Minnesota again has highest voter turnout in the nation [View all]

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and because we defeated Voter ID/Restriction, we will continue to lead the nation in voter turnout.

Nearly 2.94 million Minnesotans cast ballots in this year's election, which is up from 2.92 in 2008. That means nearly 76 percent of eligible Minnesota voters cast ballots in this election, which is the highest voter turnout in the country.

Meanwhile, when looking at national numbers preliminary figures suggest fewer people voted this year than four years ago.

In most states, the numbers were even lower than in 2004, said Curtis Gans, director of American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate. Every state but Iowa is showing a smaller turnout than in 2008, Gans said. Still, the full picture may not be known for weeks because much of the counting takes place after Election Day.

"This was a major plunge in turnout nationally," said Gans, who estimated about 126 million Americans voted, for an overall turnout rate of about 57.5 percent.

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