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Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows
![Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows](https://i2.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021.05.04_Metro_2020Turnout-Fig2.png?fit=400%2C9999px&quality=1#038;ssl=1)
Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows
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More votes were cast in 2016 than in 2012 — but that doesn't mean turnout was great - The Washington Post
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