Voter Participation Statistics

Presidential Elections

Year *Estimated Voting Age Population Registered Voters Percent of Voting Age Population Registered Ballots Counted Percent of Registered Voters Voting Percent of Voting Age Population Voting
2020 5,958,785 4,892,871 82.11% 4,116,894 84.14% 69.09%
2016 5,557,921 4,270,270 76.83% 3,363,440 78.76% 60.52%
2012 5,221,125 3,904,959 74.79% 3,172,930 81.25% 60.77%
2008 5,010,844 3,630,118 72.45% 3,071,587 84.61% 61.30%
2004 4,646,000 3,508,208 75.51% 2,884,783 82.23% 62.09%
2000 4,368,000 3,335,714 76.37% 2,517,028 75.46% 57.62%
1996 4,122,000 3,078,208 74.68% 2,293,895 74.52% 55.65%
1992 3,818,000 2,814,680 73.72% 2,324,907 82.60% 60.89%
1988 3,417,000 2,499,309 73.14% 1,923,043 76.94% 56.28%
1984 3,182,000 2,457,667 77.24% 1,931,546 78.59% 60.70%
1980 2,992,000 2,236,603 74.75% 1,772,904 79.27% 59.25%
1976 2,546,000 2,065,378 81.12% 1,584,590 76.72% 62.24%
1972 2,306,000 1,974,849 85.64% 1,519,771 76.96% 65.91%
1968 1,975,000 1,649,734 83.53% 1,310,942 79.46% 66.38%
1964 1,857,900 1,582,046 85.15% 1,276,956 80.72% 68.73%
1960 1,753,700 1,527,510 87.10% 1,257,952 82.35% 71.73%
1956 1,622,500 1,451,375 89.45% 1,164,104 80.21% 71.75%
1952 1,533,500 1,392,594 90.81% 1,116,414 80.17% 72.80%

 

Mid-Term Elections

             Year   *Estimated Voting Age Population      Registered        Voters   Percent of Voting Age Population Registered    Ballots    Counted Percent of Registered Voters Voting Percent of Voting Age Population Voting
2022    6,164,228      4,806,852   77.98%    3,067,686   63.82% 49.77%
2018    5,903,135      4,362,459   73.90%    3,133,462   71.83% 53.08%
2014    5,376,986      3,922,248   72.95%    2,124,330   54.16% 39.51%
2010    5,149,729      3,601,268   69.93%    2,565,589   71.24% 49.82%
2006    4,821,000      3,264,511   67.71%    2,107,370   64.55% 43.71%
2002    4,519,000      3,209,648   71.03%    1,808,720   56.35% 40.02%
1998    4,257,000      3,119,562   73.28%    1,939,421   62.17% 45.56%
1994    4,000,000      2,896,519   72.41%    1,733,471   59.85% 43.34%
1990    3,650,000      2,225,101   60.96%    1,362,651   61.24% 37.33%
1986    3,307,000      2,230,354   67.44%    1,358,160   60.89% 41.07%
1982    3,119,000      2,105,563   67.51%    1,404,831   66.72% 45.04%
1978    2,651,000      1,960,900   73.97%    1,028,854   52.47% 38.81%
1974    2,419,000      1,896,214   78.39%    1,044,425   55.08% 43.18%
1970    2,078,000      1,562,916   75.21%    1,123,000   71.85% 54.04%
1966    1,869,400      1,472,054   78.74%    987,134   67.06% 52.80%
1962    1,813,500      1,446,593   79.77%    971,706   67.17% 53.58%
1958    1,703,200    1,375,035 80.73%    978,400 71.15% 57.44%

*Population estimates obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Washington State Office of Financial Management.