In addition to a lower rate of community problem solving, Indiana ranked 48th in voter turnout among citizens (age 18+) in 2010, with a turnout rate of 39.4%, six percentage points lower than the national average of 45.5%. Indiana’s voter turnout in 2006 was 45.5%, two percentage points lower than the national average of 47.8%, which ranked the state 36th in the nation.