While votes are still being counted, voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election is on track to be on par with the historically large 2020 presidential election.

As a majority of voters mailed their ballots in for the 2020 presidential election, voter turnout reached 64.5% of eligible voters. With continuous boosts in early voting and mail-in ballots, the 2024 election is projected to have the second-highest voter turnout rate — surpassing historic elections, such as in 2008 when former President Barack Obama became the first African American elected to the White House

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