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University of Florida Election Lab

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Jan 29, 2026
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What percentage of registered voters did not cast a ballot in the 2024 election?

Two credible but different measures yield very different answers: using voting and registration tables, about 11.3% of registered voters did not cast a ballot in (calculated from 73.6% of the voting‑a...

Jan 27, 2026
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What was the total number of registered voters in the 2024 election?

The most authoritative, election-administration–based count published after the is that “more than 211 million” citizens were active registered voters for the 2024 general election, a figure presented...

Jan 24, 2026
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How does the 2024 presidential election voter turnout compare to historical averages?

The presidential election produced one of the highest turnout rates in modern history — well above long‑run midcentury averages but slightly below the record spike of — with national turnout estimates...

Feb 1, 2026

There were more votes cast than legally registered in what jurisdictions

No source in the provided reporting identifies any state, county, or local jurisdiction where the certified number of ballots counted exceeded the number of legally ; the public datasets and methodolo...

Jan 6, 2026

What explains the discrepancy between Census CPS registration totals and state‑reported voter rolls in 2025?

The gap between the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) registration totals and states’ administrative voter rolls in 2025 is best explained by measurement differences: survey over‑reporti...

Dec 31, 2025

What was the voter turnout rate in the 2024 election?

The headline figure for national turnout depends on the denominator used: most analysts report a turnout of roughly 64% of the voting‑eligible population (VEP), while the Census Bureau’s Current Popul...

Jan 10, 2026

How many eligible voters were there for the 2024 election

The best reading of the available reporting is that roughly 242–244 million Americans were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election — a figure derived from the large, publicly reported vote total...