Voter Turnout by State

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Introduction

Voter turnout, the percentage of registered voters who casted their ballots in an election, is a barometer to measure the extent of civic engagement in American democracy. Due to the winner-take-it-all electoral college system, voters in a deep blue-or red state have tended to be less incentivized to vote. History however attests that a single vote has determined a number of key election results as early as in 1800 — when Thomas Jefferson won the presidential election by one vote.   

A political melee on whether to prioritize efforts to increase voter turnout has yet persisted in Congress with only two legislations designed to promote voting passed as law since 2000. Federal lawmakers in 2002 agreed to streamline the administrative process in voting systems to grant easy access for people to vote. Then in 2006, another law was passed to extend the duration of protection for marginalized voters. Since then, dozens of legislations intended to foster voter turnout have been filed and have all been stalled at the introduction stage. 

Despite lagging legislative efforts in passing voting laws, the voter turnout rate in a quadrennial presidential election has steadily increased, with more than two-third of registered voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, an over 10% increase from that of 2000. Meanwhile, a Gallup poll says almost three-quarter of Americans showed “quite a lot” of thought about the election in 2020, an about 20% increase from 2000. 

 Learn for yourself how states compare to one  another in terms of voter turnout rate by surveying the data in the charts. 

#StateVoter TurnoutRegistered VotersPercentage of Registered Voters
1District of Columbia77.8%464,00080.5%
2Minnesota74.3%3,436,00079.2%
3Montana72.6%641,00076.6%
4New Hampshire72.4%843,00076.6%
5Wisconsin71.7%3,391,00074.7%
6Oregon71.3%2,590,00076.9%
7Maine70.5%832,00076.5%
8Mississippi69.2%1,749,00079.1%
9Maryland68.7%3,383,00073.4%
10Iowa68.5%1,742,00073.8%
11Ohio68.5%6,733,00075.2%
12New Jersey68.2%5,008,00073.6%
13Pennsylvania68.2%7,337,00074.1%
14Vermont67.5%365,00072%
15Virginia66%4,541,00070.1%
16Kentucky65.3%2,450,00072.4%
17North Dakota65.3%429,00075.2%
18Arizona64.7%3,878,00068.8%
19Missouri64.5%3,388,00073.1%
20Washington64.3%4,029,00067.2%
21Michigan64.1%5,513,00070.8%
22Wyoming64.1%296,00067.9%
23Delaware63.8%542,00070.8%
24Tennessee63.3%3,742,00070.8%
25Colorado62.7%2,993,00066.2%
26Illinois62.7%6,590,00068.2%
27Alaska62.4%383,00072.6%
28Nebraska62.2%971,00067.7%
29Idaho61.6%900,00065.7%
30Rhode Island61.3%575,00068.5%
31South Carolina61.3%2,713,00067.7%
32Georgia60.9%5,233,00065.2%
33Connecticut60.5%1,850,00066.6%
34Kansas60.1%1,398,00064.8%
35Hawaii59.7%673,00063.8%
36Utah59.7%1,468,00063.3%
37Alabama59.6%2,527,00067%
38Louisiana59.4%2,286,00066.5%
39Indiana58.9%3,412,00067%
40Massachusetts58.9%3,546,00064.3%
41North Carolina58.9%5,161,00063.6%
42New Mexico58.3%1,028,00063.9%
43South Dakota57.7%437,00066.3%
44New York57%9,370,00062%
45Florida56.4%10,495,00060.9%
46Nevada56.3%1,455,00060.6%
47California55.7%18,001,00059.3%
48Oklahoma55.5%1,884,00064%
49Texas55.3%13,343,00062.1%
50West Virginia55.3%928,00066.4%
51Arkansas51.9%1,361,00059.6%

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Alabama

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59.6%

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2,527,000

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67%

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#30

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Alaska

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62.4%

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#27

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#49

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72.6%

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#16

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Arizona

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64.7%

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#18

3,878,000

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#14

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68.8%

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#23

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Arkansas

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51.9%

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#51

1,361,000

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#35

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59.6%

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#50

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California

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55.7%

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#47

18,001,000

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59.3%

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#51

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Colorado

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62.7%

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#25

2,993,000

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#22

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66.2%

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#36

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Connecticut

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60.5%

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#33

1,850,000

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#29

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66.6%

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#32

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Delaware

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63.8%

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#23

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#45

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70.8%

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#19

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District of Columbia

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77.8%

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#46

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80.5%

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Florida

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56.4%

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#45

10,495,000

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#3

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60.9%

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#48

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Georgia

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60.9%

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#32

5,233,000

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#9

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65.2%

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#38

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Hawaii

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59.7%

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#42

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63.8%

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#43

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Idaho

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61.6%

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#29

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#39

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65.7%

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#37

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Illinois

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62.7%

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#26

6,590,000

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#7

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68.2%

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#25

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Indiana

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58.9%

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#39

3,412,000

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#18

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67%

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#31

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Iowa

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68.5%

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#10

1,742,000

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#31

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73.8%

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#12

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Kansas

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60.1%

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#34

1,398,000

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#34

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64.8%

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#39

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Kentucky

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65.3%

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#16

2,450,000

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#26

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72.4%

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#17

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Louisiana

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59.4%

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#38

2,286,000

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#27

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66.5%

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#33

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Maine

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70.5%

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#7

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#41

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76.5%

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#7

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Maryland

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68.7%

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#9

3,383,000

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#21

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73.4%

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#14

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Massachusetts

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58.9%

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#40

3,546,000

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#16

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64.3%

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#40

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Michigan

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64.1%

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#21

5,513,000

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#8

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70.8%

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#20

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Minnesota

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74.3%

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#2

3,436,000

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#17

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79.2%

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#2

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Mississippi

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69.2%

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#8

1,749,000

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#30

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79.1%

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#3

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Missouri

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64.5%

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#19

3,388,000

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#20

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73.1%

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#15

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Montana

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72.6%

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#3

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#43

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76.6%

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#5

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Nebraska

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62.2%

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#28

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#37

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67.7%

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#27

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Nevada

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56.3%

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#46

1,455,000

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#33

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60.6%

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#49

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New Hampshire

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72.4%

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#4

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#40

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76.6%

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#6

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New Jersey

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68.2%

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#12

5,008,000

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#11

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73.6%

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#13

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New Mexico

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58.3%

Ranked in the US

#42

1,028,000

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#36

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63.9%

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#42

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New York

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57%

Ranked in the US

#44

9,370,000

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#4

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62%

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#47

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North Carolina

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58.9%

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#41

5,161,000

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#10

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63.6%

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#44

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North Dakota

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65.3%

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#17

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#48

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75.2%

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#8

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Ohio

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68.5%

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#11

6,733,000

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#6

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75.2%

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#9

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Oklahoma

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55.5%

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#48

1,884,000

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#28

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64%

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#41

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Oregon

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71.3%

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#6

2,590,000

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#24

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76.9%

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#4

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Pennsylvania

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68.2%

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#13

7,337,000

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#5

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74.1%

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#11

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Rhode Island

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61.3%

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#30

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#44

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68.5%

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#24

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South Carolina

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61.3%

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#31

2,713,000

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#23

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67.7%

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#28

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South Dakota

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57.7%

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#43

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#47

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66.3%

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#35

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Tennessee

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63.3%

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#24

3,742,000

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#15

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70.8%

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#21

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Texas

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55.3%

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#49

13,343,000

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#2

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62.1%

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#46

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Utah

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59.7%

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#36

1,468,000

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#32

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63.3%

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#45

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Vermont

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67.5%

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#14

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#50

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72%

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#18

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Virginia

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66%

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#15

4,541,000

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#12

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70.1%

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#22

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Washington

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64.3%

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#20

4,029,000

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#13

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67.2%

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#29

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West Virginia

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55.3%

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#38

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66.4%

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#34

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Wisconsin

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71.7%

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3,391,000

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#19

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74.7%

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#10

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Wyoming

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64.1%

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#22

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#51

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67.9%

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#26

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