Do women vote at higher rates than men?
Women and men at the polls
WomenMen
2024Women 61.0%Men 57.4%
Percent
Voting · sourced historical data
The gender gap in U.S. voter turnout, 1964–2024
Reported voter turnout rates for women and men across six decades of federal elections.
What this chart says
Women reported voting at a rate 3.6 percentage points higher than men in 2024.
How to read it
Census total voting-age population estimates by sex as categorized in the historical table.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 67.0% | 71.9% |
| 1966 | 53.0% | 58.2% |
| 1968 | 66.0% | 69.8% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | 56.8% |
| 1972 | 62.0% | 64.1% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | 46.2% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | 59.6% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | 46.6% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | 59.1% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | 48.7% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | 59.0% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | 45.8% |
| 1988 | 58.3% | 56.4% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | 44.6% |
| 1992 | 62.3% | 60.2% |
| 1994 | 45.3% | 44.7% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | 52.8% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | 41.4% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | 53.1% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | 41.4% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | 56.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | 55.7% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | 40.9% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | 37.2% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 53.8% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | 47.2% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | 59.5% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | 46.6% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | 57.4% |