In the 2020 election, around 42.8 percent of Asian voters exercised their right to vote. An additional 57.7 percent of Black voters voted. Voting rates have generally declined in presidential elections since 1996.

The U.S. midterm elections are general elections that are held in four year intervals, approximately two years after each presidential election. Midterm elections are used to determine all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, approximately one third of all Senate seats, two thirds of state governors, and a variety of local and municipal positions. Midterm elections traditionally have a much lower turnout than presidential elections, with turnout among U.S. adults ranging between 38 and 56 percent, compared with a range between 54 and 70 percent in presidential elections. Since 1964, white voters have consistently had the highest turnout rate in midterm elections, particularly non-Hispanic whites. Black voters have been voting at a similar rate to the national average in the past decade; although it is still just one percent below the national average. Since records became available, Asian and Hispanic voters have traditionally voted at a much lower rate than black or white voters, and have consistently had turnout rates at approximately half of the national average. The 2018 midterm elections saw an unprecedented increase in voter turnout, with the national average increasing by over ten percent; the high turnout in this election has been characterized as a reaction to "Trump's America", and saw significant gains for the Democratic Party, particularly for candidates who were female, non-white or members of the LGBT community.

In U.S. presidential elections since 1964, voters in the 18 to 24 age bracket have traditionally had the lowest turnout rates among all ethnicities. From 1964 until 1996, white voters in this age bracket had the highest turnout rates of the four major ethnic groups in the U.S., particularly those of non-Hispanic origin. However participation was highest among young Black voters in 2008 and 2012, during the elections where Barack Obama, the U.S.' first African-American major party candidate, was nominated. Young Asian American and Hispanic voters generally have the lowest turnout rates, and were frequently below half of the overall 18 to 24 turnout before the 2000s.

In U.S. presidential elections in recent years, those aged 65 and over have had the highest turnout rate, with a participation rate of over two thirds since the 1984 election. Since 1964, white voters have had the highest turnout rates of all major ethnic groups, particularly those of non-Hispanic origin, except in 2012, when African American voters had the highest participation rate. The participation rate among black voters over the age of 65 has increased gradually from 45 percent in 1964, and has been above two thirds in the past three elections. As with younger age groups, Asian American and Hispanic voters have the lowest turnout rates, however participation among older voters is much higher than with those in the younger age brackets.

Throughout United States history, voter turnout among the voting eligible population has varied, ranging from below twelve percent in uncontested elections, to 83 percent in the 1876 election. In early years, turnout in presidential elections was relatively low, as the popular vote was not used in every state to decide who electors would vote for. When this was changed in the 1824 election, turnout increased dramatically, and generally fluctuated between seventy and eighty percent during the second half of the nineteenth century. Until the 1840 and 1842 elections, midterm elections also had a higher turnout rate than their corresponding presidential elections, although this trend has been reversed since these years.

Declining turnout in the twentieth century An increase in voting rights, particularly for black males in 1870 and for women in 1920, has meant that the share of the total population who are legally eligible to vote has increased significantly; yet, as the number of people eligible to vote increased, the turnout rate generally decreased. Following enfranchisement, it would take over fifty years before the female voter turnout would reach the same level as males, and over 150 years before black voters would have a similar turnout rate to whites. A large part of this was simply the lack of a voting tradition among these voter bases; however, the Supreme Court and lawmakers across several states (especially in the south) created obstacles for black voters and actively enforced policies and practices that disenfranchised black voter participation. These practices were in place from the end of the Reconstruction era (1876) until the the Voting Rights Act of 1965 legally removed and prohibited many of these obstacles; nonetheless, people of color continue to be disproportionally affected by voting restrictions to this day.

Recent decades In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the minimum voting age in most states from 21 to 18 years old, which greatly contributed to the six and eight percent reductions in voter turnout in the 1972 and 1974 elections respectively, highlighting a distinct correlation between age and voter participation. Overall turnout remained below sixty percent from the 1970s until the 2004 election, and around forty percent in the corresponding midterms. In recent elections, increased political involvement among younger voters and those from ethnic minority backgrounds has seen these numbers rise, with turnout in the 2018 midterms reaching fifty percent. This was the highest midterm turnout in over one hundred years, leading many at the time to predict that the 2020 election would see one of the largest and most diverse voter turnouts in the past century, although these predictions then reversed with the arival of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, 2020 did prove to have the highest turnout in any presidential election since 1900; largely as a result of mail-in voting, improved access to early voting, and increased activism among grassroots organizations promoting voter registration.

In the 1824 U.S presidential election, which was the first where a popular vote was used to determine the overall winner, approximately three percent of the U.S. population voted in the election, while only one percent actually voted for the winner. Over the following decades, restrictions that prevented non-property owning males from voting were gradually repealed, and almost all white men over the age of 21 could vote by the 1856 election. The next major development was the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution following the American Civil War, which granted suffrage to all male citizens of voting age, regardless of race. Turnout then grew to almost twenty percent at the turn of the century, however Jim Crow laws played a large part in keeping these numbers lower than they potentially could have been, by disenfranchising black communities in the south and undoing much of the progress made during the Reconstruction Era. Extension of voting rights Female suffrage, granted to women in 1920, was responsible for the largest participation increase between any two elections in U.S. history. Between the 1916 and 1920 elections, overall turnout increased by almost seven percent, and it continued to grow to 38 percent by the 1940 election; largely due to the growth in female participation over time. Following a slight reduction during the Second World War and 1948 elections, turnout remained at between 36 and forty percent from the 1950s until the 1990s. Between these decades, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Twenty-Sixth Amendment in 1971 respectively re-enfranchised many black voters in the south and reduced the voting age in all states from 21 to 18 years old. Participation among female voters has also exceeded male participation in all elections since 1980. Recent trends The 1992 election was the first where more than forty percent of the total population cast ballots, and turnout has been above forty percent in all presidential elections since 2004. Along with the extension of voting rights, the largest impact on voter turnout has been the increase in life expectancy throughout the centuries, almost doubling in the past 150 years. As the overall average age has risen, so too has the share of the total population who are eligible to vote, and older voters have had the highest turnout rates since the 1980s. Another factor is increased political involvement among ethnic minorities; while white voters have traditionally had the highest turnout rates in presidential elections, black voters turnout has exceeded the national average since 2008. Asian and Hispanic voter turnouts have also increased in the past twenty years, with the growing Hispanic vote in southern and border states expected to cause a major shift in U.S. politics in the coming decades.

In terms of the most popular presidents, in the 1940 election, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president to have been elected by more than one fifth of the total population. Three presidents were elected by more than 22 percent of the total population, respectively Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, Richard Nixon in 1972 and Barack Obama in 2008, while Ronald Reagan's re-election in 1984 saw him become the only president in U.S. history to win with the support of more than 23 percent of the total population. While the vote count for the 2020 election is still to be finalized, President-elect Joe Biden has already received 81.28 million votes as of December 02, which would also translate to over 24.5 percent of the total population, and will likely near 25 percent by the end of the counting process.

This statistic shows the share of voters in Ohio in the 2016 presidential election, by ethnicity and voter registration status. In that year, ** percent of White, non-Hispanic people in Ohio were not registered to vote.

According to a 2023 survey of young adults in the United States, just over half of Americans between 18 and 34 years old were planning on voting in the 2024 presidential election. Voter turnout is likely to be highest among young Asian Americans, with ** percent intending to vote in the general election. However, only ** percent of young Black Americans in the U.S. planned on voting in 2024.

This graph shows the percentage of votes of the 2016 presidential elections in the United States on November 9, 2016, by race. According to the exit polls, about 37 percent of white voters voted for Hillary Clinton.

This graph shows the percentage of votes of the 2012 presidential elections in the United States on November 6, 2012, by ethnicity. According to the exit polls, about 71 percent of Hispanic voters nationwide have voted for Barack Obama. Elections in the U.S. The process of electing the President and the Vice President in the United States is an indirect vote in which citizens of the United State, 18 years of age or older have the right to vote for a slate of electors, who cast the votes that decide who becomes the President of the United States.

The presidential election in 2012, which was held on November 6, was the re-election of the Democratic Party’s nominee Barack Obama, who won the elections with about 65.9 million votes from the U.S. population. His opponent Mitt Romney, who was the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States, gathered about 60.9 million votes.

The voting rates vary from state to state, 75.9 percent of American citizen voted in District in Columbia, while 47.8 percent of the citizens voted in the presidential elections in 2012. The total voting rate stood at 61.8 percent in the United States.

It is important for the Parties to reach the voting population in the country when the Presidential elections are coming up. Campaigns have many financial sources, such as donations and fundraisers. Fundraising plays a big role in presidential campaigns. In the election period from 2011 to 2012, about 1.36 billion U.S. dollars were spent for Presidential Campaign finance.

The disbursement received for Presidential Campaign financing of the Democratic Party stood at 737.1 million U.S. dollar between 2011 and 2012, while the Presidential Campaign of the Republican Party spent 633.4 U.S. dollar.

Traditionally in the United States, voters who identify as white have the highest turnout rate of all major ethnic groups; when white voters of non-Hispanic origin (defined as European Americans, Middle Eastern Americans and North African Americans) are analyzed separately, the turnout rate increases further. In the past four decades, turnout among non-Hispanic white voters has fluctuated between 59 and 70 percent; three to five percent more than all white voters. In the six most recent elections, over seventy percent of non-Hispanic white people aged 65 and above have voted in presidential elections. In contrast to this, the youngest age bracket of non-Hispanic white voters, those aged 18 to 24 years old, had a turnout rate of just 37 percent in some years; this group still generally has the highest turnout rate among all ethnicities of this age, although black voters aged 18 to 24 did have the highest turnout rate in the 2008 and 2012 elections.

According to exit polling in ten key states of the 2024 presidential election in the United States, 57 percent of surveyed white voters reported voting for Donald Trump. In contrast, 85 percent of Black voters reported voting for Kamala Harris.

Traditionally in the United States, voters who identify as white have the highest turnout rate of all major ethnic groups. Since the 1976 election, less than half of all eligible white voters under the age of 25 have participated in presidential elections, even falling below one third in the 2000 election. The overall participation among white voters gradually decreased from 1964 to 1996, before rising again in recent decades, and has fluctuated between 71 and 56 percent. The difference between white voters in the 25 to 44 bracket and the overall white turnout was relatively small in the 1960s and 70s, but has increased in the past three decades as voters over the age of 65 have brought the average up considerably. In the 1960s, white voters over the age of 65 were statistically less likely to vote than those aged 25 to 64, however, older voters have consistently had the highest participation rate in presidential elections since the 1996 election, with the margin of difference increasing steadily.

Since 1996, Asian Americans have had the second lowest turnout rate among the four major ethnic groups in United States presidential elections; although it has increased in recent years. Total turnout has ranged between 25 and 34 percent, with participation traditionally correlating with age. Asian American voters below the age of 25 years have had the lowest turnout rate in all elections except 2008, while those over 65 usually have the highest turnout.

Since 1964, voter turnout rates in U.S. presidential elections have generally fluctuated across all age groups, falling to a national low in 1996, before rising again in the past two decades. Since 1988, there has been a direct correlation with voter participation and age, as people become more likely to vote as they get older. Participation among eligible voters under the age of 25 is the lowest of all age groups, and in the 1996 and 2000 elections, fewer than one third of eligible voters under the age of 25 participated, compared with more than two thirds of voters over 65 years.

Poland's presidential elections have seen fluctuating voter turnout over the years, with the 2025 election marking a record high. The second round of voting in 2025 saw an impressive 71.63 percent of eligible voters casting their ballots, surpassing all previous turnouts since 1990. This surge in civic participation reflects growing political engagement among Polish citizens and underscores the significance of the presidential role in the country's governance. Increased voter base and participation The 2025 election saw a larger pool of eligible voters compared to previous years, with 29.25 million citizens able to participate. This represents a significant increase from 27.44 million eligible voters in the first presidential election of 1990. The high turnout was particularly notable in cities, where participation was 3.80 percent higher than in rural areas. Remarkably, over 84 percent of Poles living abroad cast their votes, demonstrating a strong interest in the election's outcome among the Polish diaspora. Close race and electoral outcome The 2025 presidential election was a closely contested race, with Rafał Trzaskowski winning the first round with 31.36 percent of the vote. However, the second round saw a narrow victory for Karol Nawrocki, the candidate of the PiS party, who secured 50.89 percent of the votes against Trzaskowski's 49.11 percent. This tight margin highlights the polarized nature of Polish politics and the importance of high voter turnout in determining the outcome. The record participation rate of 71.63 percent in the second round demonstrates the heightened interest and stakes involved in this election.

This statistic shows the share of voters in Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election, by ethnicity and voter registration status. In that year, **** percent of white, non-Hispanic voters who were registered to vote did not vote in the election.

This statistic shows the share of voters in Michigan in the 2016 presidential election, by ethnicity and voter registration status. In that year, ** percent of Hispanic voters in Michigan were not registered to vote.

This statistic shows the share of voters in Florida in the 2016 presidential election, by ethnicity and voter registration status. In that year, ** percent of Hispanic people in Florida voted in the election.