US presidential election voting

20 april 2024 by Stephan

Data on voter turn out and number of votes per candidate in US presidential elections since 1932.

First the voter turnout as percentage of population with voting age.

Graph showing voter turnout as percentage of voting age population, for US presidential elections since 1932
Data:
Year Percentage
1932 53%
1936 57%
1940 59%
1944 56%
1948 51%
1952 62%
1956 59%
1960 63%
1964 61%
1968 61%
1972 55%
1976 54%
1980 53%
1984 53%
1988 50%
1992 55%
1996 49%
2000 50%
2004 56%
2008 57%
2012 55%
2016 55%
2020 62%

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