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GOP Voter Turnout By State

Voter turnout in states with Republican primaries through Super Tuesday. Turnout is measured as the percentage of voting age population in a state. The turnout for each party is compared with record turnout in past election years for that party's primaries. Source: Committee for the Study of the American Electorate.





 
 Republican Turnout
* denotes new record
 
 StateThis Year Notable Year
 New Hampshire 26 percent * 24.3 percent - 1968
 Delaware 5.2 percent 6 percent - 1996
 South Carolina 19.3 percent *10 percent - 1996  
 Arizona 8.7 percent 11.4 percent - 1996
Michigan 18.7 percent * 17.1 percent - 1976
 Virginia  12.6 percent *  5.1 percent - 1988
 Washington  18.8 percent (est.) *  8.1 percent - 1996
 California  18.1 percent (est.)  20.2 percent - 1964
 Connecticut  7.2 percent  7.9 percent - 1980
Georgia  10.9 percent *  10.4 percent - 1996
 Maine 9.8 percent *  7.2 percent - 1966
Maryland   9.5 percent * 6.7 percent - 1996
 Massachusetts  10.4 percent *  9.4 percent - 1980
 Missouri  11.6 percent * 10.4 percent - 1988
 New York  5.2 percent  8 percent - 1996
 Ohio  16.3 percent *  12.5 percent - 1976
 Rhode Island  4.7 percen * 2.1 percent - 1988
 Vermont  17.8 percent *  17.7 percent - 1980

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