In 2022, an estimated 46.8 percent of eligible voters in the United States participated in the midterm elections. This is slightly lower than the previous midterm election held in 2018, but remains generally high for a midterm election year. Election turnout in the United States tends to be much higher for presidential elections.
Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022
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United States Elections Project. (December 13, 2022). Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/
United States Elections Project. "Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022." Chart. December 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/
United States Elections Project. (2022). Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/
United States Elections Project. "Voter Turnout in U.S. Midterm Elections from 1902 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/
United States Elections Project, Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Voter turnout in U.S. midterm elections from 1902 to 2022 [Graph], United States Elections Project, December 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917353/us-midterm-elections-voter-turnout/
