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{{Votingnavshort}}{{tnr}}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:
{{Votingnavshort}}{{tnr}}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 the total number of ballots cast in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction.  
# '''Total ballots cast''': This rate reflects the total number of ballots cast in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction.  
<!--# '''Total ballots cast for highest office''': This rate reflects the total number of ballots cast 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. -->
# '''Total ballots cast for highest office''': This rate reflects the total number of ballots cast 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.  


==Overview==
==Overview==
The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2018.<ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2018g ''United States Elections Project'', "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 25, 2019]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2016g ''United States Elections Project'', "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2014g ''United States Elections Project'', "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2012g ''United States Elections Project'', "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2010g ''United States Elections Project'', "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2008g ''United States Elections Project'', "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2006g ''United States Elections Project'', "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref>
<section begin=history1/>The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2024.<ref>[https://www.electproject.org/2022g ''United States Election Project'', "2022 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2020g ''United States Election Project'', "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2018g ''United States Elections Project'', "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2016g ''United States Elections Project'', "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2014g ''United States Elections Project'', "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2012g ''United States Elections Project'', "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2010g ''United States Elections Project'', "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2008g ''United States Elections Project'', "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://www.electproject.org/2006g ''United States Elections Project'', "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</ref><ref>[https://www.electproject.org/2004g ''United States Elections Project'', "2004 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[https://www.electproject.org/2002g ''United States Elections Project'', "2002 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023]</ref><ref>[https://election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-election-turnout/ ''University of Florida Election Lab'', "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed November 22, 2024]</ref>


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<datatable caption="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)" width="70%">
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2018 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
! align="center"|Year
! align="center"|Total ballots cast
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Year
| 2024||63.9%
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Total ballots cast
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| 2018||50.30%||49.70%
| 2022||46.2%
|-
|-
| 2016||60.20%||59.30%
| 2020||66.6%
|-
|-
| 2014||36.70%||36.00%
| 2018||50.0%
|-
|-
| 2012||58.60%||58.00%
| 2016||60.1%
|-
|-
| 2010||41.80%||41.00%
| 2014||36.7%
|-
|-
| 2008||62.20%||61.60%
| 2012||58.6%
|-
|-
| 2006||41.30%||40.40%
| 2010||41.8%
|-
|-
| 2004||60.70%||60.70%
| 2008||62.2%
|-
|-
| 2002||40.50%||50.10%
| 2006||41.3%
|}
|-
| 2004||60.7%
|-
| 2002||40.5%
</datatable>
<section end=history1/><!--Old table with both datapoints for preservation purposes in case we can update in the future. - Joel


The line graphs and tables below present more detailed information on voter turnout rates in the United States from 2002 to 2018.
<datatable caption="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)">
 
! Year !! Total ballots cast !! Total ballots cast for highest office
===Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast, 2002-2018===
=
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|-
| 2024||63.9%||62.2%
|-
| 2022||46.2%||N/A
|-
| 2020||66.6%||66.0%
|-
| 2018||50.0%||49.4%
|-
| 2016||60.1%||59.2%
|-
| 2014||36.7%||36.0%
|-
| 2012||58.6%||58.0%
|-
| 2010||41.8%||41.0%
|-
| 2008||62.2%||61.6%
|-
| 2006||41.3%||40.4%
|-
| 2004||60.7%||60.1%
|-
| 2002||40.5%||39.5%
</datatable>-->
===Voter turnout rates by state, 2002-2024===
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<section begin=history2/>


<datatable caption="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (total ballots cast expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)">
! 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%
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="13"| <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [https://election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-election-turnout/ ''United States Elections Project'', "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed January 13, 2025];[http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/voter-turnout-data ''United States Elections Project'', "Voter Turnout," accessed February 23, 2022]</small>
</datatable>
<br>
<section end=history2/>
<!--As of 2024, I don't believe Dr. McDonald publishes this information any more.
===Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast for highest office, 2002-2020===
<center><html><iframe title="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2020" aria-label="Interactive line chart" id="datawrapper-chart-3totk" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/3totk/6/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="600"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}();
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<section begin=history3/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
! colspan="10" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2018 (total ballots cast expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
! colspan="11" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2020 (total ballots cast for highest office expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2020
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2018
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2018
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2016
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2016
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! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2002
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2002
|-
|-
| Alabama||47.30%||59.30%||33.20%||N/A||43.30%||61.00%||N/A||57.40%||NA
| Alabama||63.08%||47.20%||59.00%||32.90%||58.60%||43.00%||60.80%||37.50%||57.40%||39.50%
|-
|-
| Alaska||54.60%||61.80%||54.80%||58.90%||52.90%||68.30%||51.20%||69.60%||54.50%
| Alaska||68.41%||54.30%||61.30%||54.20%||58.70%||51.90%||68.00%||51.00%||69.60%||41.50%
|-
|-
| Arizona||49.10%||56.20%||34.10%||53.00%||41.60%||57.40%||39.60%||54.80%||36.70%
| Arizona||65.27%||48.60%||55.00%||33.40%||52.60%||41.00%||56.70%||38.90%||54.80%||54.20%
|-
|-
| Arkansas||41.40%||53.10%||40.30%||51.10%||37.90%||52.90%||38.90%||54.40%||41.70%
| Arkansas||55.86%||41.40%||52.80%||40.10%||50.70%||37.50%||52.50%||38.70%||54.40%||35.90%
|-
|-
| California||49.60%||58.40%||30.70%||55.70%||45.90%||61.70%||41.20%||59.60%||37.30%
| California||67.41%||48.60%||56.70%||29.90%||55.10%||44.00%||60.90%||40.20%||59.60%||41.30%
|-
|-
| Colorado||63.00%||72.10%||54.70%||70.60%||51.70%||71.60%||48.10%||67.30%||46.60%
| Colorado||75.51%||63.00%||70.10%||53.70%||69.90%||50.60%||71.00%||47.30%||67.30%||36.10%
|-
|-
| Connecticut||54.40%||65.40%||42.50%||61.40%||45.90%||N/A||47.70%||66.20%||45.10%
| Connecticut||70.07%||54.40%||64.20%||42.30%||61.30%||45.90%||66.60%||46.60%||66.20%||46.30%
|-
|-
| Delaware||51.40%||64.60%||34.90%||N/A||49.00%||65.80%||42.90%||64.50%||NA
| Delaware||70.00%||51.00%||64.40%||34.30%||62.30%||47.50%||65.60%||42.30%||64.50%||42.30%
|-
|-
| District of Columbia||43.70%||61.10%||35.70%||61.60%||29.60%||61.70%||28.70%||54.90%||NA
| District of Columbia||63.69%||42.50%||60.90%||35.30%||61.50%||28.90%||61.50%||28.30%||54.90%||41.10%
|-
|-
| Florida||54.90%||65.70%||43.30%||63.30%||42.20%||66.60%||40.10%||64.70%||45.90%
| Florida||71.17%||53.30%||64.60%||42.80%||62.80%||41.70%||66.10%||39.60%||64.70%||30.10%
|-
|-
| Georgia||55.00%||59.90%||38.60%||59.30%||40.60%||62.70%||35.10%||56.40%||NA
| Georgia||67.72%||54.90%||59.20%||38.20%||59.00%||39.80%||62.50%||34.70%||56.40%||45.60%
|-
|-
| Hawaii||39.30%||43.00%||36.50%||44.50%||40.30%||49.00%||38.40%||48.50%||44.20%
| Hawaii||57.00%||38.50%||42.20%||36.20%||44.20%||39.90%||48.80%||37.90%||48.50%||35.40%
|-
|-
| Idaho||50.00%||60.90%||39.80%||61.00%||42.90%||64.80%||46.20%||64.80%||45.20%
| Idaho||67.15%||49.40%||59.10%||39.30%||59.80%||42.30%||63.60%||45.40%||64.80%||43.80%
|-
|-
| Illinois||51.40%||63.40%||40.80%||59.30%||43.10%||64.30%||41.40%||62.40%||42.80%
| Illinois||66.84%||50.70%||61.90%||40.20%||58.90%||42.40%||63.60%||40.20%||62.40%||44.70%
|-
|-
| Indiana||46.90%||57.90%||28.70%||56.00%||38.10%||60.30%||37.70%||55.80%||NA
| Indiana||60.66%||46.40%||56.40%||27.80%||55.20%||37.10%||59.10%||36.60%||55.80%||41.40%
|-
|-
| Iowa||57.70%||69.00%||50.30%||70.60%||50.70%||69.70%||49.20%||70.60%||48.70%
| Iowa||72.85%||57.40%||68.40%||49.80%||70.30%||49.90%||69.40%||48.10%||70.60%||33.90%
|-
|-
| Kansas||51.20%||59.70%||43.30%||58.20%||42.60%||63.50%||44.30%||62.90%||44.90%
| Kansas||65.79%||50.90%||57.70%||42.50%||56.90%||41.70%||62.00%||43.60%||62.90%||47.90%
|-
|-
| Kentucky||48.60%||59.70%||44.90%||56.20%||44.30%||59.00%||44.20%||59.40%||NA
| Kentucky||64.51%||47.30%||58.70%||44.20%||55.70%||42.40%||57.90%||40.40%||59.40%||44.00%
|-
|-
| Louisiana||44.80%||60.60%||44.90%||60.80%||40.00%||61.80%||31.40%||61.50%||40.10%
| Louisiana||63.67%||43.00%||60.00%||43.90%||60.20%||38.90%||61.20%||29.70%||61.50%||37.20%
|-
|-
| Maine||60.20%||72.80%||58.70%||69.30%||55.90%||71.80%||N/A||74.90%||NA
| Maine||75.51%||59.10%||70.50%||58.10%||68.20%||55.20%||70.60%||54.20%||74.90%||39.40%
|-
|-
| Maryland||54.20%||67.20%||42.00%||67.30%||46.70%||67.80%||47.20%||63.10%||46.80%
| Maryland||70.41%||53.50%||66.60%||41.70%||66.60%||46.40%||67.00%||46.70%||63.10%||50.80%
|-
|-
| Massachusetts||54.60%||68.30%||44.70%||66.20%||49.40%||67.30%||49.30%||64.60%||49.80%
| Massachusetts||71.58%||53.70%||67.20%||44.10%||65.90%||48.90%||66.80%||48.80%||64.60%||46.30%
|-
|-
| Michigan||57.80%||65.70%||43.20%||65.40%||45.10%||69.70%||52.80%||67.10%||45.00%
| Michigan||73.37%||56.60%||64.70%||42.70%||64.70%||44.50%||69.20%||52.10%||67.10%||49.20%
|-
|-
| Minnesota||64.20%||74.80%||50.60%||76.40%||55.80%||78.10%||60.50%||78.80%||NA
| Minnesota||79.57%||63.90%||74.20%||50.40%||76.00%||55.40%||77.80%||60.10%||78.80%||44.50%
|-
|-
| Mississippi||42.70%||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||NA||NA
| Mississippi||59.67%||42.50%||55.60%||29.00%||59.30%||37.00%||61.00%||29.40%||N/A||64.10%
|-
|-
| Missouri||53.40%||62.30%||33.60%||N/A||45.70%||68.20%||51.20%||66.10%||NA
| Missouri||65.74%||53.40%||62.30%||31.70%||62.20%||44.50%||67.60%||50.00%||66.10%||30.10%
|-
|-
| Montana||62.00%||64.30%||47.50%||63.50%||48.40%||67.10%||57.10%||65.20%||49.70%
| Montana||72.33%||64.10%||61.80%||46.90%||62.50%||47.50%||66.30%||56.40%||65.20%||45.60%
|-
|-
| Nebraska||51.80%||63.80%||41.40%||61.10%||38.70%||63.70%||48.80%||64.10%||NA
| Nebraska||69.13%||51.20%||62.50%||40.50%||60.30%||37.50%||62.90%||47.60%||64.10%||48.40%
|-
|-
| Nevada||47.50%||57.30%||29.60%||56.50%||41.40%||57.20%||37.10%||55.40%||36.80%
| Nevada||65.25%||47.40%||57.30%||29.30%||56.40%||41.30%||57.00%||36.90%||55.40%||39.90%
|-
|-
| New Hampshire||54.60%||72.50%||48.30%||70.90%||46.10%||72.50%||42.90%||71.50%||48.70%
| New Hampshire||74.58%||54.40%||71.40%||47.60%||70.20%||45.70%||71.70%||41.40%||71.50%||36.20%
|-
|-
| New Jersey||53.10%||65.50%||32.50%||62.20%||37.70%||67.70%||40.60%||64.20%||38.90%
| New Jersey||73.87%||51.80%||64.10%||31.10%||61.50%||36.40%||67.00%||39.50%||64.20%||48.10%
|-
|-
| New Mexico||47.30%||55.20%||N/A||54.80%||44.70%||61.20%||43.10%||60.40%||40.00%
| New Mexico||60.97%||47.00%||54.80%||35.40%||54.60%||42.80%||60.90%||42.50%||60.40%||38.10%
|-
|-
| New York||45.20%||57.30%||29.00%||53.50%||36.30%||59.60%||36.50%||58.50%||37.00%
| New York||63.03%||44.30%||56.80%||28.20%||53.10%||35.50%||59.00%||34.90%||58.50%||38.60%
|-
|-
| North Carolina||49.60%||65.20%||41.20%||65.40%||39.80%||66.10%||32.50%||58.70%||NA
| North Carolina||71.20%||48.70%||64.80%||40.80%||64.80%||39.20%||65.50%||31.00%||58.70%||36.10%
|-
|-
| North Dakota||58.60%||61.90%||45.00%||60.40%||46.60%||63.60%||45.40%||65.50%||49.80%
| North Dakota||64.02%||57.80%||60.90%||43.80%||59.80%||46.20%||62.70%||44.90%||65.50%||39.70%
|-
|-
| Ohio||50.90%||64.20%||36.20%||65.10%||46.20%||67.80%||49.50%||67.90%||40.30%
| Ohio||66.85%||50.10%||62.90%||35.10%||64.50%||44.90%||66.90%||47.50%||67.90%||48.50%
|-
|-
| Oklahoma||42.50%||N/A||30.00%||N/A||39.10%||56.30%||N/A||NA||NA
| Oklahoma||54.84%||42.40%||52.40%||29.90%||49.20%||38.80%||55.80%||36.40%||N/A||38.80%
|-
|-
| Oregon||61.50%||68.30%||53.40%||64.20%||53.90%||68.30%||53.20%||72.60%||51.80%
| Oregon||74.28%||60.00%||66.40%||50.90%||63.10%||52.70%||67.70%||52.50%||72.60%||41.20%
|-
|-
| Pennsylvania||51.40%||N/A||36.50%||N/A||42.40%||64.20%||N/A||NA||NA
| Pennsylvania||70.69%||51.40%||63.60%||36.10%||59.50%||41.70%||63.60%||44.10%||N/A||50.80%
|-
|-
| Rhode Island||48.10%||59.70%||42.40%||N/A||45.40%||62.30%||52.10%||58.90%||45.40%
| Rhode Island||64.75%||47.50%||59.00%||41.70%||58.00%||44.80%||61.80%||51.00%||58.90%||38.80%
|-
|-
| South Carolina||45.20%||57.30%||35.20%||56.80%||40.30%||58.20%||35.40%||53.20%||NA
| South Carolina||64.01%||44.70%||56.70%||34.80%||56.30%||39.70%||58.00%||34.60%||53.20%||44.70%
|-
|-
| South Dakota||53.30%||59.90%||44.70%||60.10%||53.90%||65.60%||58.80%||69.40%||61.20%
| South Dakota||65.21%||53.00%||58.50%||44.30%||59.30%||52.90%||64.70%||57.80%||69.40%||36.90%
|-
|-
| Tennessee||45.10%||N/A||29.80%||52.30%||35.10%||57.40%||42.10%||56.80%||NA
| Tennessee||59.59%||44.60%||51.20%||28.60%||51.90%||34.60%||57.00%||41.40%||56.80%||60.70%
|-
|-
| Texas||46.30%||51.60%||N/A||N/A||32.70%||N/A||N/A||NA||34.50%
| Texas||60.24%||46.30%||51.60%||28.30%||49.60%||32.10%||54.10%||30.90%||N/A||39.60%
|-
|-
| Utah||52.00%||57.70%||30.30%||56.10%||36.80%||57.10%||35.00%||59.80%||37.80%
| Utah||67.91%||51.20%||56.70%||29.70%||55.50%||36.30%||56.00%||34.30%||59.80%||34.20%
|-
|-
| Vermont||55.90%||64.80%||40.80%||61.20%||49.80%||67.70%||55.00%||66.70%||49.40%
| Vermont||73.50%||55.10%||63.70%||38.90%||60.70%||49.40%||67.30%||54.90%||66.70%||37.00%
|-
|-
| Virginia||54.80%||N/A||36.80%||66.60%||39.10%||67.60%||44.50%||61.10%||32.30%
| Virginia||71.99%||54.60%||66.10%||36.60%||66.10%||38.70%||67.00%||44.00%||61.10%||48.80%
|-
|-
| Washington||58.90%||65.70%||43.10%||65.80%||54.30%||67.30%||47.30%||67.50%||43.50%
| Washington||75.17%||58.10%||64.80%||41.20%||64.80%||53.20%||66.60%||47.30%||67.50%||29.00%
|-
|-
| West Virginia||42.50%||N/A||32.00%||N/A||37.20%||51.20%||33.80%||55.10%||31.50%
| West Virginia||57.00%||41.70%||50.10%||31.20%||46.30%||36.80%||49.90%||32.80%||55.10%||41.80%
|-
|-
| Wisconsin||61.70%||N/A||56.90%||65.80%||52.40%||72.70%||53.70%||75.30%||NA
| Wisconsin||75.50%||61.60%||69.40%||56.60%||72.90%||52.00%||72.40%||53.20%||75.30%||31.20%
|-
|-
| Wyoming||48.70%||60.40%||39.70%||59.00%||46.00%||63.10%||51.80%||66.30%||50.80%
| Wyoming||64.16%||48.20%||59.70%||39.00%||58.60%||45.50%||62.80%||51.10%||66.30%||45.40%
 
| '''United States''' || '''66.21%''' || '''49.70%''' ||'''59.30%''' || '''36.00%''' || '''58.00%''' || '''41.0%''' || '''61.6%''' || '''40.40%''' || '''60.70%''' || '''50.10%'''
|-class="sortbottom"  
|-class="sortbottom"  
| '''United States''' || '''50.33%''' ||'''60.20%''' || '''36.70%''' || '''58.60%''' || '''41.8%''' || '''62.2%''' || '''41.30%''' || '''60.70%''' || '''40.50%'''
| align="left" colspan="10" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/voter-turnout-data ''United States Elections Project'', "Voter Turnout," accessed February 23, 2022]</small>
|-class="sortbottom"
|}-->
| align="left" colspan="10" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/voter-turnout-data ''United States Elections Project'', "Voter Turnout," accessed February 25, 2019]</small>
<section end=history3/>
|}


===Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast for highest office, 2002-2018===
==Voter turnout rates by year==
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See the tables below for information on voter turnout rates by state and by year. For tables whose contents are hidden, click "[show]" on the righthand side of the table header.  
===2024===


{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2024"
! colspan="10" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2018 (total ballots cast for highest office expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
collapsed="yes"
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
|-
| Alabama||58.80%
|-
| Alaska||63.69%
|-
| Arizona||63.60%
|-
| Arkansas||53.48%
|-
| California||62.09%
|-
| Colorado||73.12%
|-
| Connecticut||67.08%
|-
| Delaware||67.02%
|-
| District of Columbia||63.57%
|-
| Florida||66.71%
|-
| Georgia||68.26%
|-
| Hawaii||50.27%
|-
| Idaho||63.44%
|-
| Illinois||62.63%
|-
| Indiana||58.64%
|-
| Iowa||70.78%
|-
| Kansas||63.18%
|-
| Kentucky||62.06%
|-
| Louisiana||60.77%
|-
| Maine||74.24%
|-
| Maryland||69.30%
|-
| Massachusetts||68.03%
|-
| Michigan||74.64%
|-
| Minnesota||76.35%
|-
| Mississippi||57.45%
|-
| Missouri||64.34%
|-
| Montana||68.20%
|-
| Nebraska||67.96%
|-
| Nevada||65.80%
|-
| New Hampshire||74.14%
|-
| New Jersey||67.03%
|-
| New Mexico||59.57%
|-
| New York||57.87%
|-
| North Carolina||70.32%
|-
| North Dakota||63.10%
|-
| Ohio||65.39%
|-
| Oklahoma||53.28%
|-
| Oregon||70.71%
|-
| Pennsylvania||71.43%
|-
| Rhode Island||63.47%
|-
| South Carolina||62.14%
|-
| South Dakota||64.00%
|-
| Tennessee||57.61%
|-
| Texas||56.57%
|-
| Utah||64.15%
|-
| Vermont||70.89%
|-
| Virginia||71.01%
|-
| Washington||70.17%
|-
| West Virginia||55.46%
|-
| Wisconsin||76.93%
|-
| Wyoming||61.28%
|-
| United States||63.88%
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [https://election.lab.ufl.edu/2024-general-election-turnout/ ''United States Elections Project'', "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed January 13, 2025]</small>
</datatable>
<br>
 
===2022===
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2022"
collapsed="yes"
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
| Alabama||37.74%
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2018
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2016
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2014
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2012
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2010
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2008
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2006
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2004
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | 2002
|-
|-
| Alabama||47.20%||59.00%||32.90%||58.60%||43.00%||60.80%||37.50%||57.40%||39.50%
| Alaska||50.78%
|-
|-
| Alaska||54.30%||61.30%||54.20%||58.70%||51.90%||68.00%||51.00%||69.60%||41.50%
| Arizona||49.44%
|-
|-
| Arizona||48.60%||55.00%||33.40%||52.60%||41.00%||56.70%||38.90%||54.80%||54.20%
| Arkansas||41.95%
|-
|-
| Arkansas||41.40%||52.80%||40.10%||50.70%||37.50%||52.50%||38.70%||54.40%||35.90%
| California||43.43%
|-
|-
| California||48.60%||56.70%||29.90%||55.10%||44.00%||60.90%||40.20%||59.60%||41.30%
| Colorado||58.45%
|-
|-
| Colorado||63.00%||70.10%||53.70%||69.90%||50.60%||71.00%||47.30%||67.30%||36.10%
| Connecticut||48.88%
|-
|-
| Connecticut||54.40%||64.20%||42.30%||61.30%||45.90%||66.60%||46.60%||66.20%||46.30%
| Delaware||43.19%
|-
|-
| Delaware||51.00%||64.40%||34.30%||62.30%||47.50%||65.60%||42.30%||64.50%||42.30%
| District of Columbia||43.58%
|-
|-
| District of Columbia||42.50%||60.90%||35.30%||61.50%||28.90%||61.50%||28.30%||54.90%||41.10%
| Florida||49.35%
|-
|-
| Florida||53.30%||64.60%||42.80%||62.80%||41.70%||66.10%||39.60%||64.70%||30.10%
| Georgia||52.59%
|-
|-
| Georgia||54.90%||59.20%||38.20%||59.00%||39.80%||62.50%||34.70%||56.40%||45.60%
| Hawaii||41.06%
|-
|-
| Hawaii||38.50%||42.20%||36.20%||44.20%||39.90%||48.80%||37.90%||48.50%||35.40%
| Idaho||42.25%
|-
|-
| Idaho||49.40%||59.10%||39.30%||59.80%||42.30%||63.60%||45.40%||64.80%||43.80%
| Illinois||46.42%
|-
|-
| Illinois||50.70%||61.90%||40.20%||58.90%||42.40%||63.60%||40.20%||62.40%||44.70%
| Indiana||50.16%
|-
|-
| Indiana||46.40%||56.40%||27.80%||55.20%||37.10%||59.10%||36.60%||55.80%||41.40%
| Iowa||52.26%
|-
|-
| Iowa||57.40%||68.40%||49.80%||70.30%||49.90%||69.40%||48.10%||70.60%||33.90%
| Kansas||47.94%
|-
|-
| Kansas||50.90%||57.70%||42.50%||56.90%||41.70%||62.00%||43.60%||62.90%||47.90%
| Kentucky||44.20%
|-
|-
| Kentucky||47.30%||58.70%||44.20%||55.70%||42.40%||57.90%||40.40%||59.40%||44.00%
| Louisiana||42.22%
|-
|-
| Louisiana||43.00%||60.00%||43.90%||60.20%||38.90%||61.20%||29.70%||61.50%||37.20%
| Maine||61.46%
|-
|-
| Maine||59.10%||70.50%||58.10%||68.20%||55.20%||70.60%||54.20%||74.90%||39.40%
| Maryland||46.16%
|-
|-
| Maryland||53.50%||66.60%||41.70%||66.60%||46.40%||67.00%||46.70%||63.10%||50.80%
| Massachusetts||49.42%
|-
|-
| Massachusetts||53.70%||67.20%||44.10%||65.90%||48.90%||66.80%||48.80%||64.60%||46.30%
| Michigan||59.31%
|-
|-
| Michigan||56.60%||64.70%||42.70%||64.70%||44.50%||69.20%||52.10%||67.10%||49.20%
| Minnesota||61.01%
|-
|-
| Minnesota||63.90%||74.20%||50.40%||76.00%||55.40%||77.80%||60.10%||78.80%||44.50%
| Mississippi||32.89%
|-
|-
| Mississippi||42.50%||55.60%||29.00%||59.30%||37.00%||61.00%||29.40%||N/A||64.10%
| Missouri||44.86%
|-
|-
| Missouri||53.40%||62.30%||31.70%||62.20%||44.50%||67.60%||50.00%||66.10%||30.10%
| Montana||53.61%
|-
|-
| Montana||64.10%||61.80%||46.90%||62.50%||47.50%||66.30%||56.40%||65.20%||45.60%
| Nebraska||48.72%
|-
|-
| Nebraska||51.20%||62.50%||40.50%||60.30%||37.50%||62.90%||47.60%||64.10%||48.40%
| Nevada||46.27%
|-
|-
| Nevada||47.40%||57.30%||29.30%||56.40%||41.30%||57.00%||36.90%||55.40%||39.90%
| New Hampshire||56.31%
|-
|-
| New Hampshire||54.40%||71.40%||47.60%||70.20%||45.70%||71.70%||41.40%||71.50%||36.20%
| New Jersey||41.46%
|-
|-
| New Jersey||51.80%||64.10%||31.10%||61.50%||36.40%||67.00%||39.50%||64.20%||48.10%
| New Mexico||46.65%
|-
|-
| New Mexico||47.00%||54.80%||35.40%||54.60%||42.80%||60.90%||42.50%||60.40%||38.10%
| New York||42.20%
|-
|-
| New York||44.30%||56.80%||28.20%||53.10%||35.50%||59.00%||34.90%||58.50%||38.60%
| North Carolina||48.14%
|-
|-
| North Carolina||48.70%||64.80%||40.80%||64.80%||39.20%||65.50%||31.00%||58.70%||36.10%
| North Dakota||42.92%
|-
|-
| North Dakota||57.80%||60.90%||43.80%||59.80%||46.20%||62.70%||44.90%||65.50%||39.70%
| Ohio||47.41%
|-
|-
| Ohio||50.10%||62.90%||35.10%||64.50%||44.90%||66.90%||47.50%||67.90%||48.50%
| Oklahoma||40.11%
|-
|-
| Oklahoma||42.40%||52.40%||29.90%||49.20%||38.80%||55.80%||36.40%||N/A||38.80%
| Oregon||61.51%
|-
|-
| Oregon||60.00%||66.40%||50.90%||63.10%||52.70%||67.70%||52.50%||72.60%||41.20%
| Pennsylvania||54.68%
|-
|-
| Pennsylvania||51.40%||63.60%||36.10%||59.50%||41.70%||63.60%||44.10%||N/A||50.80%
| Rhode Island||43.87%
|-
|-
| Rhode Island||47.50%||59.00%||41.70%||58.00%||44.80%||61.80%||51.00%||58.90%||38.80%
| South Carolina||54.24%
|-
|-
| South Carolina||44.70%||56.70%||34.80%||56.30%||39.70%||58.00%||34.60%||53.20%||44.70%
| South Dakota||54.24%
|-
|-
| South Dakota||53.00%||58.50%||44.30%||59.30%||52.90%||64.70%||57.80%||69.40%||36.90%
| Tennessee||31.34%
|-
|-
| Tennessee||44.60%||51.20%||28.60%||51.90%||34.60%||57.00%||41.40%||56.80%||60.70%
| Texas||42.50%
|-
|-
| Texas||46.30%||51.60%||28.30%||49.60%||32.10%||54.10%||30.90%||N/A||39.60%
| Utah||46.93%
|-
|-
| Utah||51.20%||56.70%||29.70%||55.50%||36.30%||56.00%||34.30%||59.80%||34.20%
| Vermont||55.88%
|-
|-
| Vermont||55.10%||63.70%||38.90%||60.70%||49.40%||67.30%||54.90%||66.70%||37.00%
| Virginia||48.07%
|-
|-
| Virginia||54.60%||66.10%||36.60%||66.10%||38.70%||67.00%||44.00%||61.10%||48.80%
| Washington||55.91%
|-
|-
| Washington||58.10%||64.80%||41.20%||64.80%||53.20%||66.60%||47.30%||67.50%||29.00%
| West Virginia||35.66%
|-
|-
| West Virginia||41.70%||50.10%||31.20%||46.30%||36.80%||49.90%||32.80%||55.10%||41.80%
| Wisconsin||60.10%
|-
|-
| Wisconsin||61.60%||69.40%||56.60%||72.90%||52.00%||72.40%||53.20%||75.30%||31.20%
| Wyoming||45.70%
|-
|-
| Wyoming||48.20%||59.70%||39.00%||58.60%||45.50%||62.80%||51.10%||66.30%||45.40%
| United States||46.76%
|-class="sortbottom"
|- footer
| '''United States''' || '''49.70%''' ||'''59.30%''' || '''36.0%''' || '''58.00%''' || '''41.0%''' || '''61.6%''' || '''40.40%''' || '''60.70%''' || '''50.10%'''
| align="left" colspan="3"| <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [https://www.electproject.org/2022g ''United States Elections Project'', "2022 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed January 10, 2023]</small>
|-class="sortbottom"
</datatable>
| align="left" colspan="10" style="line-height:125%;" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/voter-turnout-data ''United States Elections Project'', "Voter Turnout," accessed February 25, 2019]</small>
<br>
|}


==Voter turnout rates by year==
===2020===
See the tables below for information on voter turnout rates by state and by year. For tables whose contents are hidden, click "[show]" on the righthand side of the table header.
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2024"
collapsed="yes"
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
| Alabama||66.77%||66.21%
|-
| Alaska||68.76%||68.41%
|-
| Arizona||65.92%||65.27%
|-
| Arkansas||56.07%||55.86%
|-
| California||68.50%||67.41%
|-
| Colorado||76.41%||75.51%
|-
| Connecticut||71.49%||70.07%
|-
| Delaware||70.68%||70.00%
|-
| District of Columbia||64.08%||63.69%
|-
| Florida||71.66%||71.17%
|-
| Georgia||68.03%||67.72%
|-
| Hawaii||57.52%||57.00%
|-
| Idaho||67.96%||67.15%
|-
| Illinois||67.02%||66.84%
|-
| Indiana||61.37%||60.66%
|-
| Iowa||73.25%||72.85%
|-
| Kansas||65.86%||65.79%
|-
| Kentucky||64.94%||64.51%
|-
| Louisiana||64.30%||63.67%
|-
| Maine||76.32%||75.51%
|-
| Maryland||71.10%||70.41%
|-
| Massachusetts||72.11%||71.58%
|-
| Michigan||73.90%||73.37%
|-
| Minnesota||79.96%||79.57%
|-
| Mississippi||60.17%||59.67%
|-
| Missouri||65.74%||65.74%
|-
| Montana||73.10%||72.33%
|-
| Nebraska||69.89%||69.13%
|-
| Nevada||65.36%||65.25%
|-
| New Hampshire||75.46%||74.58%
|-
| New Jersey||75.27%||73.87%
|-
| New Mexico||61.25%||60.97%
|-
| New York||63.57%||63.03%
|-
| North Carolina||71.48%||71.20%
|-
| North Dakota||64.45%||64.02%
|-
| Ohio||67.43%||66.85%
|-
| Oklahoma||54.99%||54.84%
|-
| Oregon||75.52%||74.28%
|-
| Pennsylvania||71.14%||70.69%
|-
| Rhode Island||65.34%||64.75%
|-
| South Carolina||64.51%||64.01%
|-
| South Dakota||65.97%||65.21%
|-
| Tennessee||59.81%||59.59%
|-
| Texas||60.42%||60.24%
|-
| Utah||69.17%||67.91%
|-
| Vermont||74.21%||73.50%
|-
| Virginia||73.00%||71.99%
|-
| Washington||75.71%||75.17%
|-
| West Virginia||57.58%||57.00%
|-
| Wisconsin||75.77%||75.50%
|-
| Wyoming||64.56%||64.16%
|-
| '''United States''' || '''66.77%''' || '''66.21%'''
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2020g ''United States Elections Project'', "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 23, 2022]</small>
</datatable>
<br>


===2018===
===2018===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2018"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2018
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||47.30%||47.20%
| Alabama||47.30%||47.20%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||48.70%||48.20%
| Wyoming||48.70%||48.20%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''50.30%''' || '''49.70%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''50.30%''' || '''49.70%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2018g ''United States Elections Project'', "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 25, 2019]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2018g ''United States Elections Project'', "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 25, 2019]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2016===
===2016===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2016"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2016
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||59.30%||59.00%
| Alabama||59.30%||59.00%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||60.40%||59.70%
| Wyoming||60.40%||59.70%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''60.20%''' || '''59.30%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''60.20%''' || '''59.30%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|-footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2016g ''United States Elections Project'', "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2016g ''United States Elections Project'', "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2014===
===2014===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2014"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2014
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||33.2%||32.9%
| Alabama||33.2%||32.9%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||39.7%||39.0%
| Wyoming||39.7%||39.0%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''36.7%''' || '''36.0%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''36.7%''' || '''36.0%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|-footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2014g ''United States Elections Project'', "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2014g ''United States Elections Project'', "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2012===
===2012===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2012"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2012
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||N/A||58.60%
| Alabama||N/A||58.60%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||59.00%||58.60%
| Wyoming||59.00%||58.60%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''58.60%''' || '''58.00%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''58.60%''' || '''58.00%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|-footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2012g ''United States Elections Project'', "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2012g ''United States Elections Project'', "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2010===
===2010===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2010"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2010
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||43.3%||43.0%
| Alabama||43.3%||43.0%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||46.0%||45.5%
| Wyoming||46.0%||45.5%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''41.8%''' || '''41.0%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''41.8%''' || '''41.0%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2010g ''United States Elections Project'', "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3"| <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2010g ''United States Elections Project'', "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2008===
===2008===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2008"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2008
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||61.0%||60.8%
| Alabama||61.0%||60.8%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||63.1%||62.8%
| Wyoming||63.1%||62.8%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''62.2%''' || '''61.6%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''62.2%''' || '''61.6%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2008g ''United States Elections Project'', "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3" | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2008g ''United States Elections Project'', "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


===2006===
===2006===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:100%; margin:auto;"
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2006"
! colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color:#bd1d27; color: white;" | Voter turnout in the United States, 2006
collapsed="yes"
|-
class="striped bp-turquoise-full">
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
! align="center"| State !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast !! align="center"|Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast  
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
|-
|-
| Alabama||N/A||37.50%
| Alabama||N/A||37.50%
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|-
|-
| Wyoming||51.80%||51.10%
| Wyoming||51.80%||51.10%
|-class="sortbottom"
|-
| '''United States''' || '''41.30%''' || '''40.40%'''  
| '''United States''' || '''41.30%''' || '''40.40%'''  
|-class="sortbottom"
|- footer
| align="left" colspan="3" style="line-height:125%;"  | <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2006g ''United States Elections Project'', "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
| align="left" colspan="3"| <small>'''N/A''': Information was unavailable for this state in this year.<br>'''Source:''' [http://www.electproject.org/2006g ''United States Elections Project'', "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017]</small>
|}
</datatable>
<br>


==Historical news coverage and studies==
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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 the total number of ballots cast in a jurisdiction divided by the total number of eligible voters in that jurisdiction.

Overview

The table below presents national voter turnout rates for each federal election year from 2002 to 2024.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
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%

Voter turnout rates by state, 2002-2024


Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (total ballots cast expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)
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



Voter turnout rates by year

See the tables below for information on voter turnout rates by state and by year. For tables whose contents are hidden, click "[show]" on the righthand side of the table header.

2024

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
Alabama 58.80%
Alaska 63.69%
Arizona 63.60%
Arkansas 53.48%
California 62.09%
Colorado 73.12%
Connecticut 67.08%
Delaware 67.02%
District of Columbia 63.57%
Florida 66.71%
Georgia 68.26%
Hawaii 50.27%
Idaho 63.44%
Illinois 62.63%
Indiana 58.64%
Iowa 70.78%
Kansas 63.18%
Kentucky 62.06%
Louisiana 60.77%
Maine 74.24%
Maryland 69.30%
Massachusetts 68.03%
Michigan 74.64%
Minnesota 76.35%
Mississippi 57.45%
Missouri 64.34%
Montana 68.20%
Nebraska 67.96%
Nevada 65.80%
New Hampshire 74.14%
New Jersey 67.03%
New Mexico 59.57%
New York 57.87%
North Carolina 70.32%
North Dakota 63.10%
Ohio 65.39%
Oklahoma 53.28%
Oregon 70.71%
Pennsylvania 71.43%
Rhode Island 63.47%
South Carolina 62.14%
South Dakota 64.00%
Tennessee 57.61%
Texas 56.57%
Utah 64.15%
Vermont 70.89%
Virginia 71.01%
Washington 70.17%
West Virginia 55.46%
Wisconsin 76.93%
Wyoming 61.28%
United States 63.88%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed January 13, 2025


2022

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
Alabama 37.74%
Alaska 50.78%
Arizona 49.44%
Arkansas 41.95%
California 43.43%
Colorado 58.45%
Connecticut 48.88%
Delaware 43.19%
District of Columbia 43.58%
Florida 49.35%
Georgia 52.59%
Hawaii 41.06%
Idaho 42.25%
Illinois 46.42%
Indiana 50.16%
Iowa 52.26%
Kansas 47.94%
Kentucky 44.20%
Louisiana 42.22%
Maine 61.46%
Maryland 46.16%
Massachusetts 49.42%
Michigan 59.31%
Minnesota 61.01%
Mississippi 32.89%
Missouri 44.86%
Montana 53.61%
Nebraska 48.72%
Nevada 46.27%
New Hampshire 56.31%
New Jersey 41.46%
New Mexico 46.65%
New York 42.20%
North Carolina 48.14%
North Dakota 42.92%
Ohio 47.41%
Oklahoma 40.11%
Oregon 61.51%
Pennsylvania 54.68%
Rhode Island 43.87%
South Carolina 54.24%
South Dakota 54.24%
Tennessee 31.34%
Texas 42.50%
Utah 46.93%
Vermont 55.88%
Virginia 48.07%
Washington 55.91%
West Virginia 35.66%
Wisconsin 60.10%
Wyoming 45.70%
United States 46.76%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2022 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed January 10, 2023


2020

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 66.77% 66.21%
Alaska 68.76% 68.41%
Arizona 65.92% 65.27%
Arkansas 56.07% 55.86%
California 68.50% 67.41%
Colorado 76.41% 75.51%
Connecticut 71.49% 70.07%
Delaware 70.68% 70.00%
District of Columbia 64.08% 63.69%
Florida 71.66% 71.17%
Georgia 68.03% 67.72%
Hawaii 57.52% 57.00%
Idaho 67.96% 67.15%
Illinois 67.02% 66.84%
Indiana 61.37% 60.66%
Iowa 73.25% 72.85%
Kansas 65.86% 65.79%
Kentucky 64.94% 64.51%
Louisiana 64.30% 63.67%
Maine 76.32% 75.51%
Maryland 71.10% 70.41%
Massachusetts 72.11% 71.58%
Michigan 73.90% 73.37%
Minnesota 79.96% 79.57%
Mississippi 60.17% 59.67%
Missouri 65.74% 65.74%
Montana 73.10% 72.33%
Nebraska 69.89% 69.13%
Nevada 65.36% 65.25%
New Hampshire 75.46% 74.58%
New Jersey 75.27% 73.87%
New Mexico 61.25% 60.97%
New York 63.57% 63.03%
North Carolina 71.48% 71.20%
North Dakota 64.45% 64.02%
Ohio 67.43% 66.85%
Oklahoma 54.99% 54.84%
Oregon 75.52% 74.28%
Pennsylvania 71.14% 70.69%
Rhode Island 65.34% 64.75%
South Carolina 64.51% 64.01%
South Dakota 65.97% 65.21%
Tennessee 59.81% 59.59%
Texas 60.42% 60.24%
Utah 69.17% 67.91%
Vermont 74.21% 73.50%
Virginia 73.00% 71.99%
Washington 75.71% 75.17%
West Virginia 57.58% 57.00%
Wisconsin 75.77% 75.50%
Wyoming 64.56% 64.16%
United States 66.77% 66.21%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 23, 2022


2018

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 47.30% 47.20%
Alaska 54.60% 54.30%
Arizona 49.10% 48.60%
Arkansas 41.40% 41.00%
California 49.60% 48.60%
Colorado 63.00% 61.50%
Connecticut 54.40% 53.80%
Delaware 51.40% 51.00%
District of Columbia 43.70% 42.50%
Florida 54.90% 54.30%
Georgia 55.00% 54.90%
Hawaii 39.30% 38.50%
Idaho 50.00% 49.40%
Illinois 51.40% 50.70%
Indiana 46.90% 46.40%
Iowa 57.70% 57.40%
Kansas 51.20% 50.90%
Kentucky 48.60% 47.30%
Louisiana 44.80% 43.00%
Maine 60.20% 59.10%
Maryland 54.20% 53.50%
Massachusetts 54.60% 53.70%
Michigan 57.80% 56.60%
Minnesota 64.20% 63.90%
Mississippi 42.70% 42.50%
Missouri 53.40% 53.40%
Montana 62.00% 61.40%
Nebraska 51.80% 51.20%
Nevada 47.50% 47.40%
New Hampshire 54.60% 54.00%
New Jersey 53.10% 51.80%
New Mexico 47.30% 47.00%
New York 45.20% 44.30%
North Carolina 49.60% 48.70%
North Dakota 58.60% 57.80%
Ohio 50.90% 50.10%
Oklahoma 42.50% 42.40%
Oregon 61.50% 60.00%
Pennsylvania 51.40% 51.40%
Rhode Island 48.10% 47.50%
South Carolina 45.20% 44.70%
South Dakota 53.30% 53.00%
Tennessee 45.10% 44.60%
Texas 46.30% 46.30%
Utah 52.00% 52.10%
Vermont 55.90% 55.10%
Virginia 54.80% 54.60%
Washington 58.90% 58.10%
West Virginia 42.50% 41.70%
Wisconsin 61.70% 61.60%
Wyoming 48.70% 48.20%
United States 50.30% 49.70%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed February 25, 2019


2016

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 59.30% 59.00%
Alaska 61.80% 61.30%
Arizona 56.20% 55.00%
Arkansas 53.10% 52.80%
California 58.40% 56.70%
Colorado 72.10% 70.10%
Connecticut 65.40% 64.20%
Delaware 64.60% 64.40%
District of Columbia 61.10% 60.90%
Florida 65.70% 64.60%
Georgia 59.90% 59.20%
Hawaii 43.00% 42.20%
Idaho 60.90% 59.10%
Illinois 63.40% 61.90%
Indiana 57.90% 56.40%
Iowa 69.00% 68.40%
Kansas 59.70% 57.70%
Kentucky 59.70% 58.70%
Louisiana 60.60% 60.00%
Maine 72.80% 70.50%
Maryland 67.20% 66.60%
Massachusetts 68.30% 67.20%
Michigan 65.70% 64.70%
Minnesota 74.80% 74.20%
Mississippi N/A 55.60%
Missouri 62.30% 62.30%
Montana 64.30% 61.80%
Nebraska 63.80% 62.50%
Nevada 57.30% 57.30%
New Hampshire 72.50% 71.40%
New Jersey 65.50% 64.10%
New Mexico 55.20% 54.80%
New York 57.30% 56.80%
North Carolina 65.20% 64.80%
North Dakota 61.90% 60.90%
Ohio 64.20% 62.90%
Oklahoma N/A 52.40%
Oregon 68.30% 66.40%
Pennsylvania N/A 63.60%
Rhode Island 59.70% 59.00%
South Carolina 57.30% 56.70%
South Dakota 59.90% 58.50%
Tennessee N/A 51.20%
Texas 51.60% 51.60%
Utah 57.70% 56.70%
Vermont 64.80% 63.70%
Virginia N/A 66.10%
Washington 65.70% 64.80%
West Virginia N/A 50.10%
Wisconsin N/A 69.40%
Wyoming 60.40% 59.70%
United States 60.20% 59.30%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


2014

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 33.2% 32.9%
Alaska 54.8% 54.2%
Arizona 34.1% 33.4%
Arkansas 40.3% 40.1%
California 30.7% 29.9%
Colorado 54.7% 53.7%
Connecticut 42.5% 42.3%
Delaware 34.9% 34.3%
District of Columbia 35.7% 35.3%
Florida 43.3% 42.8%
Georgia 38.6% 38.2%
Hawaii 36.5% 36.2%
Idaho 39.8% 39.3%
Illinois 40.8% 40.2%
Indiana 28.7% 27.8%
Iowa 50.3% 49.8%
Kansas 43.3% 42.5%
Kentucky 44.9% 44.2%
Louisiana 44.9% 43.9%
Maine 58.7% 58.1%
Maryland 42.0% 41.7%
Massachusetts 44.7% 44.1%
Michigan 43.2% 42.7%
Minnesota 50.6% 50.4%
Mississippi N/A 29.0%
Missouri 33.6% 31.7%
Montana 47.5% 46.9%
Nebraska 41.4% 40.5%
Nevada 29.6% 29.3%
New Hampshire 48.3% 47.6%
New Jersey 32.5% 31.1%
New Mexico N/A 35.4%
New York 29.0% 28.2%
North Carolina 41.2% 40.8%
North Dakota 45.0% 43.8%
Ohio 36.2% 35.1%
Oklahoma 30.0% 29.9%
Oregon 53.4% 50.9%
Pennsylvania 36.5% 36.1%
Rhode Island 42.4% 41.7%
South Carolina 35.2% 34.8%
South Dakota 44.7% 44.3%
Tennessee 29.8% 28.6%
Texas N/A 28.3%
Utah 30.3% 29.7%
Vermont 40.8% 38.9%
Virginia 36.8% 36.6%
Washington 43.1% 41.2%
West Virginia 32.0% 31.2%
Wisconsin 56.9% 56.6%
Wyoming 39.7% 39.0%
United States 36.7% 36.0%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


2012

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama N/A 58.60%
Alaska 58.90% 58.70%
Arizona 53.00% 52.60%
Arkansas 51.10% 50.70%
California 55.70% 55.10%
Colorado 70.60% 69.90%
Connecticut 61.40% 61.30%
Delaware N/A 62.30%
District of Columbia 61.60% 61.50%
Florida 63.30% 62.80%
Georgia 59.30% 59.00%
Hawaii 44.50% 44.20%
Idaho 61.00% 59.80%
Illinois 59.30% 58.90%
Indiana 56.00% 55.20%
Iowa 70.60% 70.30%
Kansas 58.20% 56.90%
Kentucky 56.20% 55.70%
Louisiana 60.80% 60.20%
Maine 69.30% 68.20%
Maryland 67.30% 66.60%
Massachusetts 66.20% 65.90%
Michigan 65.40% 64.70%
Minnesota 76.40% 76.00%
Mississippi N/A 59.30%
Missouri N/A 62.20%
Montana 63.50% 62.50%
Nebraska 61.10% 60.30%
Nevada 56.50% 56.40%
New Hampshire 70.90% 70.20%
New Jersey 62.20% 61.50%
New Mexico 54.80% 54.60%
New York 53.50% 53.10%
North Carolina 65.40% 64.80%
North Dakota 60.40% 59.80%
Ohio 65.10% 64.50%
Oklahoma N/A 49.20%
Oregon 64.20% 63.10%
Pennsylvania N/A 59.50%
Rhode Island N/A 58.00%
South Carolina 56.80% 56.30%
South Dakota 60.10% 59.30%
Tennessee 52.30% 51.90%
Texas N/A 49.60%
Utah 56.10% 55.50%
Vermont 61.20% 60.70%
Virginia 66.60% 66.10%
Washington 65.80% 64.80%
West Virginia N/A 46.30%
Wisconsin 65.80% 72.90%
Wyoming 59.00% 58.60%
United States 58.60% 58.00%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


2010

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 43.3% 43.0%
Alaska 52.9% 51.9%
Arizona 41.6% 41.0%
Arkansas 37.9% 37.5%
California 45.9% 44.0%
Colorado 51.7% 50.6%
Connecticut 45.9% 45.9%
Delaware 49.0% 47.5%
District of Columbia 29.6% 28.9%
Florida 42.2% 41.7%
Georgia 40.6% 39.8%
Hawaii 40.3% 39.9%
Idaho 42.9% 42.3%
Illinois 43.1% 42.4%
Indiana 38.1% 37.1%
Iowa 50.7% 49.9%
Kansas 42.6% 41.7%
Kentucky 44.3% 42.4%
Louisiana 40.0% 38.9%
Maine 55.9% 55.2%
Maryland 46.7% 46.4%
Massachusetts 49.4% 48.9%
Michigan 45.1% 44.5%
Minnesota 55.8% 55.4%
Mississippi N/A 37.0%
Missouri 45.7% 44.5%
Montana 48.4% 47.5%
Nebraska 38.7% 37.5%
Nevada 41.4% 41.3%
New Hampshire 46.1% 45.7%
New Jersey 37.7% 36.4%
New Mexico 44.7% 42.8%
New York 36.3% 35.5%
North Carolina 39.8% 39.2%
North Dakota 46.6% 46.2%
Ohio 46.2% 44.9%
Oklahoma 39.1% 38.8%
Oregon 53.9% 52.7%
Pennsylvania 42.4% 41.7%
Rhode Island 45.4% 44.8%
South Carolina 40.3% 39.7%
South Dakota 53.9% 52.9%
Tennessee 35.1% 34.6%
Texas 32.7% 32.1%
Utah 36.8% 36.3%
Vermont 49.8% 49.4%
Virginia 39.1% 38.7%
Washington 54.3% 53.2%
West Virginia 37.2% 36.8%
Wisconsin 52.4% 52.0%
Wyoming 46.0% 45.5%
United States 41.8% 41.0%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


2008

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama 61.0% 60.8%
Alaska 68.3% 68.0%
Arizona 57.4% 56.7%
Arkansas 52.9% 52.5%
California 61.7% 60.9%
Colorado 71.6% 71.0%
Connecticut N/A 66.6%
Delaware 65.8% 65.6%
District of Columbia 61.7% 61.5%
Florida 66.6% 66.1%
Georgia 62.7% 62.5%
Hawaii 49.0% 48.8%
Idaho 64.8% 63.6%
Illinois 64.3% 63.6%
Indiana 60.3% 59.1%
Iowa 69.7% 69.4%
Kansas 63.5% 62.0%
Kentucky 59.0% 57.9%
Louisiana 61.8% 61.2%
Maine 71.8% 70.6%
Maryland 67.8% 67.0%
Massachusetts 67.3% 66.8%
Michigan 69.7% 69.2%
Minnesota 78.1% 77.8%
Mississippi N/A 61.0%
Missouri 68.2% 67.6%
Montana 67.1% 66.3%
Nebraska 63.7% 62.9%
Nevada 57.2% 57.0%
New Hampshire 72.5% 71.7%
New Jersey 67.7% 67.0%
New Mexico 61.2% 60.9%
New York 59.6% 59.0%
North Carolina 66.1% 65.5%
North Dakota 63.6% 62.7%
Ohio 67.8% 66.9%
Oklahoma 56.3% 55.8%
Oregon 68.3% 67.7%
Pennsylvania 64.2% 63.6%
Rhode Island 62.3% 61.8%
South Carolina 58.2% 58.0%
South Dakota 65.6% 64.7%
Tennessee 57.4% 57.0%
Texas N/A 54.1%
Utah 57.1% 56.0%
Vermont 67.7% 67.3%
Virginia 67.6% 67.0%
Washington 67.3% 66.6%
West Virginia 51.2% 49.9%
Wisconsin 72.7% 72.4%
Wyoming 63.1% 62.8%
United States 62.2% 61.6%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


2006

State Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast Turnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama N/A 37.50%
Alaska 51.20% 51.00%
Arizona 39.60% 38.90%
Arkansas 38.90% 38.70%
California 41.20% 40.20%
Colorado 48.10% 47.30%
Connecticut 47.70% 46.60%
Delaware 42.90% 42.30%
District of Columbia 28.70% 28.30%
Florida 40.10% 39.60%
Georgia 35.10% 34.70%
Hawaii 38.40% 37.90%
Idaho 46.20% 45.40%
Illinois 41.40% 40.20%
Indiana 37.70% 36.60%
Iowa 49.20% 48.10%
Kansas 44.30% 43.60%
Kentucky 44.20% 40.40%
Louisiana 31.40% 29.70%
Maine N/A 54.20%
Maryland 47.20% 46.70%
Massachusetts 49.30% 48.80%
Michigan 52.80% 52.10%
Minnesota 60.50% 60.10%
Mississippi N/A 29.40%
Missouri 51.20% 50.00%
Montana 57.10% 56.40%
Nebraska 48.80% 47.60%
Nevada 37.10% 36.90%
New Hampshire 42.90% 41.40%
New Jersey 40.60% 39.50%
New Mexico 43.10% 42.50%
New York 36.50% 34.90%
North Carolina 32.50% 31.00%
North Dakota 45.40% 44.90%
Ohio 49.50% 47.50%
Oklahoma N/A 36.40%
Oregon 53.20% 52.50%
Pennsylvania N/A 44.10%
Rhode Island 52.10% 51.00%
South Carolina 35.40% 34.60%
South Dakota 58.80% 57.80%
Tennessee 42.10% 41.40%
Texas N/A 30.90%
Utah 35.00% 34.30%
Vermont 55.00% 54.90%
Virginia 44.50% 44.00%
Washington 47.30% 47.30%
West Virginia 33.80% 32.80%
Wisconsin 53.70% 53.20%
Wyoming 51.80% 51.10%
United States 41.30% 40.40%
N/A: Information was unavailable for this state in this year.
Source: United States Elections Project, "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ United States Election Project, "2022 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  2. ↑ United States Election Project, "2020 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  3. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2018 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  4. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2016 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  5. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
  6. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
  7. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
  8. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2008 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
  9. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2006 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed October 5, 2017
  10. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2004 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  11. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2002 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed April 24, 2023
  12. ↑ University of Florida Election Lab, "2024 General Election Turnout," accessed November 22, 2024
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