Political facts & stats

Question 1

Looking across the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections, about what share of eligible citizens voted in all three?

Accepted Answer

41%. Another 26% didn't vote in any of the three elections; most Americans fall somewhere in between.

Question 2

As of 2025, about what share of U.S. adults identified as political independents, a new high in this long-running poll?

Accepted Answer

45%. Republicans and Democrats were tied at 27% each that year, their lowest points in the trend.

Question 3

Among Hispanic voters who backed Trump in 2020, what share turned out again in 2024, versus 77% for Biden's 2020 Hispanic voters?

Accepted Answer

86%. That gap in follow-through turnout between the two candidates' 2020 Hispanic supporters was notable.

Question 4

Among people who didn't vote in 2020 but were eligible, who did they favor when they voted in 2024?

Accepted Answer

Trump, 54%-42%. That's a reversal from 2020, when this same group of new voters had favored Biden 52%-44%.

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