Election Turnout Varies Significantly State To State

In the highly competitive 2016 presidential election, voter turnout ranged from 42 percent to 74 percent depending on the state, averaging 59 percent nationwide. Battleground states experienced higher turnout, on average.

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Turnout rates calculated include all residents of a state who are of voting age, minus individuals who are noncitizens, in prison, on probation, on parole or ineligible because of felony convictions

Source: 2016 general election turnout rates, voting-eligible population, highest office from the United States Elections Project; ballot results from the Associated Press elections API

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