2018 General Election:
2018: 120,314,461 Americans voted in the 2018 general elections. As a percentage of the Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP), this represents a national turnout rate of 52%.
On the state level, turnout ranged from 35.8% to 64.2%.
Six states—Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, and Wisconsin—had turnout levels exceeding 60%.
2018: 67,133,886 people voted at a physical polling place on Election Day, which represents 55.8% of those who participated in the 2018 elections.
2018: 52,013,328 voters—43.2% of total participants—cast their ballots outside of the context of Election Day in-person voting. This includes using a domestic civilian by-mail ballot, voting in person before Election Day, casting a UOCAVA ballot, or using another mode of voting.
2018: Seven states voted by mail at a rate higher than 50%: Oregon (100%), Washington (99%), Colorado (95%), Utah (92%), Arizona (77%), Montana (73%), California (69%).
Alabama
Vote By Mail - 3%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 96%
Alaska
Vote By Mail - 8%
In-Person Early Vote - 20%
Other Voting Method - 6%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 66%
Arizona
Vote By Mail - 77%
In-Person Early Vote - 2%
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 19%
Arkansas
Vote By Mail - 2%
In-Person Early Vote - 52%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 46%
California
Vote By Mail - 69%
In-Person Early Vote - 0%
Other Voting Method - 7%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 24%
Colorado
Vote By Mail - 95%
In-Person Early Vote - 3%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 1%
Connecticut
Vote By Mail - 7%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 93%
Delaware
Vote By Mail - 4%
In-Person Early Vote - 1%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 95%
District of Columbia
Vote By Mail - 4%
In-Person Early Vote - 22%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 73%
Florida
Vote By Mail - 31%
In-Person Early Vote - 36%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 36%
Georgia
Vote By Mail - 6%
In-Person Early Vote - 48%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 46%
Hawaii
Vote By Mail -
In-Person Early Vote - 14%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 85%
Idaho
Vote By Mail - 13%
In-Person Early Vote - 27%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 60%
Illinois
Vote By Mail - 9%
In-Person Early Vote - 23%
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 66%
Indiana
Vote By Mail - 26%
In-Person Early Vote - 21%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 53%
Iowa
Vote By Mail - 40%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 59%
Kansas
Vote By Mail - 13%
In-Person Early Vote - 19%
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 66%
Kentucky
Vote By Mail - 2%
In-Person Early Vote - 4%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 94%
Louisiana
Vote By Mail - 3%
In-Person Early Vote - 18%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 79%
Maine
Vote By Mail - 29%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 71%
Maryland
Vote By Mail - 5%
In-Person Early Vote - 28%
Other Voting Method - 3%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 64%
Massachusetts
Vote By Mail - 3%
In-Person Early Vote - 21%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 75%
Michigan
Vote By Mail - 25%
In-Person Early Vote - 2%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 73%
Minnesota
Vote By Mail - 12%
In-Person Early Vote - 13%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 75%
Mississippi
Vote By Mail - 6%
In-Person Early Vote - 5%
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 87%
Missouri
Vote By Mail - 9%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 91%
Montana
Vote By Mail - 73%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 27%
Nebraska
Vote By Mail - 24%
In-Person Early Vote - 6%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 69%
Nevada
Vote By Mail - 9%
In-Person Early Vote - 57%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 34%
New Hampshire
Vote By Mail - 8%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 92%
New Jersey
Vote By Mail - 12%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 3%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 85%
New Mexico
Vote By Mail - 9%
In-Person Early Vote - 54%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 36%
New York
Vote By Mail - 4%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 94%
North Carolina
Vote By Mail - 2%
In-Person Early Vote - 52%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 45%
North Dakota
Vote By Mail - 29%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 71%
Ohio
Vote By Mail - 21%
In-Person Early Vote - 10%
Other Voting Method - 2%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 67%
Oklahoma
Vote By Mail - 6%
In-Person Early Vote - 9%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 85%
Oregon
Vote By Mail - 100%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method -
In-Person Vote on Election Day -
Pennsylvania
Vote By Mail - 4%
In-Person Early Vote -
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 96%
Rhode Island
Vote By Mail - 5%
In-Person Early Vote - 3%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 91%
South Carolina
Vote By Mail - 5%
In-Person Early Vote - 13%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 82%
South Dakota
Vote By Mail
In-Person Early Vote
Other Voting Method
In-Person Vote on Election Day
Tennessee
Vote By Mail - 2%
In-Person Early Vote - 59%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 39%
Texas
Vote By Mail - 6%
In-Person Early Vote - 65%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 28%
Utah
Vote By Mail - 92%
In-Person Early Vote - 1%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 6%
Vermont
Vote By Mail - 11%
In-Person Early Vote - 12%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 77%
Virginia
Vote By Mail - 3%
In-Person Early Vote - 6%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 91%
Washington
Vote By Mail - 99%
In-Person Early Vote - 0%
Other Voting Method - 1%
In-Person Vote on Election Day -
West Virginia
Vote By Mail - 2%
In-Person Early Vote - 30%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 68%
Wisconsin
Vote By Mail - 6%
In-Person Early Vote - 16%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 78%
Wyoming
Vote By Mail - 28%
In-Person Early Vote - 13%
Other Voting Method - 0%
In-Person Vote on Election Day - 59%
[Source: U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, Election Administration and Voting Survey, 2018 Comprehensive Report]
[Source: U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, The Election Administration and Voting Survey, 2016 Comprehensive Report]
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