Do women vote at higher rates than men?
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The gender gap in U.S. voter turnout, 1964–2024
Reported voter turnout rates for women and men across six decades of federal elections.
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Women reported voting at a rate 3.6 percentage points higher than men in 2024.
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Census total voting-age population estimates by sex as categorized in the historical table.
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| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 67.0% | 71.9% |
| 1966 | 53.0% | 58.2% |
| 1968 | 66.0% | 69.8% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | 56.8% |
| 1972 | 62.0% | 64.1% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | 46.2% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | 59.6% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | 46.6% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | 59.1% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | 48.7% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | 59.0% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | 45.8% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | 56.4% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | 44.6% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | 60.2% |
| 1994 | 45.3% | 44.7% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | 52.8% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | 41.4% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | 53.1% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | 41.4% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | 56.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | 55.7% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | 40.9% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | 37.2% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 53.8% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | 47.2% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | 59.5% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | 46.6% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | 57.4% |