Certified presidential-contest ballots, including blank and void ballots, as a share of active registered voters before New York's 2024 general election.
2024 turnout comparison
General: Nov. 5 · Primary: Apr. 2- General election turnout
- 67.45%
- Primary election turnout
- 6.14%
The general denominator is all active registered voters; the closed-primary denominator is active Democratic and Republican enrollment only.- New York's closed presidential primaries were limited to enrolled Democrats and Republicans, so the primary denominator excludes voters enrolled in other parties or no party.
Certified participation totals
- General ballots counted
- 8,381,429
- Active registered voters
- 12,426,602
- Presidential-primary ballots
- 519,947
- Active Democratic and Republican enrollment
- 8,474,026
How it was measured: FactVote divides 8,381,429 certified general-election ballots by 12,426,602 active registrations. For the closed presidential primaries, FactVote divides 519,947 certified Democratic and Republican ballots by 8,474,026 active voters enrolled in those two eligible parties, rounding both rates to two decimals.
Keep in mind- The general and primary rates use different eligibility-appropriate denominators, so they are contextual rather than perfectly like-for-like.
- The primary figure covers the two statewide presidential primaries and not the later federal, state, or local primaries.
Context only. This number does not affect candidate matches or rankings.