2012 General Election Turnout Rates

Last Updated: 3/25/2013

Please see the FAQ for information on the construction of these statistics. The demoninator data reflect the July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2011 voting-age population estimates extrapolated to Nov. 2012, non-citizen estimates from the 2011 American Community Survey, 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 population estimate is calculated from 2011 overseas civilian estimate from the State Department -- which reports 6.3 million overseas citizens in 2011 and is deflated by 75.2%, the percentage of the domestic citizen population that is of voting age according to the 2011 American Community Survey. This estimate includes military personnel. (Note a previous lower estimate of 2.1 million overseas civilians was derived from a Federal Voting Assistance Program report of the overseas population and from Department of Defense Manpower Reports; this revised estimate is more consistent with historical trends.)

These turnout rate estimates are updated when new data are available. Such data may be revised components of the voting-age and voting-eligible population, and any additional information on unofficial write-in votes for president than may not be included in the vote for highest office.

The national total number of ballots counted is an estimate derived from the national vote for president multiplied by the ratio of total ballots counted to vote for president in states reporting both numbers. The total ballots counted is updated as additional states report.

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 Ballots Counted
United States	58.2%	58.7%	53.6%	240,926,957	8.5%	1,608,162	1,321,051	629,644	3,244,035	4,737,600	221,925,820	129,068,630	130,306,739
Alabama	58.9%		56.0%	3,703,222	2.5%	31,764	50,622	9,006	86,889		3,522,336	2,074,338
Alaska	58.9%	59.2%	55.1%	545,344	4.0%	5,597	6,959	2,089	13,601		509,785	300,495	301,694
Arizona	52.9%	53.3%	46.5%	4,957,376	10.1%	40,130	52,316	7,993	96,443		4,360,076	2,306,559	2,323,579
Arkansas	50.5%	51.0%	47.5%	2,250,173	3.5%	16,204	26,995	21,106	53,752		2,116,668	1,069,468	1,078,548
California	55.2%	55.9%	45.1%	28,925,512	17.6%	165,062	0	105,133	217,629		23,620,070	13,038,547	13,202,158
Colorado	70.3%	71.1%	64.7%	3,972,885	7.3%	22,815	0	11,014	28,322		3,654,045	2,569,217	2,596,353
Connecticut	60.9%		55.6%	2,800,499	7.9%	19,321	0	2,894	20,768		2,558,470	1,558,042
Delaware	62.7%		58.0%	713,522	5.8%	6,598	4,448	560	11,326		660,580	413,921
District of Columbia	61.9%	62.0%	56.0%	524,455	9.5%	0	0	0	0		474,866	293,764	294,254
Florida	63.5%	64.0%	55.2%	15,357,202	11.3%	104,306	165,760	4,093	272,113		13,348,802	8,474,179	8,538,264
Georgia	58.4%	58.7%	52.2%	7,464,219	7.1%	56,432	185,286	25,091	254,264		6,682,600	3,900,050	3,919,355
Hawaii	44.2%	44.5%	40.0%	1,085,433	8.9%	5,912	0	0	5,912		982,943	434,697	437,159
Idaho	59.6%	60.9%	55.5%	1,176,186	5.0%	7,431	13,721	3,957	23,131		1,094,490	652,274	666,290
Illinois	58.9%	59.3%	53.3%	9,841,508	9.0%	48,418	0	0	48,418		8,903,001	5,242,014	5,279,752
Indiana	55.1%	56.0%	52.9%	4,964,646	3.6%	28,028	0	0	28,028		4,759,100	2,624,534	2,663,368
Iowa	69.9%	70.2%	67.1%	2,357,292	3.1%	9,455	8,862	3,197	19,916		2,263,375	1,582,180	1,589,951
Kansas	56.8%	58.1%	53.4%	2,166,319	5.4%	9,051	3,704	5,063	15,287		2,034,892	1,156,254	1,182,771
Kentucky	55.3%	55.9%	53.2%	3,380,796	2.3%	20,544	25,688	14,628	53,546		3,248,303	1,797,212	1,815,843
Louisiana	60.4%	61.0%	57.1%	3,493,427	2.7%	39,445	42,599	26,202	95,145		3,302,514	1,994,065	2,014,548
Maine	68.1%	69.2%	66.9%	1,065,701	1.7%	0	0	0	0		1,047,901	713,180	724,758
Maryland	66.2%		59.6%	4,545,729	8.8%	22,645	26,164	13,195	55,407		4,091,886	2,707,327
Massachusetts	66.3%	66.6%	60.4%	5,241,610	8.6%	11,312	0	0	11,312		4,781,421	3,167,767	3,184,196
Michigan	64.7%	65.3%	62.0%	7,629,642	3.5%	44,113	0	0	44,113		7,317,247	4,730,961	4,780,701
Minnesota	75.7%	76.1%	71.3%	4,119,607	4.6%	9,796	42,661	5,807	55,361		3,876,752	2,936,561	2,950,780
Mississippi	59.7%		57.3%	2,244,632	1.8%	21,067	26,793	6,434	51,077		2,152,832	1,285,611
Missouri	62.5%		59.5%	4,633,182	2.7%	30,623	54,916	19,421	95,250		4,410,813	2,757,323
Montana	62.6%	63.6%	61.6%	786,333	1.2%	3,716	0	0	3,716		773,147	484,048	491,966
Nebraska	60.1%	60.8%	56.8%	1,397,681	4.8%	4,587	4,080	941	9,138		1,321,948	794,379	804,245
Nevada	57.1%	57.2%	48.7%	2,085,840	13.7%	12,653	8,067	4,964	23,202		1,776,403	1,014,918	1,016,664
New Hampshire	70.1%	70.9%	67.8%	1,048,583	3.1%	2,761	0	0	2,761		1,013,741	710,984	718,830
New Jersey	61.9%	62.6%	53.3%	6,833,297	12.6%	25,007	57,517	15,563	90,306		5,882,974	3,640,292	3,683,638
New Mexico	54.7%	54.9%	49.5%	1,583,992	8.1%	6,659	14,855	3,146	23,087		1,432,375	783,758	786,514
New York	53.2%	53.6%	46.2%	15,314,401	12.6%	56,656	0	48,542	80,927		13,299,567	7,070,325	7,125,538
North Carolina	64.6%	65.2%	60.2%	7,486,237	5.8%	40,116	36,740	3,621	78,667		6,970,868	4,505,372	4,542,488
North Dakota	60.6%	61.1%	59.4%	543,333	1.6%	1,487	0	0	1,487		533,050	322,932	325,862
Ohio	64.6%	65.2%	62.7%	8,901,762	2.3%	51,712	0	0	51,712		8,644,958	5,580,822	5,632,423
Oklahoma	49.2%		46.2%	2,887,988	4.3%	26,252	20,601	2,627	48,167		2,715,516	1,334,872
Oregon	63.2%	64.3%	58.6%	3,054,664	6.9%	14,014	0	0	14,014		2,829,348	1,789,270	1,820,507
Pennsylvania	59.4%		57.1%	10,052,600	3.3%	51,264	0	0	51,264		9,674,379	5,742,040
Rhode Island	58.0%		53.4%	835,473	7.6%	3,357	0	0	3,357		768,785	446,049
South Carolina	56.6%	57.1%	53.8%	3,653,526	3.7%	23,578	21,144	6,412	47,928		3,470,908	1,964,118	1,981,516
South Dakota	59.4%	60.1%	57.7%	630,553	2.1%	3,434	0	2,843	4,856		612,310	363,815	368,270
Tennessee	52.2%	52.6%	49.4%	4,976,202	3.6%	27,451	52,178	12,157	85,708		4,711,782	2,458,577	2,478,870
Texas	49.7%		41.7%	19,167,091	13.5%	173,649	247,136	104,763	473,167		16,100,196	7,993,851
Utah	55.4%	56.0%	51.4%	1,980,790	7.0%	6,807	0	0	6,807		1,835,666	1,017,440	1,028,786
Vermont	60.4%	60.9%	59.3%	504,732	1.8%	0	0	0	0		495,866	299,290	301,793
Virginia	66.4%	66.9%	60.8%	6,339,741	6.9%	37,410	56,654	2,624	95,376		5,808,768	3,854,489	3,888,186
Washington	64.1%	65.0%	58.3%	5,363,370	8.4%	18,235	15,452	6,956	37,165		4,877,969	3,125,516	3,172,939
West Virginia	46.3%		45.5%	1,474,086	0.9%	6,681	6,650	1,796	14,229		1,447,153	670,438
Wisconsin	72.5%		69.4%	4,426,248	3.1%	22,724	22,602	19,572	55,112		4,233,992	3,071,434
Wyoming	58.9%	59.3%	56.8%	438,317	2.2%	2,112	3,231	682	5,684		422,784	249,061	250,701

Notes: Kansas votes for highest office adjusted for a double-count of Wilson County votes for president. Total ballots counted is unaffected.