Social Capital – Voter Participation Rate
This indicator reports the percentage of the adult population that voted in the national elections on November 5, 2024. Results are preliminary as of December 2024.
Source
Source Description
This GitHub repository provides detailed county-level U.S. presidential election results for 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. The data comes from reliable sources like The Guardian, Townhall.com, Fox News, Politico, and The New York Times. It’s useful for research and analysis but not officially authoritative.
Methodology
Voter participate rates for the 2024 Presidential election are calculated by dividing total votes cast for Presidential candidates by the total citizen voting age population. Votes casts are obtained from Townhall.com using a GitHub data API. Downloaded data include total votes cast and votes cast for the two major party candidates. Citizen age 18+ figures are obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019-23 American Community Survey. Because not all eligible citizens are registered voters, the values may be systematically lower than actual participation rates.
Data Breakouts Available
- Voter Participation Rate by Year
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