How many people vote in U.S. elections?
Voting · sourced historical data
Estimated number of reported voters in America, 1964–2024
A Census survey estimate of the number of voting-age Americans who reported voting in each federal election.
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The 2024 CPS implies roughly 154.4 million voting-age people reported voting.
How to read it
Calculated as Census voting-age population multiplied by the reported voting rate.
Important limits
- This is a derived survey estimate, not the official count of ballots cast.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Reported voters |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 76.6M |
| 1966 | 62.5M |
| 1968 | 79.0M |
| 1970 | 65.9M |
| 1972 | 85.8M |
| 1974 | 63.2M |
| 1976 | 86.8M |
| 1978 | 69.6M |
| 1980 | 93.0M |
| 1982 | 80.3M |
| 1984 | 101.8M |
| 1986 | 80.0M |
| 1988 | 102.2M |
| 1990 | 82.0M |
| 1992 | 113.8M |
| 1994 | 85.6M |
| 1996 | 105.0M |
| 1998 | 83.1M |
| 2000 | 110.8M |
| 2002 | 89.0M |
| 2004 | 125.7M |
| 2006 | 96.2M |
| 2008 | 131.2M |
| 2010 | 96.0M |
| 2012 | 132.9M |
| 2014 | 92.4M |
| 2016 | 137.5M |
| 2018 | 122.4M |
| 2020 | 154.6M |
| 2022 | 121.9M |
| 2024 | 154.4M |