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New Hampshire’s Turnout Trailed the Nation’s in Every Midterm From 1982 Through 1998. It Topped the National Rate in All 13 Federal Elections From 2000 Through 2024.

A Census Bureau survey and official vote counts agree: New Hampshire’s turnout trailed the national rate in every midterm from 1982 through 1998 and topped it in all 13 federal general elections from 2000 through 2024. The state enacted Election Day registration in 1994.

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