The following is a listing of voter turnout in each United States presidential election going back to 1824.
| Election | Voting Age Population (VAP) ¹ | Turnout | % Turnout of VAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | 57.6% | ||
| 1832 | 55.4% | ||
| 1836 | 57.8% | ||
| 1840 | 80.2% | ||
| 1844 | 78.9% | ||
| 1848 | 72.7% | ||
| 1852 | 69.6% | ||
| 1856 | 78.9% | ||
| 1860 | 81.2% | ||
| 1864 | 73.8% | ||
| 1868 | 78.1% | ||
| 1872 | 71.3% | ||
| 1876 | 81.8% | ||
| 1880 | 79.4% | ||
| 1884 | 77.5% | ||
| 1888 | 79.3% | ||
| 1892 | 74.7% | ||
| 1896 | 79.3% | ||
| 1900 | 73.2% | ||
| 1904 | 65.2% | ||
| 1908 | 65.4% | ||
| 1912 | 58.8% | ||
| 1916 | 61.6% | ||
| 1920 | 49.2% | ||
| 1924 | 48.9% | ||
| 1928 | 56.9% | ||
| 1932 | 56.9% | ||
| 1936 | 61.0% | ||
| 1940 | 62.5% | ||
| 1944 | 55.9% | ||
| 1948 | 53.0% | ||
| 1952 | 63.3% | ||
| 1956 | 60.6% | ||
| 1960 | 109,159,000 | 68,895,628 | 63.11% |
| 1964 | 114,090,000 | 70,651,298 | 61.93% |
| 1968 | 120,328,186 | 73,199,998 | 60.83% |
| 1972 | 140,776,000 | 77,744,027 | 55.22% |
| 1976 | 152,309,190 | 81,531,584 | 53.53% |
| 1980 | 164,597,000 | 86,574,904 | 52.60% |
| 1984 | 174,466,000 | 92,653,233 | 53.11% |
| 1988 | 182,778,000 | 91,594,686 | 50.11% |
| 1992 | 189,529,000 | 104,423,923 | 55.10% |
| 1996 | 196,511,000 | 96,277,634 | 49.00% |
| 2000 | 205,815,000 | 105,405,100 | 51.21% |
| 2004 | 215,694,000 | 122,267,553 | 56.69% |
| 2008 | 231,229,580 | 132,645,504[1] | 57.37% |
¹ The voting age population includes all persons age 18 and over as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, which necessarily includes a significant number of persons ineligible to vote, such as non-citizens, felons, and the mentally incompetent. The actual number of eligible voters is somewhat lower, and the number of registered voters is lower still. The number of non-citizens in 1994 was approximately 13 million, and in 1996, felons numbered around 1.3 million, so it can be estimated that around 7-10% of the voting age population is ineligible to vote. Note that the large drop in percentage turnout between 1968 and 1972 can be attributed (at least in part) to the expansion of the franchise to 18 year olds (previously restricted to those 21 and older). The voting age population estimate for 2008 will be released in 2010; the figure given here is an extrapolation based on population trends. The voter turnout for 2008 is based on the tabulation of returns in the article on the United States presidential election, 2008.
Currently, there are no data for the elections held from 1789 to 1820:
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