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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's also the highest voter participation we have ever had in the history of our country

Only 25% of the country voted during the Great Depression

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 months ago

This is more than a little bit wrong.

Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections | The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/voter-turnout-in-presidential-elections