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
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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CIRCLE. (March 19, 2021). Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo
CIRCLE. "Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020." Chart. March 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo
CIRCLE. (2021). Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo
CIRCLE. "Youth Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections in The United States from 1972 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo
CIRCLE, Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo (last visited November 23, 2024)
Youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2020 [Graph], CIRCLE, March 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984745/youth-voter-turnout-presidential-elections-us/?os=vbKn42TQHo
