Yes, they did. Did you ever consider how many (people have spoken)? Figures inexact, from memory to illustrate point (go ahead correct.) 51% of eligible voters showed up. Obama won 51% of votes cast. That tells me that roughly 26% of eligible American voters chose the President of the country. What kind of advanced civilization is this?
Roughly 90 MILLION eligible voters stayed home...90 MILLION.
All I can say is thank goodness for presidential term limits (assuming we will still have them in 2016).