002 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
- ↑ University of Florida Election Lab, "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed November 22, 2024
- ↑ EAC, "Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) 2022 Comprehensive Report," accessed July 25, 2023
