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Voter Participation in Presidential Elections, 1824–1928

For voter participation 1930–1996, see Participation in Elections for President and U.S. Representatives, 1930–1996
Year% Voter participation
182426.9%
182857.6
183255.4
183657.8
184080.2
184478.9
184872.7
185269.6
185678.9
186081.2
1864173.8
186878.1
1872271.3
187681.8
188079.4
188477.5
188879.3
189274.7
189679.3
190073.2
190465.2
190865.4
191258.8
191661.6
192049.2
192448.9
192856.9
1. Confederate states did not participate in the election.
2. Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia did not participate in the election.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.

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