In this episode, we won’t discuss who you should vote for…but we will discuss how important it is to vote. The good news is, the 2020 early voting turnout has been great but still, millions won’t cast a vote. Don’t let that be you, listen in!
All presidential elections in the last 50 years, ranked by highest eligible voter turnout rate
2008: Barack Obama v John McCain (61.65%)
2016: Donald Trump v Hillary Clinton (60.1%)
2004: George W. Bush v John Kerry (60.1%)
2012: Barack Obama v Mitt Romney (58.6%)
1992: Bill Clinton v George W. H. Bush (58.1%)
1972: Richard Nixon v George McGovern (56.2%)
1984: Ronald Reagan v Walter Mondale (55.2%)
1976: Jimmy Carter v Gerald Ford (54.8%)
1980: Ronald Reagan v Jimmy Carter (54.2%)
2000: George W. Bush v Al Gore (54.2%)
1988: George H. W. Bush v Michael Dukakis (52.8%)
1996: Bill Clinton v Bob Dole (51.7%)
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/22/voter-turnout-2020-ranking-us-presidential-elections/6006793002/