More than 89 million voting eligible Americans didn’t vote in the 2024 elections, according to the latest tallies collected by the University of Florida’s Election Lab.
That accounts for more than 36.4% of the U.S. total electorate of 244.7 million people (voters and nonvoters).
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, from front row left, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, back row left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, back row right, stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at the National Veterans Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
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Jennifer Lopez speaks ahead of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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