The American Vote
Lowest turnout
Cycles with the lowest share of eligible voters casting ballots.
  1. 11792George Washington6.3%
  2. 21820James Monroe10.1%
  3. 31789George Washington11.6%
  4. 41796John Adams20.1%
  5. 51816James Monroe23.5%
  6. 61804Thomas Jefferson23.8%
  7. 71824John Quincy Adams26.9%
  8. 81800Thomas Jefferson32.3%
  9. 91808James Madison36.8%
  10. 101812James Madison40.4%
  11. 111924Calvin Coolidge48.9%
  12. 121920Warren G. Harding49.2%
  13. 131996Bill Clinton51.7%
  14. 141948Harry S. Truman52.2%
  15. 151988George H. W. Bush52.8%
  16. 161980Ronald Reagan54.2%
  17. 172000George W. Bush54.2%
  18. 181976Jimmy Carter54.8%
  19. 191984Ronald Reagan55.2%
  20. 201944Franklin D. Roosevelt55.9%