Voter turnout this year was as good as always, but not record-breaking. The SOS is currently estimating 2,915,781 voters out of 3,741,514 eligible voters for a voter turnout percentage of 77.93%.
Minnesota’s best ever voter turnout was in 1956. While presidential election year turnout in Minnesota has typically been between 70% and 80% (and averages just under 60% for in non-presidential election years), 1956 is the only year it’s been over 80% since 1950.
But still. 78% is pretty damn good. I’ll take it. Nice job, Minnesota.
I’m still waiting for George Mason University to update their voter turnout numbers for the nation with this year’s data.
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I’ve been waiting to see these numbers (and moreso, the national ones, so I guess we’ll just have to wait a bit more).
Thanks for posting ‘em!
Still very impressive, and in a year when our Senatorial race will be decided by a few hundred votes, I really felt like my vote did matter (even if things don’t end up going the way I would like.)