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How well do you know American politics?

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What was voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. presidential election?

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41%

Looking across the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections, about what share of eligible citizens voted in all three?

Another 26% didn't vote in any of the three elections; most Americans fall somewhere in between.

Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org

89%

Among people who voted for Trump in 2020, about what share turned out again to vote in 2024?

That was a few points higher than the 85% turnout rate among people who had voted for Biden in 2020.

Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org

Trump, 54%-42%

Among people who didn't vote in 2020 but were eligible, who did they favor when they voted in 2024?

That's a reversal from 2020, when this same group of new voters had favored Biden 52%-44%.

Source: Pew Research Center (2025) pewresearch.org

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