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2002 General Election Turnout Rates
Last Updated: 12/28/11
Please see the FAQ for information on the construction of these statistics. Turnout data are culled from state electon websites. The demoninator data reflect the July 1, 2002 and 2003 voting-age population estimates (2010 intercensal adjustments) interpolated to Nov. 2002, non-citizen estimates are interpolated from 2000 Census and the 2006 American Community Survey interpolated to Nov. 2002, the year end-year 2002 DOJ prison report and the end-year 2002 DOJ probation and parole report. The overseas eligible estimate is recently updated with data provided by the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Note that these data provide preliminary estimates of the turnout and voting-eligible population for the November, 2002 election. These statistics are updated continually as new data become available.
VEP Turnout Rate <recommended statistic> is the vote for highest office divided by the voting-eligible population or VEP. In a midterm election, the vote for highest office is the highest vote tally for Governor, U.S. Senator, or combined House of Representatives. The voting-eligible population is the best estimate of the number of people eligible to vote.
VEP Total Ballots Counted Turnout Rate is the total ballots counted divded by the voting-eligible population. The total ballots cast includes blank and other such ballots, but does not include rejected provisional ballots. This would be the preferred turnout rate statistic, but all states do not report total ballots cast. An adjustment based on the ratio of votes for highest office to the tital ballots cast for the states that report both numbers has been applied to the national highest office to estimate the U.S. total turnout rate.
VAP Rate is the vote for highest office divided by the voting-age population, all residents age 18 and older. Although not recommended, this statistic is provided for organizations such as polling firms that sample the voting-age population.
Again, please see the FAQ for more information.
| State |
VEP
Highest
Office
Turnout
Rate
|
VEP
Total
Ballots
Counted
Turnout
Rate |
VAP
Turnout
Rate |
VAP |
%
Non-citizen |
Prison |
Probation |
Parole |
Total
Ineligible Felon |
Overseas Eligible |
VEP |
Highest Office |
Total
Turnout |
| United States |
39.5% |
40.5% |
36.3% |
215,461,549 |
8.0% |
1,456,927 |
2,451,708 |
485,282 |
3,168,063 |
3,308,145 |
198,381,939 |
78,381,943 |
80,295,249 |
| Alabama |
41.5% |
|
40.4% |
3,371,451 |
1.8% |
28,440 |
39,713 |
5,309 |
53,606 |
|
3,285,643 |
1,364,602 |
|
| Alaska |
54.2% |
54.5% |
51.0% |
457,154 |
3.8% |
4,431 |
5,229 |
900 |
7,946 |
|
427,337 |
231,484 |
232,852 |
| Arizona |
35.9% |
36.7% |
30.7% |
3,998,148 |
11.1% |
30,741 |
66,485 |
4,587 |
68,571 |
|
3,419,481 |
1,226,111 |
1,255,615 |
| Arkansas |
41.3% |
41.7% |
39.7% |
2,031,787 |
2.6% |
12,378 |
27,377 |
12,128 |
38,195 |
|
1,951,568 |
805,696 |
814,176 |
| California |
36.1% |
37.3% |
29.0% |
25,622,609 |
18.8% |
163,361 |
0 |
113,185 |
276,546 |
|
20,733,192 |
7,476,351 |
7,738,821 |
| Colorado |
46.3% |
46.6% |
42.0% |
3,362,098 |
7.2% |
19,085 |
0 |
6,215 |
25,300 |
|
3,056,465 |
1,416,093 |
1,424,029 |
| Connecticut |
42.3% |
45.1% |
38.9% |
2,617,814 |
7.1% |
20,525 |
0 |
2,186 |
22,711 |
|
2,418,037 |
1,022,942 |
1,090,756 |
| Delaware |
41.1% |
|
37.9% |
612,919 |
4.4% |
6,879 |
20,201 |
551 |
17,531 |
|
564,938 |
232,314 |
|
| District of Columbia |
30.1% |
|
27.1% |
458,631 |
10.0% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
412,062 |
124,228 |
|
| Florida |
45.6% |
45.9% |
39.5% |
13,005,435 |
10.9% |
80,352 |
291,315 |
5,223 |
231,233 |
|
11,194,391 |
5,100,581 |
5,143,674 |
| Georgia |
35.4% |
|
32.2% |
6,287,215 |
6.5% |
47,004 |
367,349 |
20,822 |
251,501 |
|
5,731,983 |
2,031,604 |
|
| Hawaii |
43.8% |
44.2% |
40.2% |
950,520 |
8.0% |
5,635 |
0 |
0 |
5,635 |
|
872,992 |
382,110 |
385,462 |
| Idaho |
44.7% |
45.2% |
42.0% |
970,916 |
4.0% |
5,825 |
31,361 |
1,961 |
23,467 |
|
921,256 |
411,477 |
416,533 |
| Illinois |
41.4% |
42.8% |
37.7% |
9,302,571 |
8.9% |
43,186 |
0 |
0 |
43,186 |
|
8,540,965 |
3,538,883 |
3,651,808 |
| Indiana |
33.9% |
|
33.3% |
4,587,747 |
2.6% |
22,576 |
0 |
0 |
22,576 |
|
4,494,191 |
1,521,353 |
|
| Iowa |
47.9% |
48.7% |
45.7% |
2,214,936 |
2.5% |
8,395 |
19,970 |
2,787 |
21,167 |
|
2,136,683 |
1,023,075 |
1,040,201 |
| Kansas |
44.0% |
44.9% |
41.4% |
2,007,407 |
4.1% |
9,009 |
15,217 |
3,990 |
20,608 |
|
1,897,261 |
835,692 |
851,966 |
| Kentucky |
37.2% |
|
36.4% |
3,100,972 |
1.7% |
16,377 |
24,480 |
5,968 |
34,585 |
|
3,044,267 |
1,131,313 |
|
| Louisiana |
39.4% |
40.1% |
37.8% |
3,312,330 |
1.7% |
36,091 |
36,257 |
23,049 |
77,269 |
|
3,163,663 |
1,246,333 |
1,267,225 |
| Maine |
50.8% |
|
50.1% |
1,001,796 |
1.6% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
995,056 |
505,190 |
|
| Maryland |
46.3% |
46.8% |
41.6% |
4,082,694 |
6.9% |
24,186 |
81,982 |
13,271 |
78,448 |
|
3,678,346 |
1,704,560 |
1,721,626 |
| Massachusetts |
49.2% |
49.8% |
44.4% |
4,919,958 |
8.2% |
10,511 |
0 |
0 |
10,511 |
|
4,458,820 |
2,194,189 |
2,220,301 |
| Michigan |
44.5% |
45.0% |
42.3% |
7,445,335 |
3.4% |
49,524 |
0 |
0 |
49,524 |
|
7,147,888 |
3,177,565 |
3,219,864 |
| Minnesota |
64.1% |
|
59.7% |
3,745,577 |
3.8% |
7,612 |
122,692 |
3,577 |
72,535 |
|
3,518,184 |
2,254,639 |
|
| Mississippi |
30.1% |
|
29.2% |
2,099,698 |
1.1% |
20,542 |
16,633 |
1,816 |
30,675 |
|
2,047,426 |
615,609 |
|
| Missouri |
45.6% |
|
43.9% |
4,262,146 |
1.9% |
30,649 |
54,584 |
13,533 |
71,474 |
|
4,116,889 |
1,877,620 |
|
| Montana |
48.4% |
49.7% |
47.7% |
690,652 |
1.0% |
3,440 |
0 |
0 |
3,440 |
|
684,572 |
331,321 |
340,272 |
| Nebraska |
39.9% |
|
37.3% |
1,285,024 |
3.8% |
4,103 |
16,468 |
574 |
12,911 |
|
1,204,512 |
480,991 |
|
| Nevada |
36.2% |
36.8% |
31.1% |
1,640,679 |
12.7% |
10,527 |
12,290 |
3,971 |
20,643 |
|
1,391,100 |
504,079 |
512,433 |
| New Hampshire |
48.1% |
48.7% |
46.0% |
960,401 |
3.0% |
2,483 |
0 |
0 |
2,483 |
|
930,362 |
447,135 |
453,078 |
| New Jersey |
38.1% |
38.9% |
32.6% |
6,448,445 |
11.5% |
28,213 |
134,290 |
12,576 |
107,934 |
|
5,549,726 |
2,112,604 |
2,161,105 |
| New Mexico |
38.6% |
40.0% |
35.7% |
1,360,130 |
7.0% |
6,173 |
16,287 |
1,962 |
16,279 |
|
1,255,086 |
484,229 |
502,230 |
| New York |
36.1% |
37.0% |
31.4% |
14,504,792 |
12.6% |
65,914 |
0 |
55,990 |
121,904 |
|
12,679,865 |
4,579,078 |
4,690,968 |
| North Carolina |
39.7% |
|
37.2% |
6,314,679 |
5.0% |
33,334 |
112,900 |
2,805 |
92,589 |
|
5,876,705 |
2,331,181 |
|
| North Dakota |
48.5% |
49.8% |
47.6% |
486,797 |
1.2% |
1,168 |
0 |
0 |
1,168 |
|
476,251 |
231,030 |
237,224 |
| Ohio |
38.8% |
40.3% |
37.6% |
8,556,557 |
1.9% |
45,831 |
0 |
0 |
45,831 |
|
8,322,521 |
3,228,992 |
3,356,285 |
| Oklahoma |
41.2% |
|
39.6% |
2,610,016 |
3.3% |
23,004 |
29,881 |
3,573 |
41,518 |
|
2,513,143 |
1,035,620 |
|
| Oregon |
50.8% |
51.8% |
47.2% |
2,674,581 |
6.7% |
12,422 |
0 |
0 |
12,422 |
|
2,495,739 |
1,267,221 |
1,293,756 |
| Pennsylvania |
38.8% |
|
37.3% |
9,454,338 |
2.6% |
40,545 |
0 |
0 |
40,545 |
|
9,143,001 |
3,545,431 |
|
| Rhode Island |
44.7% |
45.4% |
40.1% |
819,310 |
7.4% |
3,569 |
25,914 |
384 |
16,910 |
|
741,776 |
331,834 |
337,027 |
| South Carolina |
36.9% |
|
35.6% |
3,100,548 |
2.6% |
24,247 |
41,574 |
3,491 |
48,525 |
|
2,982,810 |
1,102,010 |
|
| South Dakota |
60.7% |
61.2% |
59.7% |
564,305 |
1.3% |
3,059 |
0 |
0 |
3,059 |
|
556,154 |
337,497 |
340,407 |
| Tennessee |
39.6% |
|
37.3% |
4,393,757 |
2.5% |
25,409 |
42,712 |
7,949 |
54,714 |
|
4,151,834 |
1,644,741 |
|
| Texas |
34.2% |
34.5% |
28.8% |
15,718,593 |
12.1% |
164,222 |
434,486 |
103,068 |
484,533 |
|
13,181,016 |
4,514,012 |
4,552,059 |
| Utah |
37.0% |
37.8% |
35.0% |
1,601,707 |
6.5% |
5,594 |
0 |
0 |
5,594 |
|
1,504,529 |
557,153 |
568,290 |
| Vermont |
48.8% |
49.4% |
48.1% |
472,402 |
2.1% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
471,403 |
230,161 |
232,993 |
| Virginia |
29.0% |
32.3% |
26.9% |
5,536,511 |
6.0% |
34,733 |
40,359 |
4,530 |
59,443 |
|
5,138,270 |
1,489,422 |
1,661,915 |
| Washington |
41.8% |
43.5% |
37.9% |
4,553,733 |
7.3% |
16,284 |
171,603 |
95 |
102,181 |
|
4,162,032 |
1,739,116 |
1,808,720 |
| West Virginia |
31.2% |
31.5% |
30.8% |
1,413,580 |
0.6% |
4,703 |
6,430 |
999 |
8,917 |
|
1,398,124 |
436,183 |
440,156 |
| Wisconsin |
45.4% |
|
43.2% |
4,094,028 |
2.6% |
22,366 |
54,614 |
11,088 |
60,761 |
|
3,908,088 |
1,775,349 |
|
| Wyoming |
50.1% |
50.8% |
49.2% |
376,121 |
1.6% |
1,809 |
4,596 |
570 |
4,677 |
|
370,488 |
185,459 |
188,028 |
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