Voter Turnout Statistics
State Elections
State Election |
Registered Voters |
Total Votes Cast |
Turnout Percentage |
| 1948 |
2,484,938 |
2,155,347 |
86.74% |
| 1950 |
2,475,396 |
1,947,071 |
78.66% |
| 1952 |
2,555,025 |
2,424,548 |
94.89% |
| 1954 |
2,523,414 |
1,942,071 |
76.96% |
| 1956 |
2,671,369 |
2,388,129 |
89.40% |
| 1958 |
2,556,300 |
1,952,588 |
76.38% |
| 1960 |
2,720,359 |
2,495,504 |
91.73% |
| 1962 |
2,635,086 |
2,144,051 |
81.37% |
| 1964 |
2,723,598 |
2,388,230 |
87.69% |
| 1966 |
2,641,538 |
2,076,826 |
78.62% |
| 1968 |
2,725,058 |
2,348,005 |
86.16% |
| 1970 |
2,684,636 |
2,043,287 |
76.11% |
| 1972 |
3,099,877 |
2,503,494 |
80.76% |
| 1974 |
2,927,990 |
1,896,421 |
64.77% |
| 1976 |
3,145,551 |
2,594,262 |
82.47% |
| 1978 |
2,962,807 |
2,044,076 |
68.99% |
| 1980 |
3,156,672 |
2,566,807 |
81.31% |
| 1982 |
3,026,868 |
2,103,780 |
69.50% |
| 1984 |
3,253,785 |
2,595,054 |
79.75% |
| 1986 |
3,007,807 |
1,777,276 |
59.09% |
| 1988 |
3,274,777 |
2,689,587 |
82.13% |
| 1990 |
3,213,763 |
2,424,579 |
75.44% |
| 1992 |
3,351,918 |
2,822,962 |
84.22% |
| 1994 |
3,153,341 |
2,232,186 |
70.79% |
| 1996 |
3,462,632 |
2,600,654 |
75.11% |
| 1998 |
3,378,165 |
1,935,377 |
57.29% |
| 2000 |
4,008,796 |
2,734,006 |
68.20% |
| 2002 |
3,972,622 |
2,220,301 |
55.89% |
| 2004 |
4,094,718 |
2,924,141 |
71.41% |
| 2006 |
3,990,505 |
2,243,835 |
56.23% |
| 2008 |
4,220,322 |
3,102,995 |
73.53% |
| 2010 |
4,190,854 |
2,319,963 |
55.36% |
| 2012 |
4,342,841 |
3,184,196 |
73.32% |
| 2014 |
4,301,118 |
2,186,789 |
50.84% |
| 2016 |
4,534,974 |
3,378,801 |
74.51% |
| 2018 |
4,574,967 |
2,752,665 |
60.17% |
| 2020 |
4,812,909 |
3,657,972 |
76.00% |
State Primaries
State Primary |
Registered Voters |
Total Votes Cast |
Turnout Percentage |
| 1948 |
2,484,938 |
591,248 |
23.79% |
| 1950 |
2,475,396 |
827,158 |
33.42% |
| 1952 |
2,555,025 |
960,580 |
37.60% |
| 1954 |
2,523,414 |
604,804 |
23.97% |
| 1956 |
2,671,369 |
848,880 |
31.78% |
| 1958 |
2,556,300 |
768,456 |
30.06% |
| 1960 |
2,720,359 |
860,474 |
31.63% |
| 1962 |
2,635,086 |
1,293,764 |
49.10% |
| 1964 |
2,723,598 |
946,864 |
34.77% |
| 1966 |
2,641,538 |
846,094 |
32.03% |
| 1968 |
2,591,051 |
682,210 |
26.33% |
| 1970 |
2,577,111 |
910,212 |
35.32% |
| 1972 |
2,880,478 |
737,026 |
25.59% |
| 1974 |
2,828,309 |
1,013,655 |
35.84% |
| 1976 |
2,912,001 |
854,781 |
29.35% |
| 1978 |
2,919,504 |
1,185,562 |
40.61% |
| 1980 |
2,963,467 |
744,520 |
25.12% |
| 1982 |
2,918,682 |
1,402,096 |
48.04% |
| 1984 |
3,029,010 |
1,122,159 |
37.05% |
| 1986 |
2,933,364 |
774,098 |
26.39% |
| 1988 |
2,969,506 |
478,757 |
16.12% |
| 1990 |
3,088,848 |
1,551,644 |
50.23% |
| 1992 |
3,120,186 |
951,940 |
30.51% |
| 1994 |
3,047,011 |
795,325 |
26.10% |
| 1996 |
3,281,677 |
388,695 |
11.84% |
| 1998 |
3,314,253 |
871,745 |
26.30% |
| 2000 |
3,837,370 |
360,062 |
9.38% |
| 2002 |
3,922,412 |
1,024,908 |
26.13% |
| 2004 |
3,960,797 |
455,128 |
11.49% |
| 2006 |
3,901,393 |
1,012,172 |
25.94% |
| 2008 |
4,050,428 |
567,406 |
14.01% |
| 2010 |
4,142,569 |
730,006 |
17.62% |
| 2012 |
4,180,918 |
519,259 |
12.42% |
| 2014 |
4,260,569 |
716,028 |
16.81% |
| 2016 |
4,366,712 |
386,175 |
8.84% |
| 2018 |
4,493,007 |
981,568 |
21.85% |
| 2020 |
4,666,299 |
1,706,992 |
36.58% |
Presidential Primaries
Presidential Primary |
Registered Voters |
Total Votes Cast |
Turnout Percentage |
| 1952 |
2,666,025 |
573,973 |
21.53% |
| 1956 |
2,671,936 |
183,660 |
6.87% |
| 1960 |
2,720,359 |
252,244 |
9.27% |
| 1964 |
2,723,598 |
345,598 |
12.69% |
| 1968 |
2,725,058 |
471,397 |
17.30% |
| 1972 |
2,775,538 |
768,981 |
27.71% |
| 1976 |
2,872,483 |
941,943 |
32.79% |
| 1980 |
3,026,097 |
1,330,727 |
43.98% |
| 1984 |
3,054,129 |
711,171 |
23.29% |
| 1988 |
2,965,272 |
975,106 |
32.88% |
| 1992 |
3,130,272 |
1,086,359 |
34.70% |
| 1996 |
3,166,047 |
455,362 |
14.38% |
| 2000 |
3,794,046 |
360,064 |
9.49% |
| 2004 |
3,903,810 |
696,636 |
17.85% |
| 2008 |
4,308,228 |
1,883,846 |
43.73% |
| 2012 |
4,111,128 |
529,542 |
12.88% |
| 2016 |
4,271,835 |
1,863,339 |
43.62% |
| 2020 |
4,581,319 |
1,700,087 |
37.11% |
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