Has Oklahoma’s registered voter turnout rate been 30% in recent elections?
By Sue Bin Park
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According to statistics released by the Oklahoma State Election Board, 70% of registered Oklahomans voted in the 2020 general election.
An additional independent analysis incorporating consideration of issues such as variability of registration methods and requirements concluded 55% of Oklahoma’s entire voting-eligible population participated in the general election. That placed the state last in turnout of all 50 states and DC.
Most recently, 50% of Oklahoma’s registered voters voted in the 2022 midterm elections. That amounted to 40% of the voting-eligible population, the sixth lowest state turnout that year.
National turnout of the US voting-eligible population in 2020 was 67%; in 2022, 46%.
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Sources
OK Elections OK Election Results November 03 2020
US Elections Project 2020 November General Election Turnout Rates
OK Elections OK Elections Results November 8 2022
US Elections Project 2022 November General Election Turnout Rates
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