The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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Voter Turnout 1948-2004
  '48 '52 '54 '56 '58 '60 '62 '64 '66 '68 '70 '72 '74 '76 '78 '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
No, did not vote: 36 27 ** 27 42 21 40 22 38 24 41 27 47 28 45 29 40 26 47 30 47 25 44 27 48 27 38 23
Yes, voted : 64 73 ** 73 58 79 60 78 62 76 59 73 53 72 55 71 60 74 53 70 53 75 56 73 52 73 62 77
N   660 1714   1762 1806 1829 1293 1450 1288 1391 1493 2283 2512 2403 2292 1407 1406 1989 2174 1773 1979 2256 1795 1504 1278 1542 1318 1061

PERCENTAGE WITHIN STUDY YEAR
Table 6A.2
Source: The American National Election Studies
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QUESTION TEXT:

2000, 2002 VERSION 2, 2004 VERSION 2: "In talking to people about
elections, we often find that a lot of people were not able to vote
because they weren't registered, they were sick, or they just didn't
have time. Which of the following statements best describes you:
One, I did not vote (in the election this November);
Two, I thought about voting this time - but didn't;
Three, I usually vote, but didn't this time; or
Four, I am sure I voted?"
ALL YEARS 1952-1998 (exc.1962, 2002 VERSION 2, 2004 VERSION 2):
"In talking to people about the election we (1972 and later: often)
find that a lot of people weren't able to vote because they weren't
registered or they were sick or they just didn't have time. (1956-
1960: How about you, did you vote this time?) (1964-1970: How about
you, did you vote this time, or did something keep you from voting)
(1972-1976: How about you, did you vote in the elections this fall?)
(1978 and later: How about you, did you vote in the this November?)"
1962: "One of the things we need to know is whether or not people
really did get to vote this fall. In talking to people about the
election we find that a lot of people weren't able to vote because
they weren't registered or they were sick or something else came up at
the last minute. Do you remember for sure whether or not you voted in
the November election?"
1948: "In the election, about half the people voted and about half of
them didn't. Did you vote?"


Graph of Response:


Percent among demographic groups who responded:

 
 

This question is variable VCF0702 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset.
Consult the Cumulative Data File codebook for complete question text and annotation.
Weight variable VCF0009A was used to produce this table (see weight documentation)

(Table generated: 27NOV05)


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