While votes are still being counted, voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election is on track to be on par with the historically large 2020 presidential election.
As a majority of voters mailed their ballots in for the 2020 presidential election, voter turnout reached 64.5% of eligible voters. With continuous boosts in early voting and mail-in ballots, the 2024 election is projected to have the second-highest voter turnout rate — surpassing historic elections, such as in 2008 when former President Barack Obama became the first African American elected to the White House
Here is a breakdown of the states with the highest and lowest voter turnouts.
Highest Turnout
1. Wisconsin
With 99% of the votes counted, Wisconsin had the highest voter turnout rate at 76.1% this election, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. During the 2020 presidential election, voter turnout was 71.9% — reflecting a 4.2% drop.
President-elect Donald Trump won the swing state with 49.7% of the vote — less than a 1-point lead ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris.
The state’s previous record for voter turnout for a presidential election was 75%, set in 2004.
2. Minnesota
In the home state of Harris’s running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Minnesota voters followed Wisconsin with the second-highest voter turnout. The previous record was set in 2020, with 78.8% of voters turning out to vote.
3. Oregon
Voters set a new record, with 74.9% of voters turning out in the 2024 election. The previously held record was 74.1% in 2020.
4. Colorado
Nearly three-quarters (74.3%) of registered Colorado voters turned out for the 2024 election — falling short of the 2020 record of 75.8%.
5. Michigan
Michigan is another swing state Trump captured, with 49.7% of the vote. Voter turnout jumped to 73.8% in 2024 from 72.8% in 2020.
This jump in turnout comes as Arab Americans, a historically safe Democratic voting bloc, turned away from the Harris campaign and Biden administration due to disapproval of the United States’s involvement in the Gaza war.
Lowest turnout
1. Hawaii
The island state only saw 49.6% of voters turn out in the 2024 election, a 5.2% drop compared to 2020.
2. Mississippi
The red state only saw 52.7% of registered voters cast ballots. In 2020, the state saw 57.6% of voters turn out.
3. Oklahoma
Oklahoma saw a surge in voters in 2024, with a turnout rate of 53%. In 2020, 51.5% of voters cast ballots.
4. Arkansas
Voter turnout dipped to 53.1% in 2024 in the red state of Arkansas. Four years ago, 56% of voters turned out.
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5. Tennessee
Voter turnout in Tennessee fell to 57.2% this election. In 2020, 59% of voters cast ballots.