{"id":2365318,"date":"2024-11-06T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-percentage-of-people-in-us-voted-this-year-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T00:07:08","slug":"high-percentage-of-people-in-us-voted-this-year-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-percentage-of-people-in-us-voted-this-year-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"High percentage of people in us voted this year &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhigh-percentage-of-people-in-us-voted-this-year-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365318&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-deflects-blame-for-mcauliffe-loss-says-he-cant-stop-republican-turnout\/\" title=\"Biden Deflects Blame For McAuliffe Loss, Says He Can\u2019t Stop Republican Turnout\">high voter turnout<\/a> in a recent election, which is expected to be \u200cclose\u2063 to the record levels seen in the 2020 election. Early analyses suggest that the turnout may have been significant enough to contribute to President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s victory\u2063 over Vice President Kamala Harris. As votes continue\u200d to be counted in some states, \u2063initial results indicate that this high \u200dparticipation rate could empower Trump to implement \u200dhis policy agenda. \u200cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgias-top-election-official-pushes-to-change-election-laws-after-u-s-senate-runoff\/\" title=\"Georgia\u2019s Top Election Official Pushes To Change Election Laws After U.S. Senate Runoff\">previous turnout record<\/a> \u2063was 66.4%, \u2062with nearly two-thirds of eligible voters \u2062participating in \u2062the 2020 elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump wins with high voter turnout nearing 2020 election levels<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_22502\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Voter turnout, the percentage of eligible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">people<\/a> who voted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">election<\/a> Tuesday, is expected to come close to the modern-day record set in 2020, according to an analysis released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Although votes are still being tabulated in some states, initial counts indicate overall turnout across the country was high, possibly fueling President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris and his mandate for policy changes.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 record stands at <a href=\"https:\/\/election.lab.ufl.edu\/national-turnout-rates-graph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">66.4%<\/a>, meaning that two-thirds of eligible voters cast a ballot that year. Roughly 1 in 3 eligible voters did not vote.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 65% of eligible voters turned out to the polls, according to the University of Florida Election Lab data published Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Florida Election Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Voter turnout in presidential years, which occur every four years, has ranged from the upper 40s to mid-60s over the past century. From the mid-19th century through the early 20th century, voter turnout regularly topped 75%.<\/p>\n<p>The seven <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">battleground states largely surpassed existing records<\/a> for voter turnout, according to a <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/11\/06\/voter-turnout-2024-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">analysis<\/a> of UF Election Lab data.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, an increase of two percentage points in voter turnout was seen in Michigan and Arizona, while Wisconsin also set a new record with 3 in 4 people voting.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee did not respond to requests for comment on voter turnout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_22502\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"22502\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump secures victory with turnout near 2020 levels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2365319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310470062008.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,14343,9029,4351],"class_list":["post-2365318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-participation","tag-us","tag-voting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310470062008.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365318"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365322,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365318\/revisions\/2365322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}