Why very high turnout is likely this midterm

Eight years ago, interest in midterm elections hit rock bottom. Just 37% of the voting eligible population turned out to vote – the lowest since World War II. Few could have predicted that America would have the highest midterm turnout in the last century just four years later.

A look at the data in this cycle suggests that we’re far more likely to see a repeat of 2018 and its high turnout than 2014. Already, more than 4.8 million ballots have been cast this year across 36 states in the 2022 midterms, according to updated data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. CONTINUED

Harry Enten, CNN


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