the reality is that even the Venezuelans have more confidence in their system than Americans do. 80%+ voter turnout down there.
Last count I saw was 117,000,000 votes cast for pres here. In 2010 there over 207,000,000 eligible voters.
YearVoting-age
populationVoter
registrationVoter turnoutTurnout of voting-age
population (percent) | 2010** | 235,809,266 | NA | 90,682,968 | 37.8% | | 2008* | 231,229,580 | NA | 132,618,580* | 56.8 | | 2006 | 220,600,000 | 135,889,600 | 80,588,000 | 37.1 | | 2004 | 221,256,931 | 174,800,000 | 122,294,978 | 55.3 | | 2002 | 215,473,000 | 150,990,598 | 79,830,119 | 37.0 | | 2000 | 205,815,000 | 156,421,311 | 105,586,274 | 51.3 | | 1998 | 200,929,000 | 141,850,558 | 73,117,022 | 36.4 | | 1996 | 196,511,000 | 146,211,960 | 96,456,345 | 49.1 | | 1994 | 193,650,000 | 130,292,822 | 75,105,860 | 38.8 | | 1992 | 189,529,000 | 133,821,178 | 104,405,155 | 55.1 | | 1990 | 185,812,000 | 121,105,630 | 67,859,189 | 36.5 | | 1988 | 182,778,000 | 126,379,628 | 91,594,693 | 50.1 | | 1986 | 178,566,000 | 118,399,984 | 64,991,128 | 36.4 | | 1984 | 174,466,000 | 124,150,614 | 92,652,680 | 53.1 | | 1982 | 169,938,000 | 110,671,225 | 67,615,576 | 39.8 | | 1980 | 164,597,000 | 113,043,734 | 86,515,221 | 52.6 | | 1978 | 158,373,000 | 103,291,265 | 58,917,938 | 37.2 | | 1976 | 152,309,190 | 105,037,986 | 81,555,789 | 53.6 | | 1974 | 146,336,000 | 96,199,0201 | 55,943,834 | 38.2 | | 1972 | 140,776,000 | 97,328,541 | 77,718,554 | 55.2 | | 1970 | 124,498,000 | 82,496,7472 | 58,014,338 | 46.6 | | 1968 | 120,328,186 | 81,658,180 | 73,211,875 | 60.8 | | 1966 | 116,132,000 | 76,288,2833 | 56,188,046 | 48.4 | | 1964 | 114,090,000 | 73,715,818 | 70,644,592 | 61.9 | | 1962 | 112,423,000 | 65,393,7514 | 53,141,227 | 47.3 | | 1960 | 109,159,000 | 64,833,0965 | 68,838,204 | 63.1 |
Read more: National Voter Turnout in Federal Elections: 1960–2010 — Infoplease.com infoplease.com |
