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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 2020, at 84%. Arkansas had the lowest, at 54%. The median was 66.4% and the figure for the United States was 66.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84District of Columbia
Lowest54Arkansas
Median66.451 states
United States66.8History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 60.5 %Alaska: 63.8 %Arizona: 71.9 %Arkansas: 54 %California: 65.1 %Colorado: 67.6 %Connecticut: 66.6 %Delaware: 67.7 %District of Columbia: 84 %Florida: 62.1 %Georgia: 66.1 %Hawaii: 64.3 %Idaho: 64.9 %Illinois: 68.4 %Indiana: 61 %Iowa: 70.5 %Kansas: 65.7 %Kentucky: 68.5 %Louisiana: 61.9 %Maine: 71.3 %Maryland: 73.6 %Massachusetts: 66.3 %Michigan: 66.9 %Minnesota: 77.9 %Mississippi: 70.3 %Missouri: 66.8 %Montana: 73.5 %Nebraska: 65.2 %Nevada: 61.5 %New Hampshire: 74 %New Jersey: 78.3 %New Mexico: 62.6 %New York: 64.7 %North Carolina: 64.7 %North Dakota: 67.1 %Ohio: 70.1 %Oklahoma: 58.3 %Oregon: 74.1 %Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Rhode Island: 66.3 %South Carolina: 63.4 %South Dakota: 58.5 %Tennessee: 66.4 %Texas: 63.9 %Utah: 63.6 %Vermont: 68.4 %Virginia: 71.5 %Washington: 71.5 %West Virginia: 56.1 %Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wyoming: 65.5 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2020

District of Columbia: 84 %District of Columbia84New Jersey: 78.3 %New Jersey78.3Minnesota: 77.9 %Minnesota77.9Oregon: 74.1 %Oregon74.1New Hampshire: 74 %New Hampshire74Maryland: 73.6 %Maryland73.6Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wisconsin73.6Montana: 73.5 %Montana73.5Arizona: 71.9 %Arizona71.9Virginia: 71.5 %Virginia71.5Washington: 71.5 %Washington71.5Maine: 71.3 %Maine71.3Iowa: 70.5 %Iowa70.5Mississippi: 70.3 %Mississippi70.3Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Pennsylvania70.2Ohio: 70.1 %Ohio70.1Kentucky: 68.5 %Kentucky68.5Illinois: 68.4 %Illinois68.4Vermont: 68.4 %Vermont68.4Delaware: 67.7 %Delaware67.7Colorado: 67.6 %Colorado67.6North Dakota: 67.1 %North Dakota67.1Michigan: 66.9 %Michigan66.9Missouri: 66.8 %Missouri66.8Connecticut: 66.6 %Connecticut66.6Tennessee: 66.4 %Tennessee66.4Massachusetts: 66.3 %Massachusetts66.3Rhode Island: 66.3 %Rhode Island66.3Georgia: 66.1 %Georgia66.1Kansas: 65.7 %Kansas65.7Wyoming: 65.5 %Wyoming65.5Nebraska: 65.2 %Nebraska65.2California: 65.1 %California65.1Idaho: 64.9 %Idaho64.9New York: 64.7 %New York64.7North Carolina: 64.7 %North Carolina64.7Hawaii: 64.3 %Hawaii64.3Texas: 63.9 %Texas63.9Alaska: 63.8 %Alaska63.8Utah: 63.6 %Utah63.6South Carolina: 63.4 %South Carolina63.4New Mexico: 62.6 %New Mexico62.6Florida: 62.1 %Florida62.1Louisiana: 61.9 %Louisiana61.9Nevada: 61.5 %Nevada61.5Indiana: 61 %Indiana61Alabama: 60.5 %Alabama60.5South Dakota: 58.5 %South Dakota58.5Oklahoma: 58.3 %Oklahoma58.3West Virginia: 56.1 %West Virginia56.1Arkansas: 54 %Arkansas54District of Columbia: 84 %District of Columbia84New Jersey: 78.3 %New Jersey78.3Minnesota: 77.9 %Minnesota77.9Oregon: 74.1 %Oregon74.1New Hampshire: 74 %New Hampshire74Maryland: 73.6 %Maryland73.6Wisconsin: 73.6 %Wisconsin73.6Montana: 73.5 %Montana73.5Arizona: 71.9 %Arizona71.9Virginia: 71.5 %Virginia71.5Washington: 71.5 %Washington71.5Maine: 71.3 %Maine71.3Iowa: 70.5 %Iowa70.5Mississippi: 70.3 %Mississippi70.3Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Pennsylvania70.2Ohio: 70.1 %Ohio70.1Kentucky: 68.5 %Kentucky68.5Illinois: 68.4 %Illinois68.4Vermont: 68.4 %Vermont68.4Delaware: 67.7 %Delaware67.7Colorado: 67.6 %Colorado67.6North Dakota: 67.1 %North Dakota67.1Michigan: 66.9 %Michigan66.9Missouri: 66.8 %Missouri66.8Connecticut: 66.6 %Connecticut66.6Tennessee: 66.4 %Tennessee66.4Massachusetts: 66.3 %Massachusetts66.3Rhode Island: 66.3 %Rhode Island66.3Georgia: 66.1 %Georgia66.1Kansas: 65.7 %Kansas65.7Wyoming: 65.5 %Wyoming65.5Nebraska: 65.2 %Nebraska65.2California: 65.1 %California65.1Idaho: 64.9 %Idaho64.9New York: 64.7 %New York64.7North Carolina: 64.7 %North Carolina64.7Hawaii: 64.3 %Hawaii64.3Texas: 63.9 %Texas63.9Alaska: 63.8 %Alaska63.8Utah: 63.6 %Utah63.6South Carolina: 63.4 %South Carolina63.4New Mexico: 62.6 %New Mexico62.6Florida: 62.1 %Florida62.1Louisiana: 61.9 %Louisiana61.9Nevada: 61.5 %Nevada61.5Indiana: 61 %Indiana61Alabama: 60.5 %Alabama60.5South Dakota: 58.5 %South Dakota58.5Oklahoma: 58.3 %Oklahoma58.3West Virginia: 56.1 %West Virginia56.1Arkansas: 54 %Arkansas54
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2020 (%)
1District of Columbia84
2New Jersey78.3
3Minnesota77.9
4Oregon74.1
5New Hampshire74
6Maryland73.6
6Wisconsin73.6
8Montana73.5
9Arizona71.9
10Virginia71.5
10Washington71.5
12Maine71.3
13Iowa70.5
14Mississippi70.3
15Pennsylvania70.2
16Ohio70.1
17Kentucky68.5
18Illinois68.4
18Vermont68.4
20Delaware67.7
21Colorado67.6
22North Dakota67.1
23Michigan66.9
24Missouri66.8
25Connecticut66.6
26Tennessee66.4
27Massachusetts66.3
27Rhode Island66.3
29Georgia66.1
30Kansas65.7
31Wyoming65.5
32Nebraska65.2
33California65.1
34Idaho64.9
35New York64.7
35North Carolina64.7
37Hawaii64.3
38Texas63.9
39Alaska63.8
40Utah63.6
41South Carolina63.4
42New Mexico62.6
43Florida62.1
44Louisiana61.9
45Nevada61.5
46Indiana61
47Alabama60.5
48South Dakota58.5
49Oklahoma58.3
50West Virginia56.1
51Arkansas54

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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/p20/585/table04a.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). 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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/585/table04a.xlsx

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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), 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Apr. 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/585/table04a.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2020. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/585/table04a.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) 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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/585/table04a.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-turnout-rate/us-states?period=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

District of Columbia, with 84% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Arkansas, with 54% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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