South Carolina Ranks As One Of The Least Politically Engaged States In America

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With Election Day coming up and only 66.8% of the voting-age population having cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election, WalletHub today released its report on the Most & Least Politically Engaged States in 2024.

WalletHub compared the 50 states based on 10 key indicators of political engagement. They range from voter registration statistics and laws to the percentage of people who voted in recent elections to political contributions.

South Carolina ranked 45th overall, and North Carolina didn’t fair much better, coming in at 40th overall.

Most Politically Engaged States

Overall Rank  State Total Score  Overall Rank  State Total Score 
1 Maryland 73.35 26 Michigan 48.67
2 Virginia 72.58 27 Nevada 48.27
3 New Jersey 69.14 28 Florida 47.65
4 Oregon 68.97 29 Utah 46.58
5 Washington 66.44 30 Vermont 46.56
6 Montana 63.89 31 Tennessee 46.39
7 Minnesota 62.88 32 Texas 45.55
8 California 61.10 33 Georgia 45.10
9 Arizona 60.19 34 New Mexico 43.85
10 New York 59.51 35 Kansas 43.57
11 Delaware 57.40 36 Missouri 42.46
12 New Hampshire 54.55 37 North Dakota 42.33
13 Colorado 54.26 38 Kentucky 41.07
14 Maine 53.98 39 Idaho 39.54
15 Hawaii 52.76 40 North Carolina 39.41
16 Massachusetts 52.32 41 Louisiana 36.89
17 Wisconsin 51.67 42 Mississippi 35.90
18 Iowa 50.95 43 South Dakota 34.02
19 Illinois 49.93 44 Nebraska 33.89
20 Pennsylvania 49.53 45 South Carolina 30.62
21 Alaska 49.36 46 Indiana 28.98
22 Connecticut 49.22 47 Oklahoma 27.26
23 Ohio 49.18 48 West Virginia 27.23
24 Wyoming 49.14 49 Alabama 26.30
25 Rhode Island 48.71 50 Arkansas 15.42