Trump won this election with turnout at a 20-year low

It wasn't just the result of the presidential election that was unexpected — a surprisingly large number of people didn't even show up or cast ballots.
Voter turnout in 2016 looks likely to be around 55 percent, based on election numbers that are still being counted, CNN reports. That's the lowest since 1996, when just 49 percent of eligible voters showed up for the presidential race between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
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