Turnout in U.S. presidential elections Votes cast as a share of
For one thing, not all registered voters end up voting. In 2016, around 87% of registered voters cast a ballot, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data shortly after that year’s election.
Turnout in U.S. presidential elections  | Votes cast as a share of  | 89 8  | 86.8  | 83. 5  | Registered voters  | Voting-age 53, citizens 63.8  | 61.0  | 55,  | Voting-age 53, 6  | 58.3  | 55.7  | Voting-age population  | 76 80 84 88 192 '96 I'vo '04 08 '12 '16  | Source: Census Bureau (population estimates), House  | Clerk's office and Pew Research Center (vote totals).  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 