Between 35% and 60% of eligible voters in the United States do not cast a ballot in any given election

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A Washington Post poll in Kansas recorded a 32 percent response completion rate among Democrats compared to 12 percent among Republicans

According to a 2020 FiveThirtyEight survey, nearly 25% of non-voters or irregular voters cited structural voting barriers as a reason for not voting

In a 2020 FiveThirtyEight survey, 31% of non-voting respondents cited disliking the political candidates as their reason for not voting

According to a 2020 FiveThirtyEight survey, non-voters in the United States are disproportionately low-income, less educated, younger, and unaffiliated with a political party

In a 2020 FiveThirtyEight survey, 26% of non-voting respondents stated they did not vote because they believed an election would change nothing

According to a 2020 FiveThirtyEight survey, registered voters in the United States tend to have higher incomes and education levels than non-voters

In 2020, FiveThirtyEight conducted a study surveying over 8,000 Americans while tracking their voting histories to examine voter non-participation

More than one million voters cast ballots in the August 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary

Early voting turnout figures for the 2026 midterm elections showed Republican participation lagging behind Democratic participation

Independent voters and suburban women supported Donald Trump in 2024 after previously voting against Donald Trump in 2020

Early voting data ahead of the 2026 midterm election showed higher than normal turnout among Black voters in Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louisiana

Early voting data in the 2026 midterm election showed increased turnout among Latino and young voters in Democratic-leaning areas

A YouGov poll on the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate race found that 52% of respondents voted for Donald Trump in 2024, while 40% voted for Kamala Harris

In early voting for the 2026 Maine Senate election, 220,000 ballots were cast, with registered Democrats outnumbering registered Republicans nearly 5 to 2

Exit polls from the 2024 presidential election showed Donald Trump winning the Hispanic vote in Texas by approximately 10 percentage points

Among respondents intending to vote for James Talarico in a YouGov Texas Senate poll, 97% stated their decision was final

In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, voters who consumed no news favored Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by a 60% to 40% margin

A YouGov poll on the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate race found that 41% of respondents identified as Republicans, while 26% identified as Democrats

According to NPR, female voters comprised nearly 60% of the Maine electorate in the 2020 general election

Voter turnout among Arab citizens of Israel in the 2022 legislative election was approximately 55%