Historical Electoral Abstention · The Americas
Abstention = 100% − Turnout. Presidential elections by country, segmented by region.
Average
36.7%
Top 5 · Highest-Abstention Elections · The Americas
#1 Haití
2016
#2 Jamaica
2020
#3 Colombia
2014
#4 Chile
2017
#5 Honduras
2009
Top 5 · Highest Abstention
#1 Haití
#2 Jamaica
#3 Chile
#4 El Salvador
#5 R. Dominicana
Top 5 · Lowest Abstention
#1 Uruguay
#2 Bolivia
#3 Ecuador
#4 Brasil
#5 Panamá
North America
EE.UU.
2024
México
2024
Canadá
2021
Central America
Costa Rica
2022
Guatemala
2023
Honduras
2021
El Salvador
2024
Panamá
2024
Caribbean
R. Dominicana
2024
Haití
2016
Jamaica
2020
Trinidad y T.
2020
South America
Brasil
2022
Argentina
2023
Chile
2021
Colombia
2022
Perú
2021
Uruguay
2024
Bolivia
2020
Ecuador
2023
Paraguay
2023
Key reading: Compulsory voting (Brazil 🇧🇷, Uruguay 🇺🇾, Bolivia 🇧🇴, Ecuador 🇪🇨) keeps abstention low (<25%). Chile 🇨🇱 jumped from 12.8% (2009) to 50.7% (2013) after making voting voluntary in 2012.
Focus: Haiti 🇭🇹 has the highest abstention in the region (78.3% in 2016). Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 rose from 30.4% (2016) to 44.7% (2020, COVID) and 45.6% (2024). Colombia 🇨🇴 has the highest abstention in South America (59.9% in 2014).
🇩🇴 Abstention Diagnosis · Qualitative Drivers
Not only who abstains: which forces press turnout today and which one weighs most. Read from digital sentiment, narrative tone and territorial conversation.
The diagnosis is not available in this session.