In the 2020 election, around 42.8 percent of Asian voters exercised their right to vote. An additional 57.7 percent of Black voters voted. Voting rates have generally declined in presidential elections since 1996.
Voting rates in the presidential elections in the United States from 1996 to 2020, by race and ethnicity
Characteristic
Hispanic (any race)
Asian alone
Black alone
White alone, non-Hispanic
2020
38.8%
42.8%
58.7%
69.8%
2016
32.5%
33.9%
55.9%
64.1%
2012
31.8%
31.3%
62%
63%
2008
31.6%
32.1%
60.8%
64.8%
2004
28%
29.8%
56.3%
65.8%
2000
27.5%
25.4%
53.5%
60.4%
1996
26.7%
25.7%
50.6%
59.6%
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US Census Bureau. (May 2, 2023). Voting rates in the presidential elections in the United States from 1996 to 2020, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195401/voting-rates-in-the-us-presidential-elections-since-1996-by-ethnicity/
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