2024 Presidential Primary Turnout

Tuesday's election had record low turnout for a Democratic presidential primary. Republican turnout was near the average for previous years. Each party has only had six presidential primaries in Virginia since 1988, the first year with a state-run primary. Other years had a party run caucus or convention if they held a nomination contest at all.

Voter Turnout by Year

A bar chart showing voter turnout in Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, from 1988 to 2024.

Note: Results as of 9:00am 3/6/2024. Voter turnout is calculated as the number of ballots cast divided by the number of registered voters.

Source: Virginia Department of Elections.

March 6, 2024