Three in four Americans say they're already giving "quite a lot" of thought to how they'll cast their presidential vote come November, finds a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. By comparison, just 42 percent said the same in May of 2000.
Early interest in the general election has risen steadily over the past four campaign cycles, and voter turnout (2012 excepted) has risen with it. In fact, if the correlation holds, this November could well see turnout top 60 percent for the first time since 1968.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.