More People Opted Out Of 2020 Election Than Those Who Voted For Trump
Year round civic engagement could be the answer to bringing more voters into the fold.
Despite record turnout in the 2020 election, approximately 80 million potential voters stayed home according to an NPR report about voter engagement. Simply put, more people did not vote in 2020 than those who voted for the outgoing president.
Polling commissioned by NPR and the Medill School of Journalism found that nonvoters tended to have a high school education or less and were less likely to be interested in politics as compared to voters. Thirty-five percent of nonvoter poll respondents say that nothing could inspire them to vote followed by 27 percent saying cleaning up government as a reason they may vote.