How has midterm election turnout changed?
Midterm turnout over time
Voting-age population turnout
2022Voting-age population turnout 47.7%
Percent
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. midterm election voter turnout, 1966–2022
The voting-age population share reporting that they voted in every federal midterm election since 1966.
What this chart says
Reported voting-age turnout was 47.7% in 2022, after reaching 49% in the unusually high-turnout 2018 midterm.
How to read it
Census CPS voting-age population turnout estimate, limited to midterm-election years.
Important limits
- Self-reported voting is not the same measure as certified ballots cast.
- The latest completed midterm in this series is 2022; 2026 has not occurred.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Voting-age population turnout |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 55.4% |
| 1970 | 54.6% |
| 1974 | 44.7% |
| 1978 | 45.9% |
| 1982 | 48.5% |
| 1986 | 46.0% |
| 1990 | 45.0% |
| 1994 | 45.0% |
| 1998 | 41.9% |
| 2002 | 42.3% |
| 2006 | 43.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% |
| 2014 | 38.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% |
| 2022 | 47.7% |