# How Are Voter Turnout and Quorum Thresholds Calculated in Aave Governance?

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**Created:** [July 14, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/how-are-voter-turnout-and-quorum-thresholds-calculated-in-aave-governance/22587 "2025-07-14T08:54:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![benof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@benof](https://governance.aave.com/u/benof)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/how-are-voter-turnout-and-quorum-thresholds-calculated-in-aave-governance/22587/1 "2025-07-14T08:54:54Z")

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Hello

As someone new to DeFi governance; I have been reading through Aave proposals & noticed that some fail despite strong support; simply due to insufficient voter turnout. 🙂This got me wondering: how exactly are quorum thresholds determined & how does that influence the success or failure of a proposal even when a majority of voters are in favor? 🤔

I think this is an important topic for newcomers who want to participate more actively in governance. Understanding the quorum mechanics could help smaller token holders / delegates choose when to mobilize their votes more strategically. 🤔

Are there dynamic parameters involved (e.g. based on total supply or staking participation), / are the quorum thresholds fixed across all Aave networks (Ethereum, Polygon, etc.)? 🤔

It would be helpful if someone could point to an official guide / documentation that explains the formula or rules behind quorum calculations in Aave’s current governance model. I have checked [Governance | Aave Protocol Documentation](https://aave.com/docs/primitives/governance) for reference.

I am also exploring data visualization tools like R ; [what is R Programming Language](https://www.igmguru.com/blog/what-is-r-programming-language) best suited for in DeFi analytics? 🤔

A simple walkthrough or visual explainer would make governance more approachable for first-time voters like myself. 🙂

Thank you !! 🤔

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**Author:** ![EzR3aL](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/governance.aave.com/ezr3al/32/10721_2.png) [@EzR3aL](https://governance.aave.com/u/EzR3aL)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/how-are-voter-turnout-and-quorum-thresholds-calculated-in-aave-governance/22587/2 "2025-07-14T20:54:19Z")

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Hi,

maybe this is helpful to understand Aaves governance v3 (currently in use)

> [@BGD. Aave Governance V3](https://governance.aave.com/t/bgd-aave-governance-v3/12367):
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> TL;DR We present to the community Aave Governance v3, the next iteration of the Aave decentralized governance to control the whole ecosystem: multi-chain native and minimizing voting cost. Currently: Aave Governance v2 The whole Aave ecosystem is controlled in a decentralized way by version 2 of the Aave governance smart contracts. It works the following way: Addresses with AAVE proposition power can create proposals on an AaveGovernanceV2 Ethereum smart contract. AAV…