how many us citizens vote in the presidential elections
4 U.S. Census Bureau Since 1996, the number of citi-zens eligible to vote has increased in every presidential election, as has the number of citizens who have reported voting. Overall, 133 million people reported voting in 2012, a turnout increase of 1.8 million people since the election of 2008.Between 1996 and 2008, turnout increases were larger than in 2012, reaching a high of about 15 million additional voters in 2004.verall voting rates for the citizen voting-age population have fluctu-ated in recent presidential elec-tions, from a low of 58.4 percent in 1996 to a high of about 64 percent in both 2004 and 2008 (Table 1).