Voter Turnout History for General Elections
by Party Affiliation


Year
Democrats
Republicans
Non-Affiliated Voters
Other Parties
Registered
Voted
Turnout
Registered
Voted
Turnout
Registered
Voted
Turnout
Registered
Voted
Turnout
2004
829,197
736,398
88.81%
761,717
683,225
89.70%
477,682
376,758
78.87%
72,653
55,288
76.10%
2002
729,460
530,708
72.75%
680,444
517,243
76.02%
400,162
213,657
53.39%
62,549
32,153
51.40%
2000
769,195
637,391
82.86%
699,179
598,507
85.60%
428,406
288,562
67.36%
57,226
34,755
60.73%
1998
791,970
502,210
63.41%
704,593
466,812
66.25%
420,314
173,966
41.39%
49,104
17,412
35.46%
1996
805,286
604,147
75.02%
714,548
561,376
78.56%
400,248
214,843
53.68%
42,073 
18,814
44.72%
1994
786,990
554,840
70.50%
665,956
498,810
74.90%
334,073
179,622
53.77% 
45,755 
20,993
45.88%
1992
792,551
662,500
83.59%
642,206
542,237
84.43%
321,532
243,328
75.68% 
19,127 
14,249
74.50%
1990
692,100
539,621
77.97%
570,933
456,657
79.98%
160,917
102,443
63.66% 
52,550 
34,404
65.47%
1988
737,489
603,076
81.77%
590,648
492,527
83.39%
     
200,341
139,596
69.68%
1986
728,177
537,578
73.83%
587,154
441,881
75.26%
     
186,913
108,681
58.15%
1984
792,208
626,345
79.06%
594,387
493,239
82.98%
     
222,098
146,240
65.84%
1982
751,100
537,552
71.57%
551,718
411,104
74.51%
     
213,771
115,257
53.92%
1980
784,129
599,515
76.46%
564,771
462,050
81.81%
     
220,322
148,126
67.23%
1978
808,182
498,916
61.73%
511,621
358,873
70.14%
     
163,536
79,634
48.70%
1976
794,218
573,997
72.27%
497,297
385,785
77.58%
     
128,631
88,779
69.02%
1974
652,414
443,039
67.91%
439,667
322,157
73.27%
     
50,992
27,361
53.66%
1972
673,710
521,190
77.36%
473,907
394,604
83.27%
     
50,059
37,582
75.08%
1970
521,662
360,962
69.19%
410,693
297,234
72.37%
     
23,104
13,682
59.22%
1968
530,074
439,706
82.95%
420,943
368,887
87.63%
     
20,834
15,969
76.65%
1966
518,228
363,864
70.21%
412,586
317,545
76.96%
     
19,011
12,387
65.16%
1964
511,973
434,958
84.96%
402,336
343,001
85.25%
     
18,152
13,286
73.19%


Last updated 2/22/05