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For presidential elections, voter turnout has been about 50-55% in the [[United States]] in the past few decades.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html</ref>  For non-presidential federal elections, voter turnout has been between 35% and 40%.  For local school board elections, voter turnout can be less than 20%.

For presidential elections, voter turnout has been about 50-55% in the [[United States]] in the past few decades.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html</ref>  For non-presidential federal elections, voter turnout has been between 35% and 40%.  For local school board elections, voter turnout can be less than 20%.

Typically the turnout in a [[primary]] is particularly low.  The record turnout for the State of Alabama in a presidential election is only 42.6% of registered voters (which is only a subset of the total number of eligible voters).  That record was set in 2008.  The prior record for Alabama was only 29% (set in 1992).

Typically the turnout in a [[primary]] is particularly low.  The record turnout for the State of Alabama in a presidential election is only 42.6% of registered voters (which is only a subset of the total number of eligible voters).  That record was set in 2008.  The prior record for Alabama was only 29% (set in 1992).

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