In 2020, 14.5 percent of non-voters said that they did not like the candidates or campaign issues, and therefore did not vote in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A further 17.6 percent of non-voters said they did not vote because they were not interested.
Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020
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US Census Bureau. (April 21, 2021). Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/
US Census Bureau. "Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020." Chart. April 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/
US Census Bureau. "Reasons for Registered Voters Not Voting in The U.S. Presidential Election in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/
US Census Bureau, Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Reasons for registered voters not voting in the U.S. presidential election in 2020 [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195874/reasons-for-not-voting-in-the-us-presidential-elections-2008/