1. Turnout Rate - Presidential Election Years
US CO FL IA IN MN NC NV
1980 54% 57% 52% 64% 58% 71% 44% 43%
1984 55% 57% 52% 64% 57% 70% 48% 44%
1988 53% 59% 49% 61% 54% 68% 45% 46%
1992 58% 63% 56% 66% 55% 74% 51% 54%
1996 52% 55% 52% 59% 50% 66% 46% 41%
2000 54% 58% 56% 63% 49% 70% 51% 45%
2004 60% 67% 64% 70% 55% 78% 58% 55%
2008 58% 71% 66% 69% 59% 78% 65% 57%
Turnout Rate - Off Year Elections
US CO FL IA IN MN NC NV
1982 42% 44% 36% 50% 47% 61% 30% 39%
1986 38% 46% 41% 45% 39% 47% 34% 37%
1990 38% 43% 39% 48% 37% 58% 42% 37%
1994 41% 42% 43% 48% 36% 54% 30% 37%
1998 38% 46% 37% 45% 37% 62% 36% 35%
2002 40% 46% 46% 48% 34% 64% 40% 36%
2006 38% 47% 40% 48% 37% 60% 31% 37%
2010 38% 51% 42% 50% 37% 55% 39% 41%
State Turnout relative to nationwide Turnout Rate Presidential Election
CO FL IA IN MN NC NV
1980 5% -4% 17% 8% 31% -19% -20%
1984 3% -5% 16% 3% 27% -13% -21%
1988 12% -7% 15% 3% 29% -16% -14%
1992 8% -4% 13% -5% 27% -11% -7%
1996 6% 0% 14% -4% 28% -10% -21%
2000 6% 3% 16% -9% 28% -7% -17%
2004 11% 7% 16% -9% 30% -4% -8%
2008 23% 15% 21% 3% 35% 14% -1%
1980-2000 avg 7% -3% 15% -1% 28% -13% -17%
1980-2004 avg 7% -1% 15% -2% 29% -11% -15%
State Turnout relative to nationwide Turnout Rate Off Year Electio
CO FL IA IN MN NC NV
1982 3% -16% 19% 11% 46% -28% -8%
1986 20% 7% 18% 3% 23% -10% -2%
1990 12% 0% 26% -4% 50% 9% -3%
1994 2% 4% 17% -11% 32% -26% -10%
1998 21% -2% 19% -4% 63% -6% -7%
2002 17% 15% 21% -14% 62% 0% -8%
2006 24% 4% 26% -4% 58% -19% -3%
2010 32% 9% 30% -3% 44% 2% 7%
1980-2000 avg 13% 2% 20% -3% 46% -10% -6%
1980-2004 avg 14% 2% 21% -3% 48% -11% -6%

2. al Election Years
OH PA TN VA WI
56% 53% 49% 49% 68%
59% 55% 50% 52% 65%
56% 51% 46% 50% 63%
61% 55% 53% 55% 70%
55% 50% 48% 50% 58%
57% 54% 50% 54% 68%
67% 63% 56% 61% 75%
67% 64% 57% 67% 72%
ear Elections
OH PA TN VA WI
44% 42% 38% 36% 47%
40% 38% 35% 29% 44%
44% 34% 22% 26% 39%
42% 40% 39% 44% 42%
41% 33% 24% 23% 46%
39% 39% 40% 29% 45%
48% 44% 41% 44% 53%
45% 42% 35% 39% 52%
urnout Rate Presidential Election Years
OH PA TN VA WI
3% -3% -9% -10% 26%
6% 0% -9% -5% 17%
6% -3% -13% -6% 19%
5% -5% -8% -5% 20%
7% -4% -8% -3% 13%
5% 0% -8% 0% 25%
11% 4% -6% 1% 24%
16% 10% -1% 16% 26%
5% -3% -9% -5% 20%
6% -2% -9% -4% 21%
de Turnout Rate Off Year Elections
OH PA TN VA WI
5% 0% -11% -15% 11%
5% 1% -9% -24% 17%
13% -11% -43% -34% 1%
3% -4% -6% 6% 3%
8% -13% -37% -38% 22%
-2% -2% 0% -27% 15%
25% 16% 9% 16% 40%
17% 8% -10% 1% 35%
5% -5% -18% -22% 11%
8% -2% -14% -17% 16%