Question

States with same-day registration: 2008, 71 percent; 2012, 71 percent. States without same-day registration: 2008, 62 percent; 2012, 59 percent.
Look at the table depicting voter turnout for states that allow same-day voter registration, and states that do not.

What conclusion can best be drawn from the information in the table?

More states offered same-day registration than states that did not.
States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration.
More voters cast ballots in 2008 than in 2012, no matter what their state’s registration policy.
Voter turnout was much the same in states with and without same-day registration.

Answer 1

States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration — 71% vs. 62% (2008) and 71% vs. 59% (2012).