Youth voter turnout in presidential elections U.S. 1972-2020

In the 2020 presidential election, about 55 percent of voters aged between 18 and 29 participated in the election -- a significant increase from the previous election year, when about 44 percent of youths voted in the election. The highest youth turnout rate was in 1972, when 55.4 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the election.

Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020

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March 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1972 to 2020

Age group

18-29 years

Supplementary notes

The source does not indicate a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.

For 2016 and 2020, the source provides an estimate for youth turnout taken several days after the election. The upper estimate was used.
The estimates are as follows:
2016 (estimate made 6 days after the election): 42-44% turnout rate
2020 (estimate made 2 weeks after the election): 52-55% turnout rate

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