How has presidential election turnout changed?
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. presidential election voter turnout, 1964–2024
The voting-age population share reporting that they voted in every presidential election since 1964.
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Reported voting-age turnout was 59.3% in 2024, compared with the series high of 69.3% in 2020.
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Census CPS voting-age population turnout estimate, limited to presidential-election years.
Important limits
- Self-reported voting is not the same measure as certified ballots cast.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Voting-age population turnout |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 69.3% |
| 1968 | 67.8% |
| 1972 | 63.0% |
| 1976 | 59.2% |
| 1980 | 59.2% |
| 1984 | 59.9% |
| 1988 | 57.4% |
| 1992 | 61.3% |
| 1996 | 54.2% |
| 2000 | 54.7% |
| 2004 | 58.3% |
| 2008 | 58.2% |
| 2012 | 56.5% |
| 2016 | 56.0% |
| 2020 | 61.3% |
| 2024 | 59.3% |