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Figure 1.1. Voter turnout in presidential elections as a percentage of the eligible electorate, 1960–2004.

Source. Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, “Turnout Exceeds Optimistic Predictions: More than 122 Million Vote,” January 14, 2005, http://election04.ssrc.org/research/case_2004_final_report.pdf.