2020 U.S. Presidential Election Saw Highest Voter Turnout In 21st Century 🗳️

What We're Showing

The voter turnout by state of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Turnout figures represent the share of U.S. citizens age 18 or older who voted.

Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau and was published in April 2021. Margin of error ranges from 1.2 to 3.7 percentage points across all states.

Record High Turnout

The 2020 presidential election saw the highest voter turnout of the 21st century, despite challenges posed by the pandemic. Nearly 67% of eligible citizens aged 18 or older cast their ballot, a 5 percentage point increase from the 2016 election.

This was the largest increase in voter participation between two presidential elections, with 17 million more Americans voting in 2020 compared to 2016.

D.C. led the nation with an 84% turnout, while Arkansas had the lowest at 54%.