What percentage of tegistered votors voted in 2012
The reelection of Barack Obama was tarnished by a lower voter turnout rate than 2008, dropping from 61.6% of those eligible to vote to 58.2%, or a decrease of 3.4 percentage points. Here, I place the 2012 turnout rate in historical perspective and analyze where turnout decreased, and where it increased. 1 Only 48.0 percent of eligible Hispanics voted, down from 49.9 percent in 2008. 2  The 2012 turnout was similar to 2004, when 47.2 percent voted. 3  Hispanics were 8.4 percent of voters (11.2 million), close to the 8.9 percent the Center for Immigration Studies projected prior to the November election. AP. The reelection of Barack Obama was tarnished by a lower voter turnout rate than 2008, dropping from 61.6% of those eligible to vote to 58.2%, or a decrease of 3.4 percentage points. Here, I place the 2012 turnout rate in historical perspective and analyze where turnout decreased, and where it increased. Story highlights. 1  65.7% - The percentage of eligible female voters who voted in the 2008 election. 2  61.5% - The percentage of eligible male voters who voted in the 2008 election. 3  70.4 million -- The number of women who cast ballots in the 2008 presidential election, versus 60.7 million men. 1 61.5% - The percentage of eligible male voters who voted in the 2008 election. 2  70.4 million -- The number of women who cast ballots in the 2008 presidential election, versus 60.7 million men. 3  56% - The percentage of female voters who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, versus 43% for John McCain. The 2012 Election Cycle. 39% - In a Gallup survey, the percentage of female registered voters in 12 key states who rated abortion as the most important issue for women in the 2012 election. The issue did not rank as one of the top 10 priorities for men among registered male voters. The reelection of Barack Obama was tarnished by a lower voter turnout rate than 2008, dropping from 61.6% of those eligible to vote to 58.2%, or a decrease of 3.4 percentage points. Voter turnout dipped from 62.3 percent of eligible citizens voting in 2008 to an estimated 57.5 in 2012. That figure was also below the 60.4 level of the 2004 election but higher than the 54.2 percent turnout in the 2000 election. Despite an increase of over eight million citizens in the eligible population, turnout declined from 131 million voters in 2008 to an estimated 126 million voters in 2012 when all ballots are tallied. Some 93 million eligible citizens did not vote. 60% - In a Gallup survey, the percentage of female registered voters in 12 key states, who rated government policies on birth control as an extremely/very important issue influencing their vote, versus 39% of registered male voters.
estimated 57.5