In the 2024 election, fewer Americans voted by mail compared to the 2020 presidential election, with mail voting comprising 30.3% of turnout. This decline was noted despite still being higher than pre-pandemic levels. The 2024 election saw approximately 65% of the citizen voting age population participating, marking the second highest turnout in the last five presidential elections. An increase in in-person voting occurred, with more than two-thirds of voters casting their ballots in person. Election officials noted the need to adapt to changing voter preferences.
Mail voting comprised 30.3% of the turnout for the 2024 election, a decrease compared to the 2020 election when mail ballots comprised 43% of turnout.
According to the EAC, during the 2024 election, nearly 65% of the citizen voting age population participated in the general election, the second highest turnout in the last five presidential elections.
For the 2024 general election, more than two thirds of voters cast their ballots in person either before or on Election Day.
Election officials need to be prepared and ready to facilitate different forms of voting as voters have their own preferences which can change over time.
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