Voter Turnout Could Hit 50-Year Record For Midterm Elections
Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.
by Domenico Montanaro
Oct 18, 2018
3 minutes
The 2018 elections could see the highest turnout for a midterm since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.
"It's probably going to be a turnout rate that most people have never experienced in their lives for a midterm election," Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida who studies turnout and maintains a turnout database, told NPR.
McDonald is predicting 45 to 50 percent of
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