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 2024
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.2% | 59.2% | 51.6% | 53.9% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | 53.0% | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | 56.8% | 45.1% | 43.3% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | 60.0% | 47.2% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | 64.7% | 49.9% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | 66.2% | 48.0% | 47.3% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | 59.4% | 47.6% | 49.0% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | 62.6% | 53.7% | 59.7% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | 59.6% | 50.6% | 57.1% |
Notes: Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Asian non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Historical Reported Voting Rates data, Table A-1.
Source: 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 2024” [downloadable Excel file] from Historical Reported Voting Rates. Accessed August 2025.