2010 General Election Turnout Rates

Last Updated: 12/28/2011

Please see the FAQ for information on the construction of these statistics. The demoninator data reflect the April 1, 2010 Census and July 1, 2010 voting-age population estimates extrapolated to Nov. 2010, non-citizen estimates from the 2010 American Community Survey (I have not extrapolated citizenship statistics since the 2009 ACS is not comparable as it is weighted to the 2000 census), the year-end 2010 DOJ prison report and the year-end 2010 DOJ probation and parole report. Starting in 2010, I report the actual number of felons on probation with no estimated adjustment. Note, a '0' indicates that either a state does not disfranchise a class of felons or the state does not incarcerate felons within their borders. See The Sentencing Project for more information. The overseas eligible estimate is calculated from 2008 overseas citizen estimates provided by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. (Note: prior to 2008, state level turnout statistics are not entirely comparable because no state level overseas estimates were available.)

VEP Turnout Rate <recommended statistic> is the vote for highest office divided by the voting-eligible population or VEP. In a midterm election, the vote for highest office is the highest vote tally for Governor, U.S. Senator, or combined House of Representatives. The voting-eligible population is the best estimate of the number of people eligible to vote.
VEP Total Ballots Counted Turnout Rate is the total turnout (or total ballots counted) divided by the voting-eligible population. The total ballots cast includes blank and other such ballots, but does not include rejected absentee and provisional ballots. This would be the preferred turnout rate statistic, but all states do not report total ballots cast in this election or in previous elections, so it is not a consistent measure across states or time.
VAP Rate is the vote for highest office divided by the voting-age population, all residents age 18 and older. Although not recommended, this statistic is provided for organizations such as polling firms that sample the voting-age population.

Again, please see the FAQ for more information.

State	VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate	VEP Total Ballots Counted Turnout Rate	VAP Turnout Rate	Voting-Age Population	% Non- citizen	Prison	Probation	Parole	Total Ineligible Felon	Overseas Eligible	Voting-Eligible Population	Highest Office	Total Turnout
United States	41.0%	41.7%	37.8%	235,940,406	8.6%	1,601,309	1,321,051	629,644	3,237,182	4,972,217	217,342,419	89,099,476	90,732,693
Alabama	43.1%		40.8%	3,663,785	2.9%	31,764	50,622	9,006	86,889	74,079	3,470,144	1,494,273
Alaska	52.0%	52.6%	48.4%	529,804	4.5%	5,597	6,959	2,089	13,601	60,686	492,324	256,192	258,746
Arizona	41.0%	41.5%	36.0%	4,805,302	10.2%	40,130	52,316	7,993	96,443	90,036	4,216,668	1,727,791	1,750,840
Arkansas	37.5%	37.5%	35.2%	2,217,850	3.7%	16,204	26,995	21,106	53,752	43,963	2,081,228	781,333	779,957
California	44.1%	45.1%	35.9%	28,147,263	18.0%	165,062	0	105,133	217,629	486,207	22,868,217	10,095,485	10,302,324
Colorado	50.7%		46.5%	3,842,635	7.5%	22,815	0	11,014	28,322	71,854	3,526,360	1,787,730
Connecticut	46.0%		41.7%	2,765,841	8.5%	19,321	0	2,894	20,768	45,799	2,508,959	1,153,115
Delaware	47.3%	47.8%	44.2%	696,049	5.0%	6,598	4,448	560	11,326	12,658	649,931	307,402	310,946
District of Columbia	28.9%	29.6%	26.2%	506,186	9.3%	0	0	0	0	6,916	459,344	132,656	135,846
Florida	41.9%	42.3%	36.3%	14,897,499	11.5%	104,306	165,760	4,093	272,113	451,907	12,914,189	5,411,106	5,460,573
Georgia	39.9%	40.6%	35.5%	7,250,932	7.6%	49,164	185,286	25,091	246,996	141,001	6,454,759	2,576,161	2,620,146
Hawaii	39.8%	40.1%	35.9%	1,065,037	9.2%	5,912	0	0	5,912	20,090	961,213	382,563	385,385
Idaho	42.2%	42.8%	39.5%	1,146,684	4.4%	7,431	13,721	3,957	23,131	26,779	1,073,307	452,535	459,079
Illinois	42.5%	43.2%	38.3%	9,736,803	9.3%	48,418	0	0	48,418	200,530	8,780,681	3,729,989	3,792,770
Indiana	37.1%	38.0%	35.6%	4,895,176	3.4%	28,028	0	0	28,028	89,605	4,699,791	1,744,481	1,786,213
Iowa	50.0%	50.8%	47.9%	2,328,099	3.3%	9,455	8,862	3,197	19,916	43,108	2,231,589	1,116,063	1,133,429
Kansas	41.7%		39.2%	2,139,598	5.2%	9,051	3,704	5,063	15,287	42,495	2,012,076	838,790
Kentucky	42.4%	44.1%	40.7%	3,333,596	2.5%	20,544	25,688	14,628	53,546	58,518	3,198,143	1,356,468	1,411,695
Louisiana	39.0%	39.9%	36.8%	3,441,063	2.9%	39,445	42,599	26,202	95,145	68,285	3,247,632	1,264,994	1,297,150
Maine	55.3%		54.4%	1,053,655	1.6%	0	0	0	0	21,362	1,036,599	572,766	580,538
Maryland	46.5%		41.8%	4,449,899	8.9%	22,645	26,164	13,195	55,407	77,074	3,997,681	1,857,880
Massachusetts	49.2%	49.7%	44.6%	5,152,536	9.1%	11,312	0	0	11,312	77,830	4,671,049	2,297,039	2,319,963
Michigan	44.6%	45.2%	42.8%	7,541,975	3.5%	44,113	0	0	44,113	163,673	7,236,342	3,226,088	3,268,217
Minnesota	55.4%	55.9%	52.2%	4,037,474	4.5%	9,796	42,661	5,807	55,361	70,063	3,801,188	2,107,021	2,123,369
Mississippi	37.0%		35.5%	2,220,861	1.7%	21,482	26,793	6,434	51,492	45,082	2,132,542	788,549
Missouri	44.5%		42.4%	4,584,384	2.6%	30,623	54,916	19,421	95,250	96,710	4,371,491	1,943,899
Montana	47.5%	48.4%	46.8%	769,476	1.0%	3,716	0	0	3,716	22,898	758,291	360,341	367,096
Nebraska	37.3%	38.0%	35.5%	1,375,954	4.2%	4,587	4,080	941	9,138	27,311	1,309,521	487,988	497,248
Nevada	41.1%	41.2%	35.3%	2,045,177	13.1%	12,653	8,067	4,964	23,202	45,656	1,754,174	721,404	723,515
New Hampshire	45.7%	46.2%	44.3%	1,030,839	2.8%	2,761	0	0	2,761	25,558	998,799	456,588	461,423
New Jersey	36.4%	37.8%	31.4%	6,753,336	12.4%	25,007	57,517	15,563	90,306	110,559	5,825,429	2,121,584	2,200,974
New Mexico	42.7%	43.1%	38.8%	1,554,159	7.7%	6,659	14,855	3,146	23,087	31,444	1,410,747	602,827	607,700
New York	35.5%	36.3%	30.9%	15,100,173	12.6%	56,656	0	48,542	80,927	263,787	13,111,469	4,658,586	4,756,679
North Carolina	39.2%	39.8%	36.4%	7,310,961	6.1%	40,116	36,740	3,621	78,667	133,483	6,785,936	2,660,079	2,700,383
North Dakota	46.3%	46.7%	45.4%	526,344	1.7%	1,487	0	0	1,487	11,179	516,151	238,812	240,876
Ohio	45.0%	46.2%	43.7%	8,820,712	2.4%	51,712	0	0	51,712	174,703	8,560,205	3,852,453	3,956,028
Oklahoma	38.7%		36.4%	2,844,090	4.3%	26,252	20,601	2,627	48,167	57,046	2,674,087	1,034,767
Oregon	52.7%	53.9%	48.7%	2,982,604	7.0%	14,014	0	0	14,014	63,480	2,759,260	1,453,548	1,487,210
Pennsylvania	41.7%		40.1%	9,938,597	3.3%	51,264	0	0	51,264	203,791	9,557,545	3,987,551
Rhode Island	44.9%		41.2%	829,918	7.7%	3,357	0	0	3,357	13,827	762,396	342,290
South Carolina	39.7%	40.3%	37.6%	3,570,540	3.8%	23,578	21,144	6,412	47,928	72,241	3,385,224	1,344,198	1,365,480
South Dakota	52.8%	53.9%	51.5%	615,863	1.7%	3,434	0	2,843	4,856	20,144	600,424	317,083	323,410
Tennessee	34.7%		32.8%	4,877,455	3.5%	27,451	52,178	12,157	85,708	127,930	4,621,705	1,601,549
Texas	32.2%		26.9%	18,486,680	13.7%	173,649	247,136	104,763	473,167	549,216	15,482,003	4,979,870
Utah	36.2%	36.7%	33.6%	1,916,485	6.8%	6,807	0	0	6,807	31,783	1,779,450	643,307	653,274
Vermont	49.5%	49.9%	48.6%	497,094	1.9%	0	0	0	0	10,546	487,795	241,605	243,617
Virginia	38.7%	39.2%	35.3%	6,198,718	7.2%	37,410	56,654	2,624	95,376	124,689	5,654,394	2,189,841	2,214,503
Washington	53.2%	54.3%	48.4%	5,185,088	8.2%	18,235	15,452	6,956	37,165	138,296	4,722,417	2,511,094	2,565,589
West Virginia	36.7%		36.1%	1,469,393	0.8%	6,681	6,650	1,796	14,229	33,788	1,443,809	529,948
Wisconsin	52.1%		49.8%	4,360,918	3.1%	22,724	22,602	19,572	55,112	78,721	4,170,501	2,171,331
Wyoming	45.2%	45.8%	43.8%	429,843	1.8%	2,112	3,231	682	5,684	13,832	416,569	188,463	190,822