PREE Policy Report Chartbook
White voters have historically had larger voter turnout rates than Black voters: White-Black voter turnout gap, presidential and midterm election years, 1980–2020
| Year | White/non-Hispanic – Black Gap |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.3 |
| 1982 | 7.9 |
| 1984 | 5.8 |
| 1986 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 9.2 |
| 1990 | 8.9 |
| 1992 | 11.0 |
| 1994 | 12.1 |
| 1996 | 7.7 |
| 1998 | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 10.6 |
| 2008 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 5.1 |
| 2012 | -2.1 |
| 2014 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 8.3 |
Notes: Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). The voter turnout gap is the difference between the registration rates and voter turnout rates of white non-Hispanic citizens and Black citizens. Black is a single race category and does not distinguish Hispanic ethnicity from non-Hispanic ethnicity. The white voter turnout rate is of non-Hispanic white citizens.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 1964–2020.
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