How has turnout changed across racial and ethnic groups?
Turnout by race and ethnicity
White, non-HispanicBlackAsianfrom 1990Hispanic
2024White, non-Hispanic 70.5%Black 59.6%Asian 57.1%Hispanic 50.6%
Percent
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. voter turnout by race and ethnicity, 1980–2024
Citizen voting rates for White non-Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Hispanic Americans.
What this chart says
In 2024, citizen turnout estimates ranged from 50.6% for Hispanic citizens to 70.5% for White non-Hispanic citizens.
How to read it
Census citizen voting-age population estimates; category definitions follow the source table.
Important limits
- Asian citizen voting estimates begin in 1990; earlier rows are unavailable, not zero.
- Race and Hispanic origin are measured separately by the Census Bureau.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | White, non-Hispanic | Black | AsianAvailable from 1990 | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 66.2% | 53.9% | Not available | 46.0% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | 45.5% | Not available | 38.5% |
| 1984 | 66.4% | 60.6% | Not available | 50.0% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | 45.5% | Not available | 38.0% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | 55.0% | Not available | 48.0% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | 42.4% | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 1992 | 70.2% | 59.2% | 53.9% | 51.6% |
| 1994 | 51.0% | 38.9% | 39.4% | 34.0% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | 53.0% | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | 41.8% | 32.4% | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 56.8% | 43.3% | 45.1% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | 42.3% | 31.2% | 30.4% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | 60.0% | 44.2% | 47.2% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | 41.0% | 32.4% | 32.3% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | 64.7% | 47.6% | 49.9% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | 43.5% | 30.8% | 31.2% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | 66.2% | 47.3% | 48.0% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | 39.7% | 27.1% | 27.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | 59.4% | 49.0% | 47.6% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | 51.1% | 40.6% | 40.4% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | 62.6% | 59.7% | 53.7% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | 45.1% | 40.2% | 37.9% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | 59.6% | 57.1% | 50.6% |