high turnout
Many showed up
High turnout describes a large proportion of eligible people participating in something, especially voting in an election: The close race produced high turnout across the state.
The phrase implies engagement or interest—high turnout suggests the outcome matters to people.
It contrasts with low turnout, which often signals apathy or barriers to participation.
- votingFormally registering a choice
- electionOrganized public voting
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
- polling stationsDesignated ballot-casting sites
ballots · ballot box · crowds · long lines · participation · civic duty · democracy · landslide · queues · civic · enthusiasm · momentum · mobilization · surge · mandate · registration · get out the vote · booths
high turnoutvoter apathy
Lack of electoral participation
abstention · political apathy · disengagement · voter suppression · indifference
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