Reasons for not voting in the U.S. midterm election 2018

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Abigail Tierney,
Jul 5, 2024
This statistic shows the leading reasons for not voting in the 2018 U.S. midterm election. In November 2018, 3.1 percent of non-voters said that they did not vote in the midterm election because of registration problems.

Reasons for not voting in the 2018 U.S. midterm election

CharacteristicReasons for not voting
Illness or disability 12.8%
Out of town 9.2%
Forgot to vote 5.6%
Not interested 15.5%
Too busy, conflicting schedule 26.9%
Transportation problems 2.9%
Did not like candidates or campaign issues 5.4%
Registration problems 3.1%
Bad weather conditions 0.6%
Inconvenient polling place 3.3%
Other reason 11.8%
Don't know or refused 3%
Showing entries 1 to 12 (12 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Reasons for not voting12.8%12.8%9.2%9.2%5.6%5.6%15.5%15.5%26.9%26.9%2.9%2.9%5.4%5.4%3.1%3.1%0.6%0.6%3.3%3.3%11.8%11.8%3%3%Illness or disabilityOut of townForgot to voteNot interestedToo busy, conflicting scheduleTransportation problemsDid not like candidates or campaign issuesRegistration problemsBad weather conditionsInconvenient polling placeOther reasonDon't know or refused
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Release date

April 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

November 2018

Number of respondents

29,089,000 non-voters

Age group

18 years and older

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