Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–2010

(in thousands)

This page provides information about the participation of the voting age population in elections for president and representatives from 1930 to the present.

Year	Population of voting age	Percent of voting-age population that voted for President	Percent of voting-age population that voted for U.S. Representative
2010	235,809,266	90,682,968	37.8%
2008	231,230	61.6%	56.9%
2006	225,662	n.a.	35.7
2004	220,377	55.5	51.4
2002	215,077	n.a.	34.3
2000	205,815	50.2	46.3
1998	198,228	n.a.	32.9
1996	196,928	49.0	45.8
1994	193,650	n.a.	36.6
1992	189,524	55.1	50.8
1990	185,812	n.a.	33.1
1988	181,956	50.3	44.9
1986	177,922	n.a.	33.5
1984	173,995	53.3	47.8
1982	169,643	n.a.	38.0
1980	163,945	52.8	47.6
1978	158,369	n.a.	34.9
1976	152,308	53.5	48.9
1974	146,338	n.a.	35.9
1972	140,777	55.2	50.7
1970	124,498	n.a.	43.5
1968	120,285	60.9	55.1
1966	116,638	n.a.	45.4
1964	114,090	61.9	57.8
1962	112,952	n.a.	45.4
1960	109,672	62.8	58.5
1958	106,447	n.a.	43.0
1956	104,515	59.3	55.9
1954	102,075	n.a.	41.7
1952	99,929	61.6	57.6
1950	98,134	n.a.	41.1
1948	95,573	51.1	48.1
1946	92,659	n.a.	37.1
1944	85,654	56.0	52.7
1942	86,465	n.a.	32.5
1940	84,728	58.9	55.4
1938	82,354	n.a.	44.0
1936	80,174	56.9	53.5
1934	77,997	n.a.	41.4
1932	75,768	52.5	49.7
1930	73,623	n.a.	33.7

* = preliminary results. This will be updated as more information becomes available.
n.a. = not applicable

Notes: Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Population 18 years and over beginning 1972; prior to 1972, population 21 years and over except population 18 years and over in Georgia since 1944, 18 years and over in Kentucky since 1956, 19 years and over in Alaska since 1959, and 20 years and over in Hawaii since 1959. Beginning in 1972, includes votes cast for the delegate in the District of Columbia. See also National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections: 1960–2008.

Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States and Federal Election Commission.

National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections: 1960–2008

U.S. Elections

Voter Participation in Presidential Elections, 1824–1928