U.S. born have long had higher voter turnout rates than immigrants
As immigrant eligible voters have grown in number since 2000, their voter turnout rates in presidential general elections have lagged those of U.S.-born voters. In 2016, 62% of U.S.-born eligible voters cast a vote, compared with 54% of foreign-born voters.
U.S. born have long had  | higher voter turnout rates  | than immigrants  | % of eligible voters who say they  | voted  | U.S.-born  | 65  | 64  | 62  | 63  | 60%  | 54  | 54  | 54  | 54  | 51%  | Foreign-born  | 'O'  | '08  | '16  | '00  | '12  | Note: Eligible voters are adult U.S citizens.  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of  | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Current  | Population Surveys, November Voting and  | Registration Supplement.  | "Naturalized Citizens Make Up a Record  | One-in-Ten U.S Eligible Voters in 2020"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 