Year | Voting Age Population | Registration | Turnout | % T/O of VAP |
1996 | 196,511,000 | 146,211,960 | 96,456,345 | 49.08% |
1994 | 193,650,000 | 130,292,822 | 75,105,860 | 38.78% |
1992 | 189,529,000 | 133,821,178 | 104,405,155 | 55.09% |
1990 | 185,812,000 | 121,105,630 | 67,859,189 | 36.52% |
1988 | 182,778,000 | 126,379,628 | 91,594,693 | 50.11% |
1986 | 178,566,000 | 118,399,984 | 64,991,128 | 36.40% |
1984 | 174,466,000 | 124,150,614 | 92,652,680 | 53.11% |
1982 | 169,938,000 | 110,671,225 | 67,615,576 | 39.79% |
1980 | 164,597,000 | 113,043,734 | 86,515,221 | 52.56% |
1978 | 158,373,000 | 103,291,265 | 58,917,938 | 37.21% |
1976 | 152,309,190 | 105,037,986 | 81,555,789 | 53.55% |
1974 | 146,336,000 | 96,199,020* | 55,943,834 | 38.23% |
1972 | 140,776,000 | 97,328,541 | 77,718,554 | 55.21% |
1970 | 124,498,000 | 82,496,747# | 58,014,338 | 46.60% |
1968 | 120,328,186 | 81,658,180 | 73,211,875 | 60.84% |
1966 | 116,132,000 | 76,288,283^ | 56,188,046 | 48.39% |
1964 | 114,090,000 | 73,715,818 | 70,644,592 | 61.92% |
1962 | 112,423,000 | 65,393,751+ | 53,141,227 | 47.27% |
1960 | 109,159,000 | 64,833,096x | 68,838,204 | 63.06% |
Data drawn from Congressional Research Service reports, Election Data Services Inc., and State Election Offices