National VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present (v1.3)

File Citation

Michael McDonald. 2025. “National Voting Eligible Population Turnout Rates, 1789-Present (v1.3).” https://election.lab.ufl.edu/dataset/national-vep-turnout-rates-1789-present-v1-1-3/

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.