As of 2018, 60.1% of eligible Americans were registered to vote. Of those registered, about 80% reported voting in the 2016 presidential election.
According to Voting and Regristration Data - US Census 2008, the United States of America voter turnout was 58%.
Actually the number varies widely depending on whether it is a Presidential election, national mid-term election, state or local election or primary.
according to wiki.answers there are 217.8 million people age 18 and over in the US.
How_many_people_in_America_over_18_years_of_age
according to wiki.answers there are 2.5 million felons in the US.
How_many_us_citizens_are_convicted_felons
These figures are probably starting points for this calculation.
This would depend on the election, but on average, roughly half of those who are eligible to vote actually cast a ballot for president. The proportion is lower in elections which are only local.
As of November 2006, 67.6% of Americans were registeres to vote. Bluup! cited from: http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-557.pdf
About 12.1 million Americans who are eligible for employment are not employed. This represent a percentage of about 8 percent.
1920
Men who were 21 were able to vote. African Americans were given the right but not allowed to vote and women didn't get the vote until the 1920's.
The demographics indicate that older people tend to vote more then the newly eligible.
none Whoever said this is very rude and ignorant. The Question is not how many as in a number, All African Americans are eligible to vote, besides those who are incarcerated and have felonies.
African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, women, and minor children.
One in four people vote that are eligible to vote. Not very good odds.
More men were eligible to vote
150 milliuon
More men were eligible to vote.
eligible voters can vote for all of the following EXEPT
To be eligible to vote you must be at least 18 years old.
You are eligible to vote in the US when you turn 18. If you can vote in a presidential election, you may be eligible to vote in the primary, even if you are 17.
White men and women were eligible to vote before 1930 ( women got the vote in 1920)
Mabe because they don't no which to vote for.
18+