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US states by voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)

District of Columbia had the highest voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over) of 51 states in 2012, at 75.9%. West Virginia had the lowest, at 47.8%. The median was 62.7% and the figure for the United States was 61.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.9District of Columbia
Lowest47.8West Virginia
Median62.751 states
United States61.8History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 61.9 %Alaska: 58.4 %Arizona: 55.9 %Arkansas: 53.3 %California: 57.5 %Colorado: 70.4 %Connecticut: 62.7 %Delaware: 67.3 %District of Columbia: 75.9 %Florida: 60.8 %Georgia: 61.9 %Hawaii: 51.6 %Idaho: 63.9 %Illinois: 61.5 %Indiana: 59.3 %Iowa: 69.4 %Kansas: 63.3 %Kentucky: 59.3 %Louisiana: 66.3 %Maine: 68.6 %Maryland: 65.1 %Massachusetts: 70.8 %Michigan: 66.8 %Minnesota: 73.2 %Mississippi: 74.5 %Missouri: 63.9 %Montana: 65.7 %Nebraska: 61.6 %Nevada: 57.9 %New Hampshire: 69.4 %New Jersey: 61.9 %New Mexico: 61.6 %New York: 58.7 %North Carolina: 68.9 %North Dakota: 63.9 %Ohio: 63.1 %Oklahoma: 52.4 %Oregon: 67.6 %Pennsylvania: 61.6 %Rhode Island: 62.5 %South Carolina: 64.7 %South Dakota: 61 %Tennessee: 55.7 %Texas: 53.8 %Utah: 57 %Vermont: 63.3 %Virginia: 66.9 %Washington: 65.6 %West Virginia: 47.8 %Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wyoming: 58.9 %
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%, 2012. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2012

District of Columbia: 75.9 %District of Columbia75.9Mississippi: 74.5 %Mississippi74.5Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wisconsin73.6Minnesota: 73.2 %Minnesota73.2Massachusetts: 70.8 %Massachusetts70.8Colorado: 70.4 %Colorado70.4Iowa: 69.4 %Iowa69.4New Hampshire: 69.4 %New Hampshire69.4North Carolina: 68.9 %North Carolina68.9Maine: 68.6 %Maine68.6Oregon: 67.6 %Oregon67.6Delaware: 67.3 %Delaware67.3Virginia: 66.9 %Virginia66.9Michigan: 66.8 %Michigan66.8Louisiana: 66.3 %Louisiana66.3Montana: 65.7 %Montana65.7Washington: 65.6 %Washington65.6Maryland: 65.1 %Maryland65.1South Carolina: 64.7 %South Carolina64.7Idaho: 63.9 %Idaho63.9Missouri: 63.9 %Missouri63.9North Dakota: 63.9 %North Dakota63.9Kansas: 63.3 %Kansas63.3Vermont: 63.3 %Vermont63.3Ohio: 63.1 %Ohio63.1Connecticut: 62.7 %Connecticut62.7Rhode Island: 62.5 %Rhode Island62.5Alabama: 61.9 %Alabama61.9Georgia: 61.9 %Georgia61.9New Jersey: 61.9 %New Jersey61.9Nebraska: 61.6 %Nebraska61.6New Mexico: 61.6 %New Mexico61.6Pennsylvania: 61.6 %Pennsylvania61.6Illinois: 61.5 %Illinois61.5South Dakota: 61 %South Dakota61Florida: 60.8 %Florida60.8Indiana: 59.3 %Indiana59.3Kentucky: 59.3 %Kentucky59.3Wyoming: 58.9 %Wyoming58.9New York: 58.7 %New York58.7Alaska: 58.4 %Alaska58.4Nevada: 57.9 %Nevada57.9California: 57.5 %California57.5Utah: 57 %Utah57Arizona: 55.9 %Arizona55.9Tennessee: 55.7 %Tennessee55.7Texas: 53.8 %Texas53.8Arkansas: 53.3 %Arkansas53.3Oklahoma: 52.4 %Oklahoma52.4Hawaii: 51.6 %Hawaii51.6West Virginia: 47.8 %West Virginia47.8District of Columbia: 75.9 %District of Columbia75.9Mississippi: 74.5 %Mississippi74.5Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wisconsin73.6Minnesota: 73.2 %Minnesota73.2Massachusetts: 70.8 %Massachusetts70.8Colorado: 70.4 %Colorado70.4Iowa: 69.4 %Iowa69.4New Hampshire: 69.4 %New Hampshire69.4North Carolina: 68.9 %North Carolina68.9Maine: 68.6 %Maine68.6Oregon: 67.6 %Oregon67.6Delaware: 67.3 %Delaware67.3Virginia: 66.9 %Virginia66.9Michigan: 66.8 %Michigan66.8Louisiana: 66.3 %Louisiana66.3Montana: 65.7 %Montana65.7Washington: 65.6 %Washington65.6Maryland: 65.1 %Maryland65.1South Carolina: 64.7 %South Carolina64.7Idaho: 63.9 %Idaho63.9Missouri: 63.9 %Missouri63.9North Dakota: 63.9 %North Dakota63.9Kansas: 63.3 %Kansas63.3Vermont: 63.3 %Vermont63.3Ohio: 63.1 %Ohio63.1Connecticut: 62.7 %Connecticut62.7Rhode Island: 62.5 %Rhode Island62.5Alabama: 61.9 %Alabama61.9Georgia: 61.9 %Georgia61.9New Jersey: 61.9 %New Jersey61.9Nebraska: 61.6 %Nebraska61.6New Mexico: 61.6 %New Mexico61.6Pennsylvania: 61.6 %Pennsylvania61.6Illinois: 61.5 %Illinois61.5South Dakota: 61 %South Dakota61Florida: 60.8 %Florida60.8Indiana: 59.3 %Indiana59.3Kentucky: 59.3 %Kentucky59.3Wyoming: 58.9 %Wyoming58.9New York: 58.7 %New York58.7Alaska: 58.4 %Alaska58.4Nevada: 57.9 %Nevada57.9California: 57.5 %California57.5Utah: 57 %Utah57Arizona: 55.9 %Arizona55.9Tennessee: 55.7 %Tennessee55.7Texas: 53.8 %Texas53.8Arkansas: 53.3 %Arkansas53.3Oklahoma: 52.4 %Oklahoma52.4Hawaii: 51.6 %Hawaii51.6West Virginia: 47.8 %West Virginia47.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2012 (%)
1District of Columbia75.9
2Mississippi74.5
3Wisconsin73.6
4Minnesota73.2
5Massachusetts70.8
6Colorado70.4
7Iowa69.4
7New Hampshire69.4
9North Carolina68.9
10Maine68.6
11Oregon67.6
12Delaware67.3
13Virginia66.9
14Michigan66.8
15Louisiana66.3
16Montana65.7
17Washington65.6
18Maryland65.1
19South Carolina64.7
20Idaho63.9
20Missouri63.9
20North Dakota63.9
23Kansas63.3
23Vermont63.3
25Ohio63.1
26Connecticut62.7
27Rhode Island62.5
28Alabama61.9
28Georgia61.9
28New Jersey61.9
31Nebraska61.6
31New Mexico61.6
31Pennsylvania61.6
34Illinois61.5
35South Dakota61
36Florida60.8
37Indiana59.3
37Kentucky59.3
39Wyoming58.9
40New York58.7
41Alaska58.4
42Nevada57.9
43California57.5
44Utah57
45Arizona55.9
46Tennessee55.7
47Texas53.8
48Arkansas53.3
49Oklahoma52.4
50Hawaii51.6
51West Virginia47.8

Other periods

About this ranking

Share of US citizens aged 18 and over who report having voted in the November election, as a percentage of the citizen population 18 and over, from the Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau. States are where respondents live. The year is the year of the election.

Estimates from a household survey taken after each November election, so state figures carry a margin of error, stored with each value; values whose margin is 5 percentage points or more are marked low reliability. People report their own registration and voting, and more say they voted than official counts show, so these rates run above turnout computed from ballots cast. Respondents who did not answer the voting questions count as not having voted or registered. Elections are every two years; turnout is lower in midterm years than in presidential years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/568/table04a.xls. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population (US states by voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/568/table04a.xls

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Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population, US states by voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Feb. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/568/table04a.xls. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2012. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population. US states by voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/568/table04a.xls. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population, US states by voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/568/table04a.xls, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2012 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?

District of Columbia, with 75.9% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest voter turnout rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?

West Virginia, with 47.8% in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent voted of the citizen population. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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