2022 Midterm Election Turnout: High Overall, but Drops Among Black and Youth Voters
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More than half of eligible voters, 52.2%, participated in the 2022 midterm elections, with Oregon having the highest turnout rate of 70%. Turnout increases favored states that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Non-Hispanic white voters had the highest rate of turnout, while Black Americans registered a 6-percentage-point dip from 2018. Elder Americans were the most likely to vote, with 68% of eligible voters aged 65 to 74 participating. The survey also found that more than 1 in 4 nonvoters cited being too busy or having schedule conflicts as reasons for not voting.
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