Consistently higher turnout among white voters was challenged by historic Black voter turnout in 2012 and, to a lesser extent by historic Hispanic and Asian voter turnout in 2020: Voter turnout in presidential election years by race and ethnicity, select years 1992 to 2020
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.2 | 59.2 | 51.6 | 53.9 |
| 1996 | 60.7 | 53 | 44 | 45 |
| 2000 | 61.8 | 56.8 | 45.1 | 43.3 |
| 2004 | 67.2 | 60 | 47.2 | 44.2 |
| 2008 | 66.1 | 64.7 | 49.9 | 47.6 |
| 2012 | 64.1 | 66.2 | 48 | 47.3 |
| 2016 | 65.3 | 59.4 | 47.6 | 49 |
| 2020 | 70.9 | 62.6 | 53.7 | 59.7 |
Notes: Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Asian non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Historical Reported Voting Rates data, Table A-1.
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey data, “Table A-1. Reported Voting and Registration by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex and Age Groups: November 1964 to 2020” [downloadable Excel file] from Historical Reported Voting Rates. Last revised October 26, 2021.