States that had the highest 2020 voter turnout Seth Berkman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail States that had the highest 2020 voter turnout The election of 2020 will be one that many Americans won’t soon forget. Millions of voters tuned into cable and broadcast news networks on Nov. 3, ready to dissect maps, blue states and red states, and the possibilities of swings when major precincts reported results. However, with unprecedented voter turnout and millions of more mail-in ballots to record than usual, election results took days to tally, and America went to sleep on election night unsure of the winner of the presidential race.