Voters show up in much larger numbers for presidential and U.S. House and Senate races
It’s Election Day in the U.S. But given that it’s an off year — meaning we’re not voting for the president or for members of the U.S. House or Senate — what can we expect in terms of turnout?Off-year elections are typically for state and municipal positions — and these contests generally don’t draw a significant number of voters, according to data.
The Pew survey also noted that recent midterm elections have had solid turnouts, at least by U.S. standards. In particular, the 2018 election “had the highest rate for a midterm since 1914,” with 49% turnout. Still, there are plenty of contests being decided on this 2023 Election Day. They range from gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi to a ballot measure in Ohio concerning abortion protections. In New York City, all the seats on the City Council are up for grabs.
So what can be done to improve turnout in these off-year elections? Some suggest the contests should be moved to on-cycle years — meaning we should decide these state and municipal contests at the same time as we’re casting ballots for the presidential and congressional races. In 2022, a report from Citizens Union, a watchdog group focused on New York City and New York state government, called for changing the timing of New York City elections to on years. The report noted that cities that have already made such a switch, such as Phoenix, Ariz., and Baltimore, Md., saw turnout rates increase by 240%.
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