Over 158 million Americans voted in 2024 as Trump reclaimed the White House

Voter turn-out in the 2024 election was the second highest in the past five presidential elections, according to a report issued to Congress by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

And over 158 million voters cast ballots in last year's presidential election, according to a report issued to Congress by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The commission touts that it "provides the most comprehensive source of state- and local jurisdiction-level data about election administration in the United States."

More than 85% of voting-age Americans registered as active voters last year — the highest level on record, according to the report.

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And voter turnout was the second highest in the past five presidential elections, trailing only the 2020 election.

Voters make selections at their voting booths inside an early voting site on October 17, 2024 in Hendersonville, N.C. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

But the report noted that the percentage of people who voted by mail in 2025 was "still larger than the percentage of the electorate that voted by mail in pre-pandemic elections."

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President Donald Trump won back the White House in last year's election, with Republicans taking back control of the Senate and holding on to their razor-thin majority in the House.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."

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