Voter Turnout
Webpage last updated: September 13, 2024
Voter turnout refers to the percentage of eligible registered voters who cast a ballot in an election. Book Closing Reports show the total number of active registered voters as of the registration deadline for the applicable election. For primary elections, if a county does not have a county-wide nonpartisan or universal primary contest on their Primary Ballot, then not every active registered voter in that county will be eligible to vote in the Primary. Therefore, the number of eligible voters in a Primary is often less than the total registered voters reported in book closing. For voter turnout on special elections, visit Elections Results Archive
* In several years, both parties did not have statewide races on the ballot at the second primary.
** There were no presidential preference primaries prior to 1972.
*** There have been no second primaries since 2000.
| Year | Cycle | Presidential Preference Primary** | Primary | Second Primary*** | General Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Gubernatorial | ** | 53% | 58% | 47% |
| 1956 | Presidential | ** | 66% | * | 70% |
| 1958 | Gubernatorial | ** | 54% | 30% | 37% |
| 1960 | Presidential | ** | 59% | 63% | 77% |
| 1962 | Gubernatorial | ** | 43% | 29% | 46% |
| 1964 | Presidential | ** | 58% | 62% | 74% |
| 1966 | Gubernatorial | ** | 51% | 58% | 60% |
| 1968 | Presidential | ** | 44% | 42% | 79% |
| 1970 | Gubernatorial | ** | 41% | 42% | 62% |
| 1972 | Presidential | 58% | 31% | * | 74% |
| 1974 | Gubernatorial | 33% | 26% | 50% | |
| 1976 | Presidential | 56% | 32% | * | 77% |
| 1978 | Gubernatorial | 36% | 33% | 60% | |
| 1980 | Presidential | 43% | 36% | 38% | 77% |
| 1982 | Gubernatorial | 30% | 15% | 55% | |
| 1984 | Presidential | 33% | * | * | 75% |
| 1986 | Gubernatorial | 30% | 24% | 61% | |
| 1988 | Presidential | 43% | 31% | 23% | 73% |
| 1990 | Gubernatorial | 34% | 25% | 60% | |
| 1992 | Presidential | 38% | 35% | 17% | 83% |
| 1994 | Gubernatorial | 29% | 12% | 66% | |
| 1996 | Presidential | 29% | 26% | * | 67% |
| 1998 | Gubernatorial | 17% | 7% | 49% | |
| 2000 | Presidential | 19% | 25% | 12% | 70% |
| 2002 | Gubernatorial | 29% | *** | 55% | |
| 2004 | Presidential | 20% | 26% | *** | 74% |
| 2006 | Gubernatorial | 20% | *** | 47% | |
| 2008 | Presidential | 42% | 18% | *** | 75% |
| 2010 | Gubernatorial | 22% | *** | 49% | |
| 2012 | Presidential | 41% | 21% | *** | 72% |
| 2014 | Gubernatorial | 18% | *** | 51% | |
| 2016 | Presidential | 46% | 24% | *** | 75% |
| 2018 | Gubernatorial | 27% | *** | 63% | |
| 2020 | Presidential | 30% | 28% | *** | 77% |
| 2022 | Gubernatorial | 26% | *** | 54% | |
| 2024 | Presidential | 21.6% | 22.4% | *** |
