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To which no one (In that number) has turned out to vote in the past.
It was due to the young vote, which tends to skew to the left as you might expect. I don't see why you find any of this unbelievable, the polling that led up to the election showed trump was getting creamed. Anyhow, the number of people is meaningless in a non popular vote scenario.
More people turned out to vote than ever before, heck even Donald got more votes than any other president in the history of the united states, except for biden.
Turnout by Sex and Age
In 2020, 68% of women eligible to vote reported voting — higher than the 65% turnout for men.
In the 2016 election, 63% of women and 59% of men reported voting.
Voting rates were higher in 2020 than in 2016 across all age groups, with turnout by voters ages 18-34 increasing the most between elections:
- For citizens ages 18-34, 57% voted in 2020, up from 49% in 2016.
- In the 35-64 age group, turnout was 69%, compared to 65% in 2016.
- In the 65 and older group, 74% voted in 2020, compared to 71% in 2016.