My first guess would be median age, as old people have a higher voter turnout, but then why are FL and WV in the bottom 10?
Maybe it’s the ease of voting in each state?
monsieur_bear on
Nevada, the swing state with the lowest voter participation at 61.5%, Wisconsin has the highest of the swing states at 73.6%.
mr6275 on
nice chart
but isnt stating *”citizens 18 years or older”* unnecessary?
JimBeam823 on
I had no idea that Florida was so low.
jjamess- on
I recommend making the bottom 10 ascending. The lowest score should be the first in the list.
jgrant68 on
These are actually fantastic turnout rates and are the best they have been in decades.
hoopyhat on
It’s pretty disappointing to see Nevada and Utah below 65% when they conduct all mail voting. All a person would have to do is fill in the ballot and drop it in their mailbox.Â
vineyardmike on
So many people choose not to vote and then complain about the results.
bearssuperfan on
Wouldn’t have guessed Arkansas was the least
HelpfulLeopard7838 on
2020 was a huge year for turnout even compared to 2008. Turnout was huge in 2020.
gunfupanda on
Mississippi is the one that’s most interesting to me. It has an extremely high African American population, presumably leaning more Democratic. One would expect a closer statewide race with such a high voter turnout.
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Source: Census Bureau ([Table 4a here](https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-585.html))
Tools: Datawrapper, Illustrator
NJ is higher than I thought it would be
What could be causing these disparities?
My first guess would be median age, as old people have a higher voter turnout, but then why are FL and WV in the bottom 10?
Maybe it’s the ease of voting in each state?
Nevada, the swing state with the lowest voter participation at 61.5%, Wisconsin has the highest of the swing states at 73.6%.
nice chart
but isnt stating *”citizens 18 years or older”* unnecessary?
I had no idea that Florida was so low.
I recommend making the bottom 10 ascending. The lowest score should be the first in the list.
These are actually fantastic turnout rates and are the best they have been in decades.
It’s pretty disappointing to see Nevada and Utah below 65% when they conduct all mail voting. All a person would have to do is fill in the ballot and drop it in their mailbox.Â
So many people choose not to vote and then complain about the results.
Wouldn’t have guessed Arkansas was the least
2020 was a huge year for turnout even compared to 2008. Turnout was huge in 2020.
Mississippi is the one that’s most interesting to me. It has an extremely high African American population, presumably leaning more Democratic. One would expect a closer statewide race with such a high voter turnout.