Question 5
Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections
Turnout of
Voter
Voting-Age
Population
49.1
Veting Age Veter
Year Population Registration Turnout (percent)
2004 221.256.931 |174,300,000 122,294978 55.3
2000 205.815,000 156,421,311 105.586.274 $1.3
1996 196,511,000 146,211,960 96,456,345
1992 189.529.000 133.821,178 104, 405,155 55.1
1988 182.778.000 126.379,628 91,594,693 50.1
1984 174,466,000 124,158.614 92.652.680 53.1
1980 164.597,000 113.043,734 86.515.221 52.6
1976 152,309,190 105.037.986 81555,789 53.6
Source Federal Bection Commission Data down from
Congressional Research Service reports Bection Data
Servion Inc, and State Election Offices
Which of the following conclusions does the data support?
A
B
C
D
Most voters change their registration information before an election.
Most people who are old enough to vote choose not to register.
Voter turnout tends to vary from one election to another.
Voter turnout tends to decrease slightly with each new decade.