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National VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present (v1.2)

Data Source

1948-present data produced by Michael McDonald

Prior to 1948 data produced by Walter Dean Burnham. These statistics may be found in: Vital Statistics of American Politics, 2015-2016. Harold Stanley and Richard Neimi, eds. CQ Press, Washington, DC.

Dataset Provider

Michael McDonald

Election Lab Data Publishing

First published October 6, 2024

Last data update October 6, 2024

File Citation

Michael McDonald. 2024. “National Voting Eligible Population Turnout Rates, 1789-Present (v1.2).” https://election.lab.ufl.edu/dataset/national-vep-turnout-rates-1789-present-v1-1-2/

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National VEP Turnout Rates (v1.2)  

File Type: CSV

Documentation (v1.2)  

Aggregation: By Nation

File Type: DOC