Minnesota General Election Statistics, 1950-2010
<br /> YEAR #ELIGIBLE #WHO %TURNOUT # ELECTION %VOTERS REG ON
<br /> VOTERS VOTED DAY REG. ELECTION DAY
<br /> 1950 1,879,00,0 1,0;67,967 56,84% n/a n/a
<br /> 1952 1,899,000 1,466,326 77.22% n/a n/a
<br /> 1954 1,920,000 1,168,101 60.84% n/a n/a
<br /> 1956 1,940,000 1,613,138 83.15% n/a n/a
<br /> .1958 1,960,000 1,178,173 60.11% n/a n/a
<br /> 1960 1,987,000 1,577,509 79.39% n/a n/a
<br /> 1962 2,033,000 1,267,502 62.35% n/a n/a
<br /> 1964 2,078,000 1,586,173 76.33% n/a n/a
<br /> 1966 2,124,000 1,312,288' 61.78% n/a n/a
<br /> 1968 2,170,000 1,606,307 74.02% n/a n/a
<br /> 1970 . 21226,000 1,388,525 62.`38% n/a n/a
<br /> 1972 2,523,000 1,773,838 70.31% n/a n/a
<br /> 1974 2,617,000 1,296,209 43.53%a 280,812 20.12%
<br /> 1976 2,710,000 1,978,590 73.01% 454,147 22.95%
<br /> 1978 2,804,000 1,624,911 57.95%Q 208,985 12.86%
<br /> 1980 2,882,406 2,079,411 72.14% 433,567 20.85%
<br /> 1982 2,943,169 1,834,737 62.34% 238,979 '13.03%
<br /> 1984 2,982,015 2,115,317 70.94% 344,157 16.27%
<br /> 1986 3,024,070 1,456,579 48.17% 137,864 9447%
<br /> 1988 3,087,194 2,125,119 68.84% 364,625 17.16%
<br /> 1994 3,136,830 1,843,104 58.76% 208,625 11.32%
<br /> 1992 3,187,255 2,355,796 73.91% 427,639 18.15%
<br /> 1394 3,253,779 1,794,618 55.15% 179,360 9.99%
<br /> 1996 3,319,509 2,211,161 66.61% 337,297 15.25%
<br /> 1998 3,378,089 2,105,984 62.34% 332,540 15.79%
<br /> 2000 3,506,432 2,458,303 70.11% 464,155 18.88%
<br /> 20.02 3,518,184 2,282,860; 64e89% 342,978 15.02%
<br /> 2004 3,609,185 2,842,912 78.77% 581,904 20.47%
<br /> 2006 3,667,707 2,217,552 60.46% 292,168 13,18%
<br /> 2008 3,744,757 2,921,498 78.02% 542,257 18.56%
<br /> 2010 3,799,328 2,123,369 55.89% 227,857 10.73%
<br /> 1950-1978 data from Curtis Gans of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate
<br /> 1980-2010 data from Dr, Michael McDonald of George Mason University
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