Just over two-thirds of adults in the U.S. voted in 2020, but from state to state, turnout ranged from 54% to 80%, leaving a lot of voting power on the table. With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked each state by the percent of citizen adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election.
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As 15 states held Democratic and Republican primaries on March 5, Super Tuesday, the number of people who voted and the candidates they selected offered key insight into upcoming the November 5th presidential election. Residents of California, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Colorado, Minnesota, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Utah, Maine and Alaska have determined the fate of roughly one-third of the delegates needed to win the respective party primaries. After the primaries, 530 electoral votes will be up for grabs – with 270 needed to secure the presidency.
Just over two-thirds of adults in the U.S. voted in 2020. But from state to state, the turnout ranged from 54% to 80%, leaving a lot of voting power on the table in some cases. Meanwhile, small reallocations of electoral votes will affect 13 states this election cycle. With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked each state by the percent of citizen adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election.
Rankings are based on the percent of resident citizens aged 18 and over who voted in the last presidential election.
Rankings are based on the percent of resident citizens aged 18 and over who voted in the last presidential election.
Data and methodology
Data is for 2023 and comes from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. Voter turnout is based on the percentage of the citizen population aged 18 and over who voted in the U.S. Presidential election in 2020.
This story was produced by SmartAsset and reviewed and distributed by Stacker Media.