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Recent Trends in Voter Turnout
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Year |
Voting Age Population |
Registration |
Turnout
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% Turnout of VAP |
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2000** |
205,813,000 |
N/A |
102,139,621
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50.7% |
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1998 |
201,270,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
38.00% |
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1996 |
196,511,000 |
146,211,960 |
96,456,345 |
49.08% |
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1994 |
193,650,000 |
130,292,822 |
75,105,860 |
38.78% |
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1992 |
189,529,000 |
133,821,178 |
104,405,155 |
55.09% |
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1990 |
185,812,000 |
121,105,630 |
67,859,189 |
36.52% |
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1988 |
182,778,000 |
126,379,628 |
91,594,693 |
50.11% |
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1986 |
178,566,000 |
118,399,984 |
64,991,128 |
36.40% |
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1984 |
174,466,000 |
124,150,614 |
92,652,680 |
53.11% |
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1982 |
169,938,000 |
110,671,225 |
67,615,576 |
39.79% |
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1980 |
164,597,000 |
113,043,734 |
86,515,221 |
52.56% |
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1978 |
158,373,000 |
103,291,265 |
58,917,938 |
37.21% |
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1976 |
152,309,190 |
105,037,986 |
81,555,789 |
53.55% |
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1974 |
146,336,000 |
96,199,020* |
55,943,834 |
38.23% |
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1972 |
140,776,000 |
97,328,541 |
77,718,554 |
55.21% |
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1970 |
124,498,000 |
82,496,747# |
58,014,338 |
46.60% |
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1968 |
120,328,186 |
81,658,180 |
73,211,875 |
60.84% |
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1966 |
116,132,000 |
76,288,283^ |
56,188,046 |
48.39% |
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1964 |
114,090,000 |
73,715,818 |
70,644,592 |
61.92% |
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1962 |
112,423,000 |
65,393,751+ |
53,141,227 |
47.27% |
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1960 |
109,159,000 |
64,833,096x |
68,838,204 |
63.06% |
NOTES // DEFINITIONS
% T/O of VAP = Percent Turnout of Voting Age Population
** Approximate Data, subject to change
* Registrations from Iowa not included
# Registrations from Iowa and Missouri not included
^ Registrations from IA, KS, MS, MO, NE, and WY not included. D.C. had not independent status.
+ Registrations from AL, AK, DC, IA, KS, KY, MS, MO, NE, NC, ND, SD, TN, WI, and WY not included
x Registrations from AL, AK, DC, IA, KS, KY, MS, MO, NE, NM, NC, ND, OK, SD, WI, and WY not included
Source: Federal Election Commission & Census Bureau
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