Voter Turnout
| Year | Presidential Preference Primary | First Primary | Second Primary | General Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1954 |
** |
53% |
58% |
47% |
|
1956 |
** |
66% |
* |
70% |
|
1958 |
** |
54% |
30% |
37% |
|
1960 |
** |
59% |
63% |
77% |
|
1962 |
** |
43% |
29% |
46% |
|
1964 |
** |
58% |
62% |
74% |
|
1966 |
** |
51% |
58% |
60% |
|
1968 |
** |
44% |
42% |
79% |
|
1970 |
** |
41% |
42% |
62% |
|
1972 |
58% |
31% |
* |
74% |
|
1974 |
|
33% |
26% |
50% |
|
1976 |
56% |
32% |
* |
77% |
|
1978 |
36% |
33% |
60% |
|
|
1980 |
43% |
36% |
38% |
77% |
|
1982 |
|
30% |
15% |
55% |
|
1984 |
33% |
* |
* |
75% |
|
1986 |
|
30% |
24% |
61% |
|
1988 |
43% |
31% |
23% |
73% |
|
1990 |
|
34% |
25% |
60% |
|
1992 |
38% |
35% |
17% |
83% |
|
1994 |
|
29% |
12% |
66% |
|
1996 |
29% |
26% |
* |
67% |
|
1998 |
|
17% |
7% |
49% |
|
2000 |
19% |
25% |
12% |
70% |
|
2002 |
|
29% |
*** |
55% |
|
2004 |
20% |
26% |
*** |
74% |
|
2006 |
|
20% |
*** |
47% |
|
2008 |
42% |
18% |
*** |
75% |
|
2010 |
|
22% |
*** |
49% |
|
2012 |
41% |
21% |
*** |
72% |
|
2014 |
|
18% |
*** |
51% |
|
2016 |
46% |
24% |
*** |
75% |
|
2018 |
27% |
*** |
63% |
|
|
2020 |
30% | 28% |
*** |
77% |
* In several years both parties did not have statewide races on the ballot at the second primary.
** There were no presidential preference primaries prior to 1972.
*** There have been no second primaries since 2000.
