79 Percent of Government Employees Voted in Election 2020

May 21, 2021: Seventy-nine percent (79%) of government workers voted in the 2020 presidential election. According to Census Bureau figures, that’s higher than the total for those who work in the private sector or are not working.[1]

Among the self-employed, 69% cast a ballot. That’s similar to the 68% who work for a private-sector company. As for those retired or not in the workforce for other reasons, 64% voted. Just 58% of the unemployed cast a ballot.[1]

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Footnotes:

1. United States Census Bureau, "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020," April 2021