| Year | % Voter participation |
|---|
| 1824 | 26.9% |
| 1828 | 57.6 |
| 1832 | 55.4 |
| 1836 | 57.8 |
| 1840 | 80.2 |
| 1844 | 78.9 |
| 1848 | 72.7 |
| 1852 | 69.6 |
| 1856 | 78.9 |
| 1860 | 81.2 |
| 18641 | 73.8 |
| 1868 | 78.1 |
| 18722 | 71.3 |
| 1876 | 81.8 |
| 1880 | 79.4 |
| 1884 | 77.5 |
| 1888 | 79.3 |
| 1892 | 74.7 |
| 1896 | 79.3 |
| 1900 | 73.2 |
| 1904 | 65.2 |
| 1908 | 65.4 |
| 1912 | 58.8 |
| 1916 | 61.6 |
| 1920 | 49.2 |
| 1924 | 48.9 |
| 1928 | 56.9 |
2. Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia did not participate in the election.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970.
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