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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==
<section begin=history1/>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>


{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center; width:auto; margin:auto;"
<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%
|}
|-
<section end=history1/>
| 2004||60.7%
The line graphs and tables below present more detailed information on voter turnout rates in the United States from 2002 to 2018.
|-
| 2002||40.5%
</datatable>
<section end=history1/><!--Old table with both datapoints for preservation purposes in case we can update in the future. - Joel


===Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast, 2002-2018===
<datatable caption="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2024 (expressed as a percentage of eligible voters)">
<center><html><iframe title="Chart: Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2018" aria-describedby="This line graph depicts nationwide voter turnout rates from 2002 to 2018. The rate utilized in this graph is an expression of total ballots cast for the highest office divided by the total number of eligible voters." id="datawrapper-chart-3totk" src="//datawrapper.dwcdn.net/3totk/4/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;" height="600"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+t);e&&(e.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px")}})}();</script></html></center>
! Year !! Total ballots cast !! Total ballots cast for highest office
=
|-
| 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===
<center><html><iframe title="Voter turnout rates in the United States, 2002-2022" aria-label="Interactive line chart" id="datawrapper-chart-63Rqw" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/63Rqw/10/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="600" data-external="1"></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"}}}))}();
</script></html></center>
<section begin=history2/>
<section begin=history2/>
{| 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)
<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
|-
|-
! style="background-color:#444; color: white;" | State
| Alabama||58.8%||37.3%||61.8%||47.0%||59.1%||33.2%||N/A||43.3%||61.0%||N/A||57.4%||NA
! 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||47.30%||59.30%||33.20%||N/A||43.30%||61.00%||N/A||57.40%||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%
|-
|-
| Alaska||54.60%||61.80%||54.80%||58.90%||52.90%||68.30%||51.20%||69.60%||54.50%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Arizona||49.10%||56.20%||34.10%||53.00%||41.60%||57.40%||39.60%||54.80%||36.70%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Arkansas||41.40%||53.10%||40.30%||51.10%||37.90%||52.90%||38.90%||54.40%||41.70%
| 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%
|-
|-
| California||49.60%||58.40%||30.70%||55.70%||45.90%||61.70%||41.20%||59.60%||37.30%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Colorado||63.00%||72.10%||54.70%||70.60%||51.70%||71.60%||48.10%||67.30%||46.60%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Connecticut||54.40%||65.40%||42.50%||61.40%||45.90%||N/A||47.70%||66.20%||45.10%
| Delaware||67.0%||42.8%||70.1%||51.2%||64.4%||34.9%||N/A||49.0%||65.8%||42.9%||64.5%||NA
|-
|-
| Delaware||51.40%||64.60%||34.90%||N/A||49.00%||65.80%||42.90%||64.50%||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
|-
|-
| District of Columbia||43.70%||61.10%||35.70%||61.60%||29.60%||61.70%||28.70%||54.90%||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%
|-
|-
| Florida||54.90%||65.70%||43.30%||63.30%||42.20%||66.60%||40.10%||64.70%||45.90%
| Georgia||68.3%||51.9%||68.2%||54.1%||59.8%||38.6%||59.3%||40.6%||62.7%||35.1%||56.4%||NA
|-
|-
| Georgia||55.00%||59.90%||38.60%||59.30%||40.60%||62.70%||35.10%||56.40%||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%
|-
|-
| Hawaii||39.30%||43.00%||36.50%||44.50%||40.30%||49.00%||38.40%||48.50%||44.20%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Idaho||50.00%||60.90%||39.80%||61.00%||42.90%||64.80%||46.20%||64.80%||45.20%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Illinois||51.40%||63.40%||40.80%||59.30%||43.10%||64.30%||41.40%||62.40%||42.80%
| Indiana||58.6%||37.2%||61.5%||46.5%||57.9%||28.7%||56.0%||38.1%||60.3%||37.7%||55.8%||NA
|-
|-
| Indiana||46.90%||57.90%||28.70%||56.00%||38.10%||60.30%||37.70%||55.80%||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%
|-
|-
| Iowa||57.70%||69.00%||50.30%||70.60%||50.70%||69.70%||49.20%||70.60%||48.70%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Kansas||51.20%||59.70%||43.30%||58.20%||42.60%||63.50%||44.30%||62.90%||44.90%
| Kentucky||62.1%||44.8%||64.8%||48.7%||59.6%||44.9%||56.2%||44.3%||59.0%||44.2%||59.4%||NA
|-
|-
| Kentucky||48.60%||59.70%||44.90%||56.20%||44.30%||59.00%||44.20%||59.40%||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%
|-
|-
| Louisiana||44.80%||60.60%||44.90%||60.80%||40.00%||61.80%||31.40%||61.50%||40.10%
| Maine||74.2%||60.8%||75.8%||59.9%||72.9%||58.7%||69.3%||55.9%||71.8%||N/A||74.9%||NA
|-
|-
| Maine||60.20%||72.80%||58.70%||69.30%||55.90%||71.80%||N/A||74.90%||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%
|-
|-
| Maryland||54.20%||67.20%||42.00%||67.30%||46.70%||67.80%||47.20%||63.10%||46.80%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Massachusetts||54.60%||68.30%||44.70%||66.20%||49.40%||67.30%||49.30%||64.60%||49.80%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Michigan||57.80%||65.70%||43.20%||65.40%||45.10%||69.70%||52.80%||67.10%||45.00%
| Minnesota||76.4%||60.4%||79.8%||64.2%||74.7%||50.6%||76.4%||55.8%||78.1%||60.5%||78.8%||NA
|-
|-
| Minnesota||64.20%||74.80%||50.60%||76.40%||55.80%||78.10%||60.50%||78.80%||NA
| Mississippi||57.5%||32.5%||60.4%||43.8%||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||NA||NA
|-
|-
| Mississippi||42.70%||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
|-
|-
| Missouri||53.40%||62.30%||33.60%||N/A||45.70%||68.20%||51.20%||66.10%||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%
|-
|-
| Montana||62.00%||64.30%||47.50%||63.50%||48.40%||67.10%||57.10%||65.20%||49.70%
| Nebraska||68.0%||48.4%||69.5%||51.5%||64.0%||41.4%||61.1%||38.7%||63.7%||48.8%||64.1%||NA
|-
|-
| Nebraska||51.80%||63.80%||41.40%||61.10%||38.70%||63.70%||48.80%||64.10%||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%
|-
|-
| Nevada||47.50%||57.30%||29.60%||56.50%||41.40%||57.20%||37.10%||55.40%||36.80%
| 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 Hampshire||54.60%||72.50%||48.30%||70.90%||46.10%||72.50%||42.90%||71.50%||48.70%
| 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 Jersey||53.10%||65.50%||32.50%||62.20%||37.70%||67.70%||40.60%||64.20%||38.90%
| 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 Mexico||47.30%||55.20%||N/A||54.80%||44.70%||61.20%||43.10%||60.40%||40.00%
| 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%
|-
|-
| New York||45.20%||57.30%||29.00%||53.50%||36.30%||59.60%||36.50%||58.50%||37.00%
| 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 Carolina||49.60%||65.20%||41.20%||65.40%||39.80%||66.10%||32.50%||58.70%||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%
|-
|-
| North Dakota||58.60%||61.90%||45.00%||60.40%||46.60%||63.60%||45.40%||65.50%||49.80%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Ohio||50.90%||64.20%||36.20%||65.10%||46.20%||67.80%||49.50%||67.90%||40.30%
| Oklahoma||53.3%||39.6%||55.3%||42.1%||N/A||30.0%||N/A||39.1%||56.3%||N/A||NA||NA
|-
|-
| Oklahoma||42.50%||N/A||30.00%||N/A||39.10%||56.30%||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%
|-
|-
| Oregon||61.50%||68.30%||53.40%||64.20%||53.90%||68.30%||53.20%||72.60%||51.80%
| Pennsylvania||71.4%||54.4%||70.1%||51.7%||N/A||36.5%||N/A||42.4%||64.2%||N/A||NA||NA
|-
|-
| Pennsylvania||51.40%||N/A||36.50%||N/A||42.40%||64.20%||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%
|-
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| Rhode Island||48.10%||59.70%||42.40%||N/A||45.40%||62.30%||52.10%||58.90%||45.40%
| 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
|-
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| South Carolina||45.20%||57.30%||35.20%||56.80%||40.30%||58.20%||35.40%||53.20%||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%
|-
|-
| South Dakota||53.30%||59.90%||44.70%||60.10%||53.90%||65.60%||58.80%||69.40%||61.20%
| Tennessee||57.6%||33.3%||59.7%||44.7%||51.8%||29.8%||52.3%||35.1%||57.4%||42.1%||56.8%||NA
|-
|-
| Tennessee||45.10%||N/A||29.80%||52.30%||35.10%||57.40%||42.10%||56.80%||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%
|-
|-
| Texas||46.30%||51.60%||N/A||N/A||32.70%||N/A||N/A||NA||34.50%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Utah||52.00%||57.70%||30.30%||56.10%||36.80%||57.10%||35.00%||59.80%||37.80%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Vermont||55.90%||64.80%||40.80%||61.20%||49.80%||67.70%||55.00%||66.70%||49.40%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Virginia||54.80%||N/A||36.80%||66.60%||39.10%||67.60%||44.50%||61.10%||32.30%
| 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%
|-
|-
| Washington||58.90%||65.70%||43.10%||65.80%||54.30%||67.30%||47.30%||67.50%||43.50%
| 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%
|-
|-
| West Virginia||42.50%||N/A||32.00%||N/A||37.20%||51.20%||33.80%||55.10%||31.50%
| Wisconsin||76.9%||59.8%||75.3%||61.4%||N/A||56.9%||65.8%||52.4%||72.7%||53.7%||75.3%||NA
|-
|-
| Wisconsin||61.70%||N/A||56.90%||65.80%||52.40%||72.70%||53.70%||75.30%||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%
|-
|-
| Wyoming||48.70%||60.40%||39.70%||59.00%||46.00%||63.10%||51.80%||66.30%||50.80%
| '''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%
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| '''United States''' || '''50.33%''' ||'''60.20%''' || '''36.70%''' || '''58.60%''' || '''41.8%''' || '''62.2%''' || '''41.30%''' || '''60.70%''' || '''40.50%'''
| 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>
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| 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>
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===Voter turnout in terms of total ballots cast for highest office, 2002-2018===
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{| 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 for highest office 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||47.20%||59.00%||32.90%||58.60%||43.00%||60.80%||37.50%||57.40%||39.50%
| Alabama||63.08%||47.20%||59.00%||32.90%||58.60%||43.00%||60.80%||37.50%||57.40%||39.50%
|-
|-
| Alaska||54.30%||61.30%||54.20%||58.70%||51.90%||68.00%||51.00%||69.60%||41.50%
| Alaska||68.41%||54.30%||61.30%||54.20%||58.70%||51.90%||68.00%||51.00%||69.60%||41.50%
|-
|-
| Arizona||48.60%||55.00%||33.40%||52.60%||41.00%||56.70%||38.90%||54.80%||54.20%
| Arizona||65.27%||48.60%||55.00%||33.40%||52.60%||41.00%||56.70%||38.90%||54.80%||54.20%
|-
|-
| Arkansas||41.40%||52.80%||40.10%||50.70%||37.50%||52.50%||38.70%||54.40%||35.90%
| Arkansas||55.86%||41.40%||52.80%||40.10%||50.70%||37.50%||52.50%||38.70%||54.40%||35.90%
|-
|-
| California||48.60%||56.70%||29.90%||55.10%||44.00%||60.90%||40.20%||59.60%||41.30%
| California||67.41%||48.60%||56.70%||29.90%||55.10%||44.00%||60.90%||40.20%||59.60%||41.30%
|-
|-
| Colorado||63.00%||70.10%||53.70%||69.90%||50.60%||71.00%||47.30%||67.30%||36.10%
| Colorado||75.51%||63.00%||70.10%||53.70%||69.90%||50.60%||71.00%||47.30%||67.30%||36.10%
|-
|-
| Connecticut||54.40%||64.20%||42.30%||61.30%||45.90%||66.60%||46.60%||66.20%||46.30%
| Connecticut||70.07%||54.40%||64.20%||42.30%||61.30%||45.90%||66.60%||46.60%||66.20%||46.30%
|-
|-
| Delaware||51.00%||64.40%||34.30%||62.30%||47.50%||65.60%||42.30%||64.50%||42.30%
| Delaware||70.00%||51.00%||64.40%||34.30%||62.30%||47.50%||65.60%||42.30%||64.50%||42.30%
|-
|-
| District of Columbia||42.50%||60.90%||35.30%||61.50%||28.90%||61.50%||28.30%||54.90%||41.10%
| District of Columbia||63.69%||42.50%||60.90%||35.30%||61.50%||28.90%||61.50%||28.30%||54.90%||41.10%
|-
|-
| Florida||53.30%||64.60%||42.80%||62.80%||41.70%||66.10%||39.60%||64.70%||30.10%
| Florida||71.17%||53.30%||64.60%||42.80%||62.80%||41.70%||66.10%||39.60%||64.70%||30.10%
|-
|-
| Georgia||54.90%||59.20%||38.20%||59.00%||39.80%||62.50%||34.70%||56.40%||45.60%
| Georgia||67.72%||54.90%||59.20%||38.20%||59.00%||39.80%||62.50%||34.70%||56.40%||45.60%
|-
|-
| Hawaii||38.50%||42.20%||36.20%||44.20%||39.90%||48.80%||37.90%||48.50%||35.40%
| Hawaii||57.00%||38.50%||42.20%||36.20%||44.20%||39.90%||48.80%||37.90%||48.50%||35.40%
|-
|-
| Idaho||49.40%||59.10%||39.30%||59.80%||42.30%||63.60%||45.40%||64.80%||43.80%
| Idaho||67.15%||49.40%||59.10%||39.30%||59.80%||42.30%||63.60%||45.40%||64.80%||43.80%
|-
|-
| Illinois||50.70%||61.90%||40.20%||58.90%||42.40%||63.60%||40.20%||62.40%||44.70%
| Illinois||66.84%||50.70%||61.90%||40.20%||58.90%||42.40%||63.60%||40.20%||62.40%||44.70%
|-
|-
| Indiana||46.40%||56.40%||27.80%||55.20%||37.10%||59.10%||36.60%||55.80%||41.40%
| Indiana||60.66%||46.40%||56.40%||27.80%||55.20%||37.10%||59.10%||36.60%||55.80%||41.40%
|-
|-
| Iowa||57.40%||68.40%||49.80%||70.30%||49.90%||69.40%||48.10%||70.60%||33.90%
| Iowa||72.85%||57.40%||68.40%||49.80%||70.30%||49.90%||69.40%||48.10%||70.60%||33.90%
|-
|-
| Kansas||50.90%||57.70%||42.50%||56.90%||41.70%||62.00%||43.60%||62.90%||47.90%
| Kansas||65.79%||50.90%||57.70%||42.50%||56.90%||41.70%||62.00%||43.60%||62.90%||47.90%
|-
|-
| Kentucky||47.30%||58.70%||44.20%||55.70%||42.40%||57.90%||40.40%||59.40%||44.00%
| Kentucky||64.51%||47.30%||58.70%||44.20%||55.70%||42.40%||57.90%||40.40%||59.40%||44.00%
|-
|-
| Louisiana||43.00%||60.00%||43.90%||60.20%||38.90%||61.20%||29.70%||61.50%||37.20%
| Louisiana||63.67%||43.00%||60.00%||43.90%||60.20%||38.90%||61.20%||29.70%||61.50%||37.20%
|-
|-
| Maine||59.10%||70.50%||58.10%||68.20%||55.20%||70.60%||54.20%||74.90%||39.40%
| Maine||75.51%||59.10%||70.50%||58.10%||68.20%||55.20%||70.60%||54.20%||74.90%||39.40%
|-
|-
| Maryland||53.50%||66.60%||41.70%||66.60%||46.40%||67.00%||46.70%||63.10%||50.80%
| Maryland||70.41%||53.50%||66.60%||41.70%||66.60%||46.40%||67.00%||46.70%||63.10%||50.80%
|-
|-
| Massachusetts||53.70%||67.20%||44.10%||65.90%||48.90%||66.80%||48.80%||64.60%||46.30%
| Massachusetts||71.58%||53.70%||67.20%||44.10%||65.90%||48.90%||66.80%||48.80%||64.60%||46.30%
|-
|-
| Michigan||56.60%||64.70%||42.70%||64.70%||44.50%||69.20%||52.10%||67.10%||49.20%
| Michigan||73.37%||56.60%||64.70%||42.70%||64.70%||44.50%||69.20%||52.10%||67.10%||49.20%
|-
|-
| Minnesota||63.90%||74.20%||50.40%||76.00%||55.40%||77.80%||60.10%||78.80%||44.50%
| Minnesota||79.57%||63.90%||74.20%||50.40%||76.00%||55.40%||77.80%||60.10%||78.80%||44.50%
|-
|-
| Mississippi||42.50%||55.60%||29.00%||59.30%||37.00%||61.00%||29.40%||N/A||64.10%
| 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%||31.70%||62.20%||44.50%||67.60%||50.00%||66.10%||30.10%
| Missouri||65.74%||53.40%||62.30%||31.70%||62.20%||44.50%||67.60%||50.00%||66.10%||30.10%
|-
|-
| Montana||64.10%||61.80%||46.90%||62.50%||47.50%||66.30%||56.40%||65.20%||45.60%
| Montana||72.33%||64.10%||61.80%||46.90%||62.50%||47.50%||66.30%||56.40%||65.20%||45.60%
|-
|-
| Nebraska||51.20%||62.50%||40.50%||60.30%||37.50%||62.90%||47.60%||64.10%||48.40%
| Nebraska||69.13%||51.20%||62.50%||40.50%||60.30%||37.50%||62.90%||47.60%||64.10%||48.40%
|-
|-
| Nevada||47.40%||57.30%||29.30%||56.40%||41.30%||57.00%||36.90%||55.40%||39.90%
| Nevada||65.25%||47.40%||57.30%||29.30%||56.40%||41.30%||57.00%||36.90%||55.40%||39.90%
|-
|-
| New Hampshire||54.40%||71.40%||47.60%||70.20%||45.70%||71.70%||41.40%||71.50%||36.20%
| New Hampshire||74.58%||54.40%||71.40%||47.60%||70.20%||45.70%||71.70%||41.40%||71.50%||36.20%
|-
|-
| New Jersey||51.80%||64.10%||31.10%||61.50%||36.40%||67.00%||39.50%||64.20%||48.10%
| New Jersey||73.87%||51.80%||64.10%||31.10%||61.50%||36.40%||67.00%||39.50%||64.20%||48.10%
|-
|-
| New Mexico||47.00%||54.80%||35.40%||54.60%||42.80%||60.90%||42.50%||60.40%||38.10%
| New Mexico||60.97%||47.00%||54.80%||35.40%||54.60%||42.80%||60.90%||42.50%||60.40%||38.10%
|-
|-
| New York||44.30%||56.80%||28.20%||53.10%||35.50%||59.00%||34.90%||58.50%||38.60%
| New York||63.03%||44.30%||56.80%||28.20%||53.10%||35.50%||59.00%||34.90%||58.50%||38.60%
|-
|-
| North Carolina||48.70%||64.80%||40.80%||64.80%||39.20%||65.50%||31.00%||58.70%||36.10%
| North Carolina||71.20%||48.70%||64.80%||40.80%||64.80%||39.20%||65.50%||31.00%||58.70%||36.10%
|-
|-
| North Dakota||57.80%||60.90%||43.80%||59.80%||46.20%||62.70%||44.90%||65.50%||39.70%
| North Dakota||64.02%||57.80%||60.90%||43.80%||59.80%||46.20%||62.70%||44.90%||65.50%||39.70%
|-
|-
| Ohio||50.10%||62.90%||35.10%||64.50%||44.90%||66.90%||47.50%||67.90%||48.50%
| Ohio||66.85%||50.10%||62.90%||35.10%||64.50%||44.90%||66.90%||47.50%||67.90%||48.50%
|-
|-
| Oklahoma||42.40%||52.40%||29.90%||49.20%||38.80%||55.80%||36.40%||N/A||38.80%
| Oklahoma||54.84%||42.40%||52.40%||29.90%||49.20%||38.80%||55.80%||36.40%||N/A||38.80%
|-
|-
| Oregon||60.00%||66.40%||50.90%||63.10%||52.70%||67.70%||52.50%||72.60%||41.20%
| Oregon||74.28%||60.00%||66.40%||50.90%||63.10%||52.70%||67.70%||52.50%||72.60%||41.20%
|-
|-
| Pennsylvania||51.40%||63.60%||36.10%||59.50%||41.70%||63.60%||44.10%||N/A||50.80%
| Pennsylvania||70.69%||51.40%||63.60%||36.10%||59.50%||41.70%||63.60%||44.10%||N/A||50.80%
|-
|-
| Rhode Island||47.50%||59.00%||41.70%||58.00%||44.80%||61.80%||51.00%||58.90%||38.80%
| Rhode Island||64.75%||47.50%||59.00%||41.70%||58.00%||44.80%||61.80%||51.00%||58.90%||38.80%
|-
|-
| South Carolina||44.70%||56.70%||34.80%||56.30%||39.70%||58.00%||34.60%||53.20%||44.70%
| South Carolina||64.01%||44.70%||56.70%||34.80%||56.30%||39.70%||58.00%||34.60%||53.20%||44.70%
|-
|-
| South Dakota||53.00%||58.50%||44.30%||59.30%||52.90%||64.70%||57.80%||69.40%||36.90%
| South Dakota||65.21%||53.00%||58.50%||44.30%||59.30%||52.90%||64.70%||57.80%||69.40%||36.90%
|-
|-
| Tennessee||44.60%||51.20%||28.60%||51.90%||34.60%||57.00%||41.40%||56.80%||60.70%
| 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%||28.30%||49.60%||32.10%||54.10%||30.90%||N/A||39.60%
| Texas||60.24%||46.30%||51.60%||28.30%||49.60%||32.10%||54.10%||30.90%||N/A||39.60%
|-
|-
| Utah||51.20%||56.70%||29.70%||55.50%||36.30%||56.00%||34.30%||59.80%||34.20%
| Utah||67.91%||51.20%||56.70%||29.70%||55.50%||36.30%||56.00%||34.30%||59.80%||34.20%
|-
|-
| Vermont||55.10%||63.70%||38.90%||60.70%||49.40%||67.30%||54.90%||66.70%||37.00%
| Vermont||73.50%||55.10%||63.70%||38.90%||60.70%||49.40%||67.30%||54.90%||66.70%||37.00%
|-
|-
| Virginia||54.60%||66.10%||36.60%||66.10%||38.70%||67.00%||44.00%||61.10%||48.80%
| Virginia||71.99%||54.60%||66.10%||36.60%||66.10%||38.70%||67.00%||44.00%||61.10%||48.80%
|-
|-
| Washington||58.10%||64.80%||41.20%||64.80%||53.20%||66.60%||47.30%||67.50%||29.00%
| Washington||75.17%||58.10%||64.80%||41.20%||64.80%||53.20%||66.60%||47.30%||67.50%||29.00%
|-
|-
| West Virginia||41.70%||50.10%||31.20%||46.30%||36.80%||49.90%||32.80%||55.10%||41.80%
| West Virginia||57.00%||41.70%||50.10%||31.20%||46.30%||36.80%||49.90%||32.80%||55.10%||41.80%
|-
|-
| Wisconsin||61.60%||69.40%||56.60%||72.90%||52.00%||72.40%||53.20%||75.30%||31.20%
| Wisconsin||75.50%||61.60%||69.40%||56.60%||72.90%||52.00%||72.40%||53.20%||75.30%||31.20%
|-
|-
| Wyoming||48.20%||59.70%||39.00%||58.60%||45.50%||62.80%||51.10%||66.30%||45.40%
| 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''' || '''49.70%''' ||'''59.30%''' || '''36.0%''' || '''58.00%''' || '''41.0%''' || '''61.6%''' || '''40.40%''' || '''60.70%''' || '''50.10%'''
| 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>
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| 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/>
<section end=history3/>


==Voter turnout rates by year==
==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.  
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===
<datatable caption="Voter turnout in the United States, 2024"
collapsed="yes"
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! 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
|-
| 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%
|- footer
| 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>
</datatable>
<br>
===2020===
<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>
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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)
YearTotal ballots cast
202463.9%
202246.2%
202066.6%
201850.0%
201660.1%
201436.7%
201258.6%
201041.8%
200862.2%
200641.3%
200460.7%
200240.5%

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)
State202420222020201820162014201220102008200620042002
Alabama58.8%37.3%61.8%47.0%59.1%33.2%N/A43.3%61.0%N/A57.4%NA
Alaska63.7%50.2%68.4%54.8%61.5%54.8%58.9%52.9%68.3%51.2%69.6%54.5%
Arizona63.6%49.3%68.6%47.4%56.1%34.1%53.0%41.6%57.4%39.6%54.8%36.7%
Arkansas53.5%41.5%56.5%41.3%53.2%40.3%51.1%37.9%52.9%38.9%54.4%41.7%
California62.1%42.9%68.6%49.3%58.2%30.7%55.7%45.9%61.7%41.2%59.6%37.3%
Colorado73.1%58.3%77.6%61.4%71.9%54.7%70.6%51.7%71.6%48.1%67.3%46.6%
Connecticut67.1%48.6%70.7%54.8%64.9%42.5%61.4%45.9%N/A47.7%66.2%45.1%
Delaware67.0%42.8%70.1%51.2%64.4%34.9%N/A49.0%65.8%42.9%64.5%NA
District of Columbia63.6%40.6%65.8%43.7%60.7%35.7%61.6%29.6%61.7%28.7%54.9%NA
Florida66.7%48.1%72.3%54.3%65.6%43.3%63.3%42.2%66.6%40.1%64.7%45.9%
Georgia68.3%51.9%68.2%54.1%59.8%38.6%59.3%40.6%62.7%35.1%56.4%NA
Hawaii50.3%40.5%55.7%39.5%43.2%36.5%44.5%40.3%49.0%38.4%48.5%44.2%
Idaho63.4%42.6%67.6%48.6%60.9%39.8%61.0%42.9%64.8%46.2%64.8%45.2%
Illinois62.6%45.8%66.1%51.5%63.1%40.8%59.3%43.1%64.3%41.4%62.4%42.8%
Indiana58.6%37.2%61.5%46.5%57.9%28.7%56.0%38.1%60.3%37.7%55.8%NA
Iowa70.8%51.9%72.9%57.9%69.1%50.3%70.6%50.7%69.7%49.2%70.6%48.7%
Kansas63.2%47.6%65.7%51.1%59.7%43.3%58.2%42.6%63.5%44.3%62.9%44.9%
Kentucky62.1%44.8%64.8%48.7%59.6%44.9%56.2%44.3%59.0%44.2%59.4%NA
Louisiana60.8%42.0%64.2%45.1%60.6%44.9%60.8%40.0%61.8%31.4%61.5%40.1%
Maine74.2%60.8%75.8%59.9%72.9%58.7%69.3%55.9%71.8%N/A74.9%NA
Maryland69.3%45.8%69.9%54.2%67.0%42.0%67.3%46.7%67.8%47.2%63.1%46.8%
Massachusetts68.0%48.8%71.0%54.6%68.3%44.7%66.2%49.4%67.3%49.3%64.6%49.8%
Michigan74.6%58.9%73.5%57.7%65.7%43.2%65.4%45.1%69.7%52.8%67.1%45.0%
Minnesota76.4%60.4%79.8%64.2%74.7%50.6%76.4%55.8%78.1%60.5%78.8%NA
Mississippi57.5%32.5%60.4%43.8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANANA
Missouri64.3%49.6%66.0%53.3%64.2%33.6%N/A45.7%68.2%51.2%66.1%NA
Montana68.2%53.2%72.8%61.3%64.3%47.5%63.5%48.4%67.1%57.1%65.2%49.7%
Nebraska68.0%48.4%69.5%51.5%64.0%41.4%61.1%38.7%63.7%48.8%64.1%NA
Nevada65.8%45.8%66.1%46.5%57.4%29.6%56.5%41.4%57.2%37.1%55.4%36.8%
New Hampshire74.1%56.3%74.9%54.0%72.5%48.3%70.9%46.1%72.5%42.9%71.5%48.7%
New Jersey67.0%41.0%72.0%53.5%65.8%32.5%62.2%37.7%67.7%40.6%64.2%38.9%
New Mexico59.6%46.3%61.0%46.8%54.9%N/A54.8%44.7%61.2%43.1%60.4%40.0%
New York57.9%42.5%61.1%45.7%57.2%29.0%53.5%36.3%59.6%36.5%58.5%37.0%
North Carolina70.3%47.5%72.8%49.0%64.9%41.2%65.4%39.8%66.1%32.5%58.7%NA
North Dakota63.1%41.7%63.4%58.7%61.7%45.0%60.4%46.6%63.6%45.4%65.5%49.8%
Ohio65.4%47.1%67.0%50.9%64.2%36.2%65.1%46.2%67.8%49.5%67.9%40.3%
Oklahoma53.3%39.6%55.3%42.1%N/A30.0%N/A39.1%56.3%N/ANANA
Oregon70.7%62.3%76.2%61.2%68.0%53.4%64.2%53.9%68.3%53.2%72.6%51.8%
Pennsylvania71.4%54.4%70.1%51.7%N/A36.5%N/A42.4%64.2%N/ANANA
Rhode Island63.5%43.6%63.1%47.5%59.7%42.4%N/A45.4%62.3%52.1%58.9%45.4%
South Carolina62.1%42.8%65.9%44.5%57.3%35.2%56.8%40.3%58.2%35.4%53.2%NA
South Dakota64.0%53.1%66.4%53.1%60.0%44.7%60.1%53.9%65.6%58.8%69.4%61.2%
Tennessee57.6%33.3%59.7%44.7%51.8%29.8%52.3%35.1%57.4%42.1%56.8%NA
Texas56.6%41.8%60.8%45.6%51.4%N/AN/A32.7%N/AN/ANA34.5%
Utah64.2%46.8%69.2%50.6%57.9%30.3%56.1%36.8%57.1%35.0%59.8%37.8%
Vermont70.9%56.0%72.2%55.7%64.8%40.8%61.2%49.8%67.7%55.0%66.7%49.4%
Virginia71.0%47.6%72.8%54.4%N/A36.8%66.6%39.1%67.6%44.5%61.1%32.3%
Washington70.2%55.3%76.2%58.3%65.7%43.1%65.8%54.3%67.3%47.3%67.5%43.5%
West Virginia55.5%35.4%57.2%42.5%N/A32.0%N/A37.2%51.2%33.8%55.1%31.5%
Wisconsin76.9%59.8%75.3%61.4%N/A56.9%65.8%52.4%72.7%53.7%75.3%NA
Wyoming61.3%45.6%64.3%47.9%60.2%39.7%59.0%46.0%63.1%51.8%66.3%50.8%
United States63.9%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
Alabama58.80%
Alaska63.69%
Arizona63.60%
Arkansas53.48%
California62.09%
Colorado73.12%
Connecticut67.08%
Delaware67.02%
District of Columbia63.57%
Florida66.71%
Georgia68.26%
Hawaii50.27%
Idaho63.44%
Illinois62.63%
Indiana58.64%
Iowa70.78%
Kansas63.18%
Kentucky62.06%
Louisiana60.77%
Maine74.24%
Maryland69.30%
Massachusetts68.03%
Michigan74.64%
Minnesota76.35%
Mississippi57.45%
Missouri64.34%
Montana68.20%
Nebraska67.96%
Nevada65.80%
New Hampshire74.14%
New Jersey67.03%
New Mexico59.57%
New York57.87%
North Carolina70.32%
North Dakota63.10%
Ohio65.39%
Oklahoma53.28%
Oregon70.71%
Pennsylvania71.43%
Rhode Island63.47%
South Carolina62.14%
South Dakota64.00%
Tennessee57.61%
Texas56.57%
Utah64.15%
Vermont70.89%
Virginia71.01%
Washington70.17%
West Virginia55.46%
Wisconsin76.93%
Wyoming61.28%
United States63.88%
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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast
Alabama37.74%
Alaska50.78%
Arizona49.44%
Arkansas41.95%
California43.43%
Colorado58.45%
Connecticut48.88%
Delaware43.19%
District of Columbia43.58%
Florida49.35%
Georgia52.59%
Hawaii41.06%
Idaho42.25%
Illinois46.42%
Indiana50.16%
Iowa52.26%
Kansas47.94%
Kentucky44.20%
Louisiana42.22%
Maine61.46%
Maryland46.16%
Massachusetts49.42%
Michigan59.31%
Minnesota61.01%
Mississippi32.89%
Missouri44.86%
Montana53.61%
Nebraska48.72%
Nevada46.27%
New Hampshire56.31%
New Jersey41.46%
New Mexico46.65%
New York42.20%
North Carolina48.14%
North Dakota42.92%
Ohio47.41%
Oklahoma40.11%
Oregon61.51%
Pennsylvania54.68%
Rhode Island43.87%
South Carolina54.24%
South Dakota54.24%
Tennessee31.34%
Texas42.50%
Utah46.93%
Vermont55.88%
Virginia48.07%
Washington55.91%
West Virginia35.66%
Wisconsin60.10%
Wyoming45.70%
United States46.76%
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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama66.77%66.21%
Alaska68.76%68.41%
Arizona65.92%65.27%
Arkansas56.07%55.86%
California68.50%67.41%
Colorado76.41%75.51%
Connecticut71.49%70.07%
Delaware70.68%70.00%
District of Columbia64.08%63.69%
Florida71.66%71.17%
Georgia68.03%67.72%
Hawaii57.52%57.00%
Idaho67.96%67.15%
Illinois67.02%66.84%
Indiana61.37%60.66%
Iowa73.25%72.85%
Kansas65.86%65.79%
Kentucky64.94%64.51%
Louisiana64.30%63.67%
Maine76.32%75.51%
Maryland71.10%70.41%
Massachusetts72.11%71.58%
Michigan73.90%73.37%
Minnesota79.96%79.57%
Mississippi60.17%59.67%
Missouri65.74%65.74%
Montana73.10%72.33%
Nebraska69.89%69.13%
Nevada65.36%65.25%
New Hampshire75.46%74.58%
New Jersey75.27%73.87%
New Mexico61.25%60.97%
New York63.57%63.03%
North Carolina71.48%71.20%
North Dakota64.45%64.02%
Ohio67.43%66.85%
Oklahoma54.99%54.84%
Oregon75.52%74.28%
Pennsylvania71.14%70.69%
Rhode Island65.34%64.75%
South Carolina64.51%64.01%
South Dakota65.97%65.21%
Tennessee59.81%59.59%
Texas60.42%60.24%
Utah69.17%67.91%
Vermont74.21%73.50%
Virginia73.00%71.99%
Washington75.71%75.17%
West Virginia57.58%57.00%
Wisconsin75.77%75.50%
Wyoming64.56%64.16%
United States66.77%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama47.30%47.20%
Alaska54.60%54.30%
Arizona49.10%48.60%
Arkansas41.40%41.00%
California49.60%48.60%
Colorado63.00%61.50%
Connecticut54.40%53.80%
Delaware51.40%51.00%
District of Columbia43.70%42.50%
Florida54.90%54.30%
Georgia55.00%54.90%
Hawaii39.30%38.50%
Idaho50.00%49.40%
Illinois51.40%50.70%
Indiana46.90%46.40%
Iowa57.70%57.40%
Kansas51.20%50.90%
Kentucky48.60%47.30%
Louisiana44.80%43.00%
Maine60.20%59.10%
Maryland54.20%53.50%
Massachusetts54.60%53.70%
Michigan57.80%56.60%
Minnesota64.20%63.90%
Mississippi42.70%42.50%
Missouri53.40%53.40%
Montana62.00%61.40%
Nebraska51.80%51.20%
Nevada47.50%47.40%
New Hampshire54.60%54.00%
New Jersey53.10%51.80%
New Mexico47.30%47.00%
New York45.20%44.30%
North Carolina49.60%48.70%
North Dakota58.60%57.80%
Ohio50.90%50.10%
Oklahoma42.50%42.40%
Oregon61.50%60.00%
Pennsylvania51.40%51.40%
Rhode Island48.10%47.50%
South Carolina45.20%44.70%
South Dakota53.30%53.00%
Tennessee45.10%44.60%
Texas46.30%46.30%
Utah52.00%52.10%
Vermont55.90%55.10%
Virginia54.80%54.60%
Washington58.90%58.10%
West Virginia42.50%41.70%
Wisconsin61.70%61.60%
Wyoming48.70%48.20%
United States50.30%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama59.30%59.00%
Alaska61.80%61.30%
Arizona56.20%55.00%
Arkansas53.10%52.80%
California58.40%56.70%
Colorado72.10%70.10%
Connecticut65.40%64.20%
Delaware64.60%64.40%
District of Columbia61.10%60.90%
Florida65.70%64.60%
Georgia59.90%59.20%
Hawaii43.00%42.20%
Idaho60.90%59.10%
Illinois63.40%61.90%
Indiana57.90%56.40%
Iowa69.00%68.40%
Kansas59.70%57.70%
Kentucky59.70%58.70%
Louisiana60.60%60.00%
Maine72.80%70.50%
Maryland67.20%66.60%
Massachusetts68.30%67.20%
Michigan65.70%64.70%
Minnesota74.80%74.20%
MississippiN/A55.60%
Missouri62.30%62.30%
Montana64.30%61.80%
Nebraska63.80%62.50%
Nevada57.30%57.30%
New Hampshire72.50%71.40%
New Jersey65.50%64.10%
New Mexico55.20%54.80%
New York57.30%56.80%
North Carolina65.20%64.80%
North Dakota61.90%60.90%
Ohio64.20%62.90%
OklahomaN/A52.40%
Oregon68.30%66.40%
PennsylvaniaN/A63.60%
Rhode Island59.70%59.00%
South Carolina57.30%56.70%
South Dakota59.90%58.50%
TennesseeN/A51.20%
Texas51.60%51.60%
Utah57.70%56.70%
Vermont64.80%63.70%
VirginiaN/A66.10%
Washington65.70%64.80%
West VirginiaN/A50.10%
WisconsinN/A69.40%
Wyoming60.40%59.70%
United States60.20%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama33.2%32.9%
Alaska54.8%54.2%
Arizona34.1%33.4%
Arkansas40.3%40.1%
California30.7%29.9%
Colorado54.7%53.7%
Connecticut42.5%42.3%
Delaware34.9%34.3%
District of Columbia35.7%35.3%
Florida43.3%42.8%
Georgia38.6%38.2%
Hawaii36.5%36.2%
Idaho39.8%39.3%
Illinois40.8%40.2%
Indiana28.7%27.8%
Iowa50.3%49.8%
Kansas43.3%42.5%
Kentucky44.9%44.2%
Louisiana44.9%43.9%
Maine58.7%58.1%
Maryland42.0%41.7%
Massachusetts44.7%44.1%
Michigan43.2%42.7%
Minnesota50.6%50.4%
MississippiN/A29.0%
Missouri33.6%31.7%
Montana47.5%46.9%
Nebraska41.4%40.5%
Nevada29.6%29.3%
New Hampshire48.3%47.6%
New Jersey32.5%31.1%
New MexicoN/A35.4%
New York29.0%28.2%
North Carolina41.2%40.8%
North Dakota45.0%43.8%
Ohio36.2%35.1%
Oklahoma30.0%29.9%
Oregon53.4%50.9%
Pennsylvania36.5%36.1%
Rhode Island42.4%41.7%
South Carolina35.2%34.8%
South Dakota44.7%44.3%
Tennessee29.8%28.6%
TexasN/A28.3%
Utah30.3%29.7%
Vermont40.8%38.9%
Virginia36.8%36.6%
Washington43.1%41.2%
West Virginia32.0%31.2%
Wisconsin56.9%56.6%
Wyoming39.7%39.0%
United States36.7%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
AlabamaN/A58.60%
Alaska58.90%58.70%
Arizona53.00%52.60%
Arkansas51.10%50.70%
California55.70%55.10%
Colorado70.60%69.90%
Connecticut61.40%61.30%
DelawareN/A62.30%
District of Columbia61.60%61.50%
Florida63.30%62.80%
Georgia59.30%59.00%
Hawaii44.50%44.20%
Idaho61.00%59.80%
Illinois59.30%58.90%
Indiana56.00%55.20%
Iowa70.60%70.30%
Kansas58.20%56.90%
Kentucky56.20%55.70%
Louisiana60.80%60.20%
Maine69.30%68.20%
Maryland67.30%66.60%
Massachusetts66.20%65.90%
Michigan65.40%64.70%
Minnesota76.40%76.00%
MississippiN/A59.30%
MissouriN/A62.20%
Montana63.50%62.50%
Nebraska61.10%60.30%
Nevada56.50%56.40%
New Hampshire70.90%70.20%
New Jersey62.20%61.50%
New Mexico54.80%54.60%
New York53.50%53.10%
North Carolina65.40%64.80%
North Dakota60.40%59.80%
Ohio65.10%64.50%
OklahomaN/A49.20%
Oregon64.20%63.10%
PennsylvaniaN/A59.50%
Rhode IslandN/A58.00%
South Carolina56.80%56.30%
South Dakota60.10%59.30%
Tennessee52.30%51.90%
TexasN/A49.60%
Utah56.10%55.50%
Vermont61.20%60.70%
Virginia66.60%66.10%
Washington65.80%64.80%
West VirginiaN/A46.30%
Wisconsin65.80%72.90%
Wyoming59.00%58.60%
United States58.60%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama43.3%43.0%
Alaska52.9%51.9%
Arizona41.6%41.0%
Arkansas37.9%37.5%
California45.9%44.0%
Colorado51.7%50.6%
Connecticut45.9%45.9%
Delaware49.0%47.5%
District of Columbia29.6%28.9%
Florida42.2%41.7%
Georgia40.6%39.8%
Hawaii40.3%39.9%
Idaho42.9%42.3%
Illinois43.1%42.4%
Indiana38.1%37.1%
Iowa50.7%49.9%
Kansas42.6%41.7%
Kentucky44.3%42.4%
Louisiana40.0%38.9%
Maine55.9%55.2%
Maryland46.7%46.4%
Massachusetts49.4%48.9%
Michigan45.1%44.5%
Minnesota55.8%55.4%
MississippiN/A37.0%
Missouri45.7%44.5%
Montana48.4%47.5%
Nebraska38.7%37.5%
Nevada41.4%41.3%
New Hampshire46.1%45.7%
New Jersey37.7%36.4%
New Mexico44.7%42.8%
New York36.3%35.5%
North Carolina39.8%39.2%
North Dakota46.6%46.2%
Ohio46.2%44.9%
Oklahoma39.1%38.8%
Oregon53.9%52.7%
Pennsylvania42.4%41.7%
Rhode Island45.4%44.8%
South Carolina40.3%39.7%
South Dakota53.9%52.9%
Tennessee35.1%34.6%
Texas32.7%32.1%
Utah36.8%36.3%
Vermont49.8%49.4%
Virginia39.1%38.7%
Washington54.3%53.2%
West Virginia37.2%36.8%
Wisconsin52.4%52.0%
Wyoming46.0%45.5%
United States41.8%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
Alabama61.0%60.8%
Alaska68.3%68.0%
Arizona57.4%56.7%
Arkansas52.9%52.5%
California61.7%60.9%
Colorado71.6%71.0%
ConnecticutN/A66.6%
Delaware65.8%65.6%
District of Columbia61.7%61.5%
Florida66.6%66.1%
Georgia62.7%62.5%
Hawaii49.0%48.8%
Idaho64.8%63.6%
Illinois64.3%63.6%
Indiana60.3%59.1%
Iowa69.7%69.4%
Kansas63.5%62.0%
Kentucky59.0%57.9%
Louisiana61.8%61.2%
Maine71.8%70.6%
Maryland67.8%67.0%
Massachusetts67.3%66.8%
Michigan69.7%69.2%
Minnesota78.1%77.8%
MississippiN/A61.0%
Missouri68.2%67.6%
Montana67.1%66.3%
Nebraska63.7%62.9%
Nevada57.2%57.0%
New Hampshire72.5%71.7%
New Jersey67.7%67.0%
New Mexico61.2%60.9%
New York59.6%59.0%
North Carolina66.1%65.5%
North Dakota63.6%62.7%
Ohio67.8%66.9%
Oklahoma56.3%55.8%
Oregon68.3%67.7%
Pennsylvania64.2%63.6%
Rhode Island62.3%61.8%
South Carolina58.2%58.0%
South Dakota65.6%64.7%
Tennessee57.4%57.0%
TexasN/A54.1%
Utah57.1%56.0%
Vermont67.7%67.3%
Virginia67.6%67.0%
Washington67.3%66.6%
West Virginia51.2%49.9%
Wisconsin72.7%72.4%
Wyoming63.1%62.8%
United States62.2%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

StateTurnout as a percentage of total ballots castTurnout as a percentage of total ballots cast for highest office
AlabamaN/A37.50%
Alaska51.20%51.00%
Arizona39.60%38.90%
Arkansas38.90%38.70%
California41.20%40.20%
Colorado48.10%47.30%
Connecticut47.70%46.60%
Delaware42.90%42.30%
District of Columbia28.70%28.30%
Florida40.10%39.60%
Georgia35.10%34.70%
Hawaii38.40%37.90%
Idaho46.20%45.40%
Illinois41.40%40.20%
Indiana37.70%36.60%
Iowa49.20%48.10%
Kansas44.30%43.60%
Kentucky44.20%40.40%
Louisiana31.40%29.70%
MaineN/A54.20%
Maryland47.20%46.70%
Massachusetts49.30%48.80%
Michigan52.80%52.10%
Minnesota60.50%60.10%
MississippiN/A29.40%
Missouri51.20%50.00%
Montana57.10%56.40%
Nebraska48.80%47.60%
Nevada37.10%36.90%
New Hampshire42.90%41.40%
New Jersey40.60%39.50%
New Mexico43.10%42.50%
New York36.50%34.90%
North Carolina32.50%31.00%
North Dakota45.40%44.90%
Ohio49.50%47.50%
OklahomaN/A36.40%
Oregon53.20%52.50%
PennsylvaniaN/A44.10%
Rhode Island52.10%51.00%
South Carolina35.40%34.60%
South Dakota58.80%57.80%
Tennessee42.10%41.40%
TexasN/A30.90%
Utah35.00%34.30%
Vermont55.00%54.90%
Virginia44.50%44.00%
Washington47.30%47.30%
West Virginia33.80%32.80%
Wisconsin53.70%53.20%
Wyoming51.80%51.10%
United States41.30%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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