Data was not collected for elections which indicate "Not Available."
| Vote by Mail (Absentee) Ballot Use 1962-2024 | ||||||
| Primary | General | |||||
| Year | Mail Ballots | Ballots Cast | % | Mail Ballots | Ballots Cast | % |
| 1962 | Not available | 156,167 | 5,929,602 | 2.63% | ||
| 1964 | Not available | 304,858 | 7,233,067 | 4.21% | ||
| 1966 | 95,993 | 5,079,911 | 1.89% | 218,242 | 6,505,067 | 3.35% |
| 1968 | Not available | 334,365 | 7,363,711 | 4.54% | ||
| 1970 | 100,455 | 5,011,908 | 2.00% | 204,143 | 6,633,400 | 3.08% |
| 1972 | 204,216 | 6,460,220 | 3.16% | 405,688 | 8,595,950 | 4.72% |
| 1974 | 159,831 | 5,128,375 | 3.12% | Not available | ||
| 1976 | Not available | 366,535 | 8,137,202 | 4.50% | ||
| 1978 | 325,518 | 6,843,001 | 4.76% | 314,258 | 7,132,210 | 4.41% |
| 1980 | 343,875 | 6,774,184 | 5.08% | 549,007 | 8,775,459 | 6.26% |
| 1982 | 326,213 | 5,856,026 | 5.57% | 525,186 | 8,064,314 | 6.51% |
| 1984 | 418,109 | 5,609,063 | 7.45% | 913,574 | 9,796,375 | 9.33% |
| 1986 | 426,133 | 4,937,936 | 8.63% | 685,574 | 7,617,142 | 9.00% |
| 1988 | 572,057 | 6,037,463 | 9.48% | 1,434,853 | 10,194,539 | 14.07% |
| 1990 | 808,838 | 5,386,537 | 15.02% | 1,452,139 | 7,899,131 | 18.38% |
| 1992 | 1,073,071 | 6,440,287 | 16.66% | 1,950,179 | 11,374,184 | 17.15% |
| 1993 | Statewide Special Election | 1,156,214 | 5,282,443 | 21.89% | ||
| 1994 | 1,011,563 | 4,966,827 | 20.37% | 2,009,643 | 8,900,636 | 22.58% |
| 1996 | 1,415,176 | 6,081,777 | 23.27% | 2,078,065 | 10,263,490 | 20.25% |
| 1998 | 1,566,882 | 6,202,618 | 25.26% | 2,131,484 | 8,621,121 | 24.72% |
| 2000 | 1,842,891 | 7,883,385 | 23.38% | 2,732,947 | 11,142,843 | 24.53% |
| 2002 | 1,378,413 | 5,286,204 | 26.08% | 2,096,094 | 7,738,821 | 27.09% |
| 2003 | Statewide Special Election | 2,775,785 | 9,413,377 | 29.49% | ||
| 2004 | 2,293,321 | 6,684,421 | 34.31% | 4,105,179 | 12,589,683 | 32.61% |
| 2005 | Special Statewide Election | 3,183,614 | 7,968,757 | 39.95% | ||
| 2006 | 2,471,358 | 5,269,142 | 46.90% | 3,696,940 | 8,899,059 | 41.54% |
| 2008 | 3,777,094 | 9,068,415 | 41.65% | Early Presidential Primary Election | ||
| 2008 | 2,671,230 | 4,550,227 | 58.71% | 5,722,465 | 13,743,177 | 41.64% |
| 2009 | 3,029,736 | 4,871,945 | 62.19% | Statewide Special Election | ||
| 2010 | 3,278,224 | 5,654,993 | 57.97% | 4,989,852 | 10,300,392 | 48.44% |
| 2012 | 3,471,570 | 5,328,296 | 65.15% | 6,753,688 | 13,202,158 | 51.16% |
| 2014 | 3,096,104 | 4,461,346 | 69.40% | 4,547,705 | 7,513,972 | 60.52% |
| 2016 | 5,036,262 | 8,548,301 | 58.92% | 8,443,594 | 14,610,509 | 57.79% |
| 2018 | 4,834,975 | 7,141,987 | 67.70% | 8,302,488 | 12,712,542 | 65.31% |
| 2020 | 6,982,750 | 9,687,076 | 72.08% | 15,423,301 | 17,785,151 | 86.72% |
| 2021 | Special Statewide Election | 11,733,429 | 12,892,578 | 91.01% | ||
| 2022 | 6,647,212 | 7,285,230 | 91.24% | 9,755,198 | 11,146,620 | 88.64% |
| 2024 | 6,841,984 | 7,719,218 | 88.64% | |||
