What percentage of Americans vote?
Voter turnout since 1964
Voting-age populationCitizen voting-age populationfrom 1978
2024Voting-age population 59.3%Citizen voting-age population 65.3%
Percent
Data via Election.org
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. voter turnout rate, 1964–2024
The share of U.S. adults and citizens who reported voting in every federal election since 1964.
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In 2024, 59.3% of the voting-age population and 65.3% of citizens reported voting.
How to read it
Census CPS self-reported voting estimates for November federal elections.
Important limits
- Self-reported voting is not the same measure as certified ballots cast.
- Citizen voting-age estimates begin in 1978; earlier rows are unavailable, not zero.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Voting-age population | Citizen voting-age populationAvailable from 1978 |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 69.3% | Not available |
| 1966 | 55.4% | Not available |
| 1968 | 67.8% | Not available |
| 1970 | 54.6% | Not available |
| 1972 | 63.0% | Not available |
| 1974 | 44.7% | Not available |
| 1976 | 59.2% | Not available |
| 1978 | 45.9% | 48.9% |
| 1980 | 59.2% | 64.0% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | 51.9% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | 64.9% |
| 1986 | 46.0% | 49.4% |
| 1988 | 57.4% | 62.2% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | 49.3% |
| 1992 | 61.3% | 67.7% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | 48.3% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | 58.4% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | 59.5% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | 46.1% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | 63.8% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | 47.8% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | 63.6% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | 61.8% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | 41.9% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | 61.4% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | 53.4% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | 66.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | 52.2% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | 65.3% |