![]() ![]() Even Georgia, despite its hotly contested Senate race, was down 14 percent. Also factoring in - Ohio (down almost 20 percent), as well as New York and New Jersey, which were both down about 17 percent. Significantly factoring into the overall decrease because of its population was California, which despite a governor’s race was off by a quarter of its 2010 participation. It was down, though - and by a lot in many places - in 36 others. Here’s where turnout increased, ranked by biggest increase: In nine of the 14, there were governors’ races. In 10 of the 14, there were competitive to potentially competitive Senate races. Turnout increased in 14 states: Turnout actually increased in 14 states, plus D.C., from 2010-2014. They had a pretty good excuse back then - many adult-age Americans were preoccupied with fighting in a world war. You have to go all the way back to 1942 for lower numbers when turnout in that midterm was just 33.9 percent. That’s down from the 41 percent that turned out in 2010. Michael McDonald at the University of Florida. ![]() Turnout of the voting-eligible population was just 36.4 percent, according to the projection from the United States Elections Project, run by Dr. Lowest turnout since WW2: Final numbers are still being tallied, but at this point it looks pretty clear that turnout in these midterms was the lowest overall in 70 years. The top 10 best and worst voter participation states of 2014.Turnout increased in some places, but decreased in most, including populous states like California, New York and New Jersey.Just 36.4 percent of eligible voters turned out in 2014. ![]()
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