Shtinamin_ said:
I was calculating turnout based on who registered and who actually voted. I think it gives a fair representation. It let's us know who we are actually voting for, because when I look at the Voter Age Population (VAP) and the Voter Eligible Population (VEP), it doesn't feel like an accurate representation of what happening, whereas Registered Voters to Votes seems like an accurate depiction. At least to me it does.
If we considered eligible voter population is would look as so:
1996: VEP, 186.3M. Voted, 96.4M. 51.7% turnout
2000: VEP, 194.3M. Voted, 105.6M. 54.3% turnout
2004: VEP, 203.5M. Voted, 122.3M. 60.1% turnout
2008: VEP, 213.3M. Voted, 131.4M. 62.5% turnout
2012: VEP, 222.5M. Voted, 129.2M. 58.0% turnout
2016: VEP, 230.9M. Voted, 136.7M. 59.2% turnout
2020: VEP, 239.2M. Voted, 158.4M. 66.2% turnout
I got the registered voters from: Statista
https://www.statista.com/statistics/273743/number-of-registered-voters-in-the-united-states/
They do a good job, and are reliable.
66% is still rather high. The highest percentage we can calculate so far. 4% higher than when Obama and McCain were nominees. 7% higher than Trump vs Clinton, and that one seemed pretty bitter as well.
If we base the info off of the VAP then the numbers look even crazier. The highest turnout was 62.8% in 1960. 2008 was 57.1% and 2016 was 54.8%
2020 was a staggering 62.8% (according to a Wiki it's 62.0%, but Pew is more credible) which is astounding to me.
Maybe I'm being crazy, I just wanted to share my info and the connection I made. |
Essay Pro