Contents
- Civic participation in Mexico statistics: national federal-election participation
- Civic participation in Mexico statistics: historical federal-election records
- Civic participation in Mexico statistics: participation by sex and age
- Civic participation in Mexico: participation across rural, urban, and mixed sections
- Civic participation in Mexico: state-level participation by section type
- Civic participation in Mexico: electoral turnout variation across states
- Sources
Civic participation in Mexico statistics: national federal-election participation
The 2024 federal electoral process recorded a national participation rate of 59.7%. The denominator was the 98,330,348 people on the nominal list, while the number recorded as voting was 54,899,228. These measures describe the same national election, but answer different questions: the rate expresses participation relative to the nominal list, and the count gives the number of voters. They are useful together when describing the scale of voting and the registered population against which participation was reported. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, Table 2, p. 17
| Federal electoral process | Participation rate | People who voted | People on nominal list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.7% | 54,899,228 | 98,330,348 |
The nominal-list denominator matters for interpreting the percentage: it is not a share of Mexico’s entire population. The figures refer specifically to the federal electoral process and people included on that list. The study’s title refers to the 2023–2024 process, and its report is dated 2025; the participation observation above is for 2024. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, Table 2, p. 17
Civic participation in Mexico statistics: historical federal-election records
The study presents 2012 and 2018 as historical comparisons for the 2024 federal process. In 2012, 47,383,154 people voted from a nominal list of 76,490,962, and the reported national participation rate was 62.1%. In 2018, the corresponding count was 51,784,399 voters from a nominal list of 89,123,997, with a rate of 62.4%. The 2024 row records a lower rate than either historical comparison, alongside a larger voter count and nominal-list total. Those are descriptive contrasts across the reported elections; the table alone does not establish why the measures differ. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, Table 2, p. 17
| Federal electoral process | Participation rate | People who voted | People on nominal list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 62.1% | 47,383,154 | 76,490,962 |
| 2018 | 62.4% | 51,784,399 | 89,123,997 |
| 2024 | 59.7% | 54,899,228 | 98,330,348 |
This comparison keeps the rate, voter count, and nominal-list total paired by election year. The historical rows are reproduced in the 2025 study as comparisons; they should not be read as measurements from 2025. The national rates describe participation in the named federal electoral processes, not a general measure of civic activity over those years. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, Table 2, p. 17
Civic participation in Mexico statistics: participation by sex and age
The INE study reports that 64.2% of women registered on the nominal list participated in the 2024 federal process, compared with 54.8% of registered men. These are rates for the listed sex groups, not counts of voters. The measures show different recorded turnout rates between the two groups in this election; they do not, by themselves, explain the difference or describe other forms of civic engagement. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 3.2, p. 17
| Group registered on the nominal list | 2024 participation rate |
|---|---|
| Women | 64.2% |
| Men | 54.8% |
The report also gives average participation rates for 2 broad age groups in the 2024 federal election. People aged 18–34 had an average rate of 49.1%, while people aged 35 and over had an average rate of 64.6%. The reported figures distinguish these age bands, but do not provide additional age-by-sex breakdowns here. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 4.4, p. 29
| Age group | Average participation rate in 2024 |
|---|---|
| 18–34 years | 49.1% |
| 35 years and over | 64.6% |
Together, the sex and age figures show that reported federal-election participation varied across the groups presented by the study. The age statistics are averages for the stated bands; they do not give a rate for every individual age. All these observations concern voting in the 2024 federal electoral process. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, sections 3.2, p. 17, and 4.4, p. 29
Civic participation in Mexico: participation across rural, urban, and mixed sections
For 2024, the national participation rates by electoral section type were 60.1% in rural sections, 59.9% in urban sections, and 57.9% in mixed sections. The three figures describe participation by the type of section across the country. Rural and urban sections had rates close to one another in this comparison, while the mixed-section rate was lower. These are section-type rates, not separate national rates for rural, urban, or mixed residents as demographic groups. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 3.5, p. 20
| Electoral section type | National participation rate in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Rural | 60.1% |
| Urban | 59.9% |
| Mixed | 57.9% |
The national section-type comparison gives a broad view of variation, while state-level examples show that individual state and section combinations can differ from those national figures. These measures remain about recorded voting in the federal election. They do not measure volunteering, petition signing, awareness of consultations, or other non-electoral forms of civic participation. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 3.5, p. 20
Civic participation in Mexico: state-level participation by section type
The study identifies high participation cases by state and section type in 2024. Yucatán’s rural sections recorded 82.9%, and its mixed sections recorded 78.1%. Tlaxcala’s urban sections recorded 70.4%. Each rate refers to the named state and section type, rather than to all voters in that state combined. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 4.6, p. 31
| State | Section type | Participation rate in 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Yucatán | Rural | 82.9% |
| Yucatán | Mixed | 78.1% |
| Tlaxcala | Urban | 70.4% |
These selected cases illustrate how the state-level comparison is organized: rates are associated with both a state and a section type. The study presents them among the highest participation cases in its account. They should not be generalized as the rate for every section or person in Yucatán or Tlaxcala. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 4.6, p. 31
Civic participation in Mexico: electoral turnout variation across states
The study’s low-participation examples also pair a state with a section type. Baja California’s mixed sections recorded 43.3%, and its rural sections recorded 43.0%. Sonora’s urban sections recorded 49.0%. These rates sit alongside the high cases above as evidence of variation across the state-and-section combinations identified by the report. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 4.6, p. 31
| State | Section type | Participation rate in 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Baja California | Mixed | 43.3% |
| Baja California | Rural | 43.0% |
| Sonora | Urban | 49.0% |
The reported state-level cases are not a complete ranking of every state and section type. They are specific high and low examples identified by the INE study, so the values should be interpreted within those stated combinations. Across the article, the evidence is limited to federal-election turnout and associated voter and nominal-list measures; it does not establish participation in civic activities outside voting. Source: INE, Estudio de la participación ciudadana en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023–2024, section 4.6, p. 31