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"It looks like 136.6 million Americans will have voted for president this election, based on 88 percent of the country's precincts tallied and projections for absentee ballots, said Michael McDonald of George Mason University. Using his methods, that would give 2008 a 64.1 percent turnout rate. " "That would be the highest turnout rate that we've seen since 1908," which was 65.7 percent, McDonald said early Wednesday. Source: Triumphant Obama turns to sobering challenges By TERENCE HUNT, Associated Press Writer http://news.Yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_el_pr/election_rdp
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe answer is the 2008 presidential election between John McCain (R) and Barack Obama. Obama won the election where 64.1% of eligible voters voted.
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registration | ! valign="bottom" | Voter turnout | ! valign="bottom" | Turnout of voting-age
population (percent) | 2008*231,229,580NA*148,218,161*64.1%*2006 220,600,000135,889,60080,588,00043.6%2004221,256,931174,800,000122,294,97855.32002 215,473,000150,990,59879,830,11937.02000205,815,000156,421,311105,586,27451.31998 200,929,000141,850,55873,117,02236.41996196,511,000146,211,96096,456,34549.11994 193,650,000130,292,82275,105,86038.81992189,529,000133,821,178104,405,15555.11990 185,812,000121,105,63067,859,18936.51988182,778,000126,379,62891,594,69350.11986 178,566,000118,399,98464,991,12836.41984174,466,000124,150,61492,652,68053.11982 169,938,000110,671,22567,615,57639.81980164,597,000113,043,73486,515,22152.61978 158,373,000103,291,26558,917,93837.21976152,309,190105,037,98681,555,78953.61974 146,336,00096,199,020155,943,83438.21972140,776,00097,328,54177,718,55455.21970 124,498,00082,496,747258,014,33846.61968120,328,18681,658,18073,211,87560.81966 116,132,00076,288,283356,188,04648.41964114,090,00073,715,81870,644,59261.91962 112,423,00065,393,751453,141,22747.31960109,159,00064,833,096568,838,20463.1*Preliminary results. This will be updated as more information becomes available. n.a. = not available. NOTE: Presidential election years are in boldface.1. Registrations from Iowa not included.
2. Registrations from Iowa and Mo. not included.
3. Registrations from Iowa, Kans., Miss., Mo., Nebr., and Wyo. not included. D.C. did not have independent status.
4. Registrations from Ala., Alaska, D.C., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.C., N.D., Okla., S.D., Wis., and Wyo. not included.
5. Registrations from Ala., Alaska, D.C., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.M., N.C., N.D., Okla., S.D., Wis., and Wyo. not included.
Source: Federal Election Commission. Data drawn from Congressional Research Service reports, Election Data Services Inc., and State Election Offices.
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∙ 14y agothe answer is 59.978% exactly...
hope this helps :) even tho im not from usa :)
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∙ 14y agoIf the Voting Eligible Population was 212,720,027 and there were 131,256,905 valid ballots counted (finally tally), then 61.7% of eligible voters voted in the 2008 Election.
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∙ 10y agoThe percent of voters who vote in a national election vary but in 2008 57.48 percent turned out to vote.
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∙ 10y ago61.6% of the eligible voters in 2008 voted for President, according to the related link below. This figure counts those who spoiled their ballots or voted for "none of the above" as voting.
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Why do many eligible voters in the US not participate in elections?
Mabe because they don't no which to vote for.
How do citizens participate in presidential democracy?
the voters
What do Voters play an essential role in the American system of democracy by?
voters participate in elections to choose their representatives in government
What percent of eligible Nebraska voters voted in 2012 presidential election?
60.8 % of eligible voters in Nebraska voted in the 2012 Presidential election, according to the link given just below.
What percent of eligible voters turn out for midterm congressional elections?
one-tenth
How did Mexico constitution different from that of the us?
Eligible voters are required by law to vote in elections.
What are elections in which all voters can participate in selecting a party's nominee?
What is it called when voters choose the parties nominees
What percentage of eligible voters voted in the 2010 election?
According to the Washington Post, "Overall, turnout in the midterm elections was projected at 42 percent of registered voters, about 1.2 percentage points higher than in 2006." (It should be noted that even though there was a slightly larger turnout than in 2006, about 58% of voters stayed home.) Also, according to most polls, the makeup of the electorate this time was different: there was a large "enthusiasm gap," such that Republicans voted in larger percentages than Democrats did; also, younger voters decreased, as did minority voters; and older voters, as well as white voters, came out in larger numbers than in 2008. 82.5 million people voted, many of whom were spurred by anger over the lingering recession. But it is worth noting that this number was far fewer than the more than 131 million people who voted in the presidential election of 2008-- generally, presidential elections bring out a much greater number of voters than midterm elections do.
Do territories in Canada vote in elections?
Eligible voters who are residents of any of Canada's three territories are entitled to vote in all federal elections, and are represented in the House of Commons by one seat each. Eligible voters in the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut also vote in their own individual territorial elections, as well as in civic or hamlet elections.
What is the voting population of Ohio?
As of 2021, the voting age population (VAP) of Ohio is approximately 8.9 million people. However, the actual number of registered voters or eligible voters who actively participate in elections may vary.
What percent of people voted in 2008 presidential election in Wyoming?
63 % of eligible voters voted in the 2008 presidential election in Wyoming.
What device allows voters to participate in elections if they are unable to go to the polling stations on Election Day?
Internet
