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What was the main reason (you/name) did not vote?
Asked of: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1
Main reason did not vote · Asked in 7 waves, 2010–2024 · 81,337 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Years loaded: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS November 2024 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2024-11-10 to 2024-11-19 | mixed | 72,590 | 5,481 |
| CPS November 2022 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2022-11-13 to 2022-11-22 | mixed | 73,083 | 11,522 |
| CPS November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2018-11-11 to 2018-11-20 | mixed | 88,749 | 11,423 |
| CPS November 2016 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2016-11-13 to 2016-11-19 | mixed | 93,794 | 7,904 |
| CPS November 2014 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2 and PES2 = 1 | 2014-11-16 to 2014-11-22 | mixed | 96,267 | 19,972 |
| CPS November 2012 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES4. Universe: PES1 = 2, PES2 = 1 | 2012-11-11 to 2012-11-17 | mixed | 94,311 | 8,164 |
| CPS November 2010 Voting and Registration Supplement |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Illness or disability (own or family's) | Out of town or away from home | Forgot to vote (or send in absentee ballot) | Not interested, felt my vote wouldn't make a difference | Too busy, conflicting work or school schedule | Transportation problems | Didn't like candidates or campaign issues | Registration problems (i.e. didn't receive absentee ballot, not registered in current location) | Bad weather conditions | Inconvenient hours, polling place or hours or lines too long | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 13% | 9% | 8% | 18% | 27% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 12% | 11522 | ±1 | |
| AK | 13% | 15% | 7% | 17% | 26% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | ||||
| AL | 19% | 10% | 6% | 17% | 29% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 2% | ||||
| AR | 12% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 5% | ||||
| AZ | 9% | 10% | 6% | 24% | 25% | 1% | 11% | 4% | – | 1% | 9% | 144 | ±8 | |
| CA | 10% | 7% | 11% | 20% | 32% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | ||||
| CO | 9% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 24% | 1% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 1% | ||||
| CT | 14% | 9% | 4% | 22% | 26% | 2% | 7% | – | – | 3% | 13% | 138 | ±9 | |
| DC | 8% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 21% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 1% | 1% | ||||
| DE | 15% | 7% | 6% | 13% | 28% | 5% | 9% | 5% | – | 4% | 9% | 159 | ±8 | |
| FL | 12% | 9% | 11% | 18% | 24% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 3% | ||||
| GA | 10% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 35% | 2% | 5% | 3% | – | 1% | 11% | 164 | ±8 | |
| HI | 8% | 4% | 14% | 21% | 26% | – | 5% | 8% | – | – | 15% | 128 | ±9 | |
| IA | 6% | 9% | 7% | 21% | 38% | 4% | 5% | 3% | – | 1% | 5% | 181 | ±7 | |
| ID | 12% | 7% | 8% | 13% | 37% | 2% | 5% | 2% | – | 1% | 14% | 195 | ±7 | |
| IL | 16% | 9% | 6% | 18% | 29% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 2% | ||||
| IN | 12% | 10% | 8% | 17% | 26% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 0% | 3% | ||||
| KS | 10% | 11% | 8% | 17% | 36% | 3% | 2% | 4% | – | 3% | 7% | 150 | ±8 | |
| KY | 17% | 13% | 5% | 14% | 30% | 3% | 3% | – | – | 2% | 13% | 157 | ±8 | |
| LA | 15% | 9% | 5% | 15% | 31% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 1% | ||||
| MA | 9% | 13% | 10% | 17% | 27% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | ||||
| MD | 12% | 8% | 6% | 23% | 29% | 1% | 4% | 2% | – | 1% | 14% | 135 | ±9 | |
| ME | 14% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 25% | – | 3% | 6% | – | 5% | 18% | 72 | ±12 | |
| MI | 13% | 10% | 7% | 14% | 32% | 4% | 6% | 1% | – | 2% | 11% | 223 | ±7 | |
| MN | 12% | 12% | 2% | 20% | 21% | 6% | 10% | 2% | – | 3% | 12% | 121 | ±9 | |
| MO | 16% | 7% | 5% | 15% | 28% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 2% | ||||
| MS | 18% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 21% | 2% | 3% | 2% | – | 6% | 13% | 347 | ±5 | |
| MT | 8% | 9% | 19% | 9% | 24% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | ||||
| NC | 17% | 7% | 7% | 18% | 23% | 3% | 6% | 0% | – | 1% | 17% | 255 | ±6 | |
| ND | 5% | 12% | 6% | 18% | 32% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ||||
| NE | 5% | 7% | 10% | 17% | 37% | 4% | 1% | 5% | – | 2% | 12% | 176 | ±7 | |
| NH | 23% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 25% | 3% | 12% | – | – | 3% | 6% | 120 | ±9 | |
| NJ | 14% | 12% | 4% | 23% | 26% | 2% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | 12% | 212 | ±7 | |
| NM | 17% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 17% | 4% | 9% | 0% | – | 4% | 11% | 140 | ±9 | |
| NV | 9% | 8% | 11% | 17% | 19% | 1% | 14% | – | 2% | 5% | 15% | 132 | ±9 | |
| NY | 14% | 7% | 5% | 15% | 27% | 3% | 8% | 2% | – | 3% | 16% | 406 | ±5 | |
| OH | 14% | 5% | 9% | 18% | 29% | 2% | 4% | 2% | – | 4% | 12% | 333 | ±5 | |
| OK | 12% | 9% | 3% | 19% | 28% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 5% | ||||
| OR | 5% | 3% | 13% | 33% | 14% | 1% | 9% | 6% | – | – | 16% | 133 | ±9 | |
| PA | 9% | 9% | 4% | 28% | 19% | 3% | 9% | 1% | 0% | 5% | ||||
| RI | 15% | 12% | 4% | 22% | 17% | 2% | 11% | 7% | – | 3% | 6% | 127 | ±9 | |
| SC | 16% | 11% | 5% | 16% | 22% | 3% | 6% | 3% | – | 5% | 15% | 239 | ±7 | |
| SD | 10% | 9% | 6% | 14% | 28% | 5% | 4% | 10% | – | 5% | 9% | 125 | ±9 | |
| TN | 15% | 3% | 7% | 25% | 30% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% | ||||
| TX | 13% | 9% | 9% | 16% | 29% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 3% | ||||
| UT | 7% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 25% | 2% | 3% | 3% | – | 1% | 9% | 168 | ±8 | |
| VA | 19% | 11% | 9% | 16% | 21% | 2% | 5% | 2% | – | 2% | 12% | 251 | ±6 | |
| VT | 13% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 2% | 6% | 5% | – | 4% | 12% | 134 | ±9 | |
| WA | 9% | 5% | 20% | 20% | 24% | – | 4% | 3% | – | – | 16% | 194 | ±7 | |
| WI | 15% | 10% | 3% | 18% | 26% | 3% | 14% | 1% | – | 2% | 7% | 120 | ±9 | |
| WV | 13% | 7% | 7% | 24% | 32% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | ||||
| WY | 13% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 29% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
CPS November 2022 Voting and Registration Supplement · US citizens 18+ in the civilian noninstitutional population. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2010-11-14 to 2010-11-20 |
| mixed |
| 94,208 |
| 16,871 |
| 12% |
| 126 |
| ±9 |
| 9% |
| 352 |
| ±5 |
| 16% |
| 250 |
| ±7 |
| 11% |
| 808 |
| ±4 |
| 14% |
| 96 |
| ±10 |
| 21% |
| 200 |
| ±7 |
| 12% |
| 451 |
| ±5 |
| 9% |
| 299 |
| ±6 |
| 11% |
| 279 |
| ±6 |
| 13% |
| 313 |
| ±6 |
| 13% |
| 239 |
| ±6 |
| 13% |
| 242 |
| ±6 |
| 18% |
| 152 |
| ±8 |
| 11% |
| 249 |
| ±6 |
| 11% |
| 197 |
| ±7 |
| 13% |
| 236 |
| ±7 |
| 7% |
| 310 |
| ±6 |
| 11% |
| 649 |
| ±4 |
| 6% |
| 358 |
| ±5 |
| 12% |
| 137 |
| ±9 |