Hawaii Had Lowest Voter Turnout In 2012

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Politico has this report. Excerpts:

The recipe for higher voter turnout in the 2012 election was simple: take same-day voter registration, mix thoroughly with swing-state status.

Seven of the 10 states with the highest turnout in 2012 had one of those two factors or both, according to a report released Monday by Nonprofit VOTE. The states with election day registration had turnout rates 12 percentage points higher than states without it, and the ten swing states had turnout seven points greater than states without it.

Minnesota topped the turnout list for the eighth time in the last nine presidential and midterm elections, with 76.1 percent turnout. Hawaii came in last, with turnout at a mere 44.1 percent. …

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—Chad Blair

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