[US Election 2024]
Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, who won the November 5 presidential election, is expected to have a voter turnout slightly below the record high set in 2020, which was the highest in 120 years.
According to the Florida University Election Research Institute's tally, as of 7 a.m. Korean time on the 7th, the voter turnout among eligible voters stands at 64.52%.
If this figure is confirmed as is, it will be slightly lower than the 66.3% turnout in 2020, which surged due to early voting amid the pandemic. In the 2020 presidential election, where incumbent President Joe Biden faced former President Donald Trump, early voting increased significantly, resulting in the highest turnout in 120 years since 1900 (73.7%). The Washington Post (WP) reported that "this will be the second highest turnout in the past century, following 2020."
Looking at historical U.S. presidential election turnout rates, this year's turnout is expected to rank among the top. It is anticipated to be the fifth highest after 1900 (73.7%), 2020 (66.4%), 1908 (65.7%), and 1904 (65.5%). The 2008 election, which saw the first Black president elected, had a turnout of 60.12%, and the 1960 election, where President John F. Kennedy defeated candidate Richard Nixon, recorded 63.8% turnout.
The turnout rates released by the Florida University Election Research Institute are based on state report forecasts on election night. Among the seven key battleground states that determine the presidential election outcome, Wisconsin had the highest turnout at 74.7%. This is 1 percentage point higher than the previous record set in 2004. The major battleground state of Pennsylvania recorded a turnout of 70.67%. Other states confirmed include Michigan at 74.55%, North Carolina at 71.25%, Georgia at 67.97%, Arizona at 65.86%, and Nevada at 64.13%.
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