![]() ![]() The non-college white rise in turnout is especially significant, as this group is linked to voting Republican in presidential elections, including in 2020. Each displayed 2016-to-2020 turnout increases that exceeded 6 points or greater. Turnout showed distinct increases from 2016 among Asian American, Latino or Hispanic, and non-college white voters. This was the biggest turnout in a presidential election since 1992 (67.7%) and more than 5 points higher than the 2016 election. The Census Bureau’s estimates confirm the general perception that 2020 voter turnout was very high, at 66.8%. Turnout surged among Asian American, Latino or Hispanic, and non-college white voters The analysis below reveals how different groups’ voter turnout shifted in 2020 from 2016 and earlier elections, and what that might mean for shifts in the demographic makeup of the voter population. The results from the Census Bureau survey provide information that was not available earlier: estimates of voter turnout for key demographic groups, both nationally and for states. In particular, there was a noticeable increase in voting among white adults who did not graduate from college (the so-called “non-college white” group). However, recently released results from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey voting supplement indicate that 2020’s voting spike occurred across both Democratic-leaning demographic groups and Republican-leaning ones. ![]()
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