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US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)

North Dakota had the highest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over) of 51 states in 2006, at 83.6%. Hawaii had the lowest, at 55.2%. The median was 69.7% and the figure for the United States was 67.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.6North Dakota
Lowest55.2Hawaii
Median69.751 states
United States67.6History

Map of states, 2006

Alabama: 74 %Alaska: 73.6 %Arizona: 62.1 %Arkansas: 65.7 %California: 62.3 %Colorado: 71.4 %Connecticut: 67.2 %Delaware: 67.6 %District of Columbia: 73.6 %Florida: 64.9 %Georgia: 64.9 %Hawaii: 55.2 %Idaho: 65.6 %Illinois: 68.9 %Indiana: 65.4 %Iowa: 76.9 %Kansas: 65.7 %Kentucky: 73.4 %Louisiana: 72.5 %Maine: 79.3 %Maryland: 71.5 %Massachusetts: 72.4 %Michigan: 73.4 %Minnesota: 78.8 %Mississippi: 70 %Missouri: 74.1 %Montana: 70.2 %Nebraska: 68.8 %Nevada: 56.2 %New Hampshire: 69.7 %New Jersey: 62.7 %New Mexico: 70.6 %New York: 64.1 %North Carolina: 69.2 %North Dakota: 83.6 %Ohio: 71.2 %Oklahoma: 70 %Oregon: 71.8 %Pennsylvania: 64.9 %Rhode Island: 73.2 %South Carolina: 65.2 %South Dakota: 78.2 %Tennessee: 64.1 %Texas: 67.2 %Utah: 56.8 %Vermont: 71.9 %Virginia: 66.4 %Washington: 70.2 %West Virginia: 62.9 %Wisconsin: 72.4 %Wyoming: 66.2 %
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%, 2006. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2006

North Dakota: 83.6 %North Dakota83.6Maine: 79.3 %Maine79.3Minnesota: 78.8 %Minnesota78.8South Dakota: 78.2 %South Dakota78.2Iowa: 76.9 %Iowa76.9Missouri: 74.1 %Missouri74.1Alabama: 74 %Alabama74Alaska: 73.6 %Alaska73.6District of Columbia: 73.6 %District of Columbia73.6Kentucky: 73.4 %Kentucky73.4Michigan: 73.4 %Michigan73.4Rhode Island: 73.2 %Rhode Island73.2Louisiana: 72.5 %Louisiana72.5Massachusetts: 72.4 %Massachusetts72.4Wisconsin: 72.4 %Wisconsin72.4Vermont: 71.9 %Vermont71.9Oregon: 71.8 %Oregon71.8Maryland: 71.5 %Maryland71.5Colorado: 71.4 %Colorado71.4Ohio: 71.2 %Ohio71.2New Mexico: 70.6 %New Mexico70.6Montana: 70.2 %Montana70.2Washington: 70.2 %Washington70.2Mississippi: 70 %Mississippi70Oklahoma: 70 %Oklahoma70New Hampshire: 69.7 %New Hampshire69.7North Carolina: 69.2 %North Carolina69.2Illinois: 68.9 %Illinois68.9Nebraska: 68.8 %Nebraska68.8Delaware: 67.6 %Delaware67.6Connecticut: 67.2 %Connecticut67.2Texas: 67.2 %Texas67.2Virginia: 66.4 %Virginia66.4Wyoming: 66.2 %Wyoming66.2Arkansas: 65.7 %Arkansas65.7Kansas: 65.7 %Kansas65.7Idaho: 65.6 %Idaho65.6Indiana: 65.4 %Indiana65.4South Carolina: 65.2 %South Carolina65.2Florida: 64.9 %Florida64.9Georgia: 64.9 %Georgia64.9Pennsylvania: 64.9 %Pennsylvania64.9New York: 64.1 %New York64.1Tennessee: 64.1 %Tennessee64.1West Virginia: 62.9 %West Virginia62.9New Jersey: 62.7 %New Jersey62.7California: 62.3 %California62.3Arizona: 62.1 %Arizona62.1Utah: 56.8 %Utah56.8Nevada: 56.2 %Nevada56.2Hawaii: 55.2 %Hawaii55.2North Dakota: 83.6 %North Dakota83.6Maine: 79.3 %Maine79.3Minnesota: 78.8 %Minnesota78.8South Dakota: 78.2 %South Dakota78.2Iowa: 76.9 %Iowa76.9Missouri: 74.1 %Missouri74.1Alabama: 74 %Alabama74Alaska: 73.6 %Alaska73.6District of Columbia: 73.6 %District of Columbia73.6Kentucky: 73.4 %Kentucky73.4Michigan: 73.4 %Michigan73.4Rhode Island: 73.2 %Rhode Island73.2Louisiana: 72.5 %Louisiana72.5Massachusetts: 72.4 %Massachusetts72.4Wisconsin: 72.4 %Wisconsin72.4Vermont: 71.9 %Vermont71.9Oregon: 71.8 %Oregon71.8Maryland: 71.5 %Maryland71.5Colorado: 71.4 %Colorado71.4Ohio: 71.2 %Ohio71.2New Mexico: 70.6 %New Mexico70.6Montana: 70.2 %Montana70.2Washington: 70.2 %Washington70.2Mississippi: 70 %Mississippi70Oklahoma: 70 %Oklahoma70New Hampshire: 69.7 %New Hampshire69.7North Carolina: 69.2 %North Carolina69.2Illinois: 68.9 %Illinois68.9Nebraska: 68.8 %Nebraska68.8Delaware: 67.6 %Delaware67.6Connecticut: 67.2 %Connecticut67.2Texas: 67.2 %Texas67.2Virginia: 66.4 %Virginia66.4Wyoming: 66.2 %Wyoming66.2Arkansas: 65.7 %Arkansas65.7Kansas: 65.7 %Kansas65.7Idaho: 65.6 %Idaho65.6Indiana: 65.4 %Indiana65.4South Carolina: 65.2 %South Carolina65.2Florida: 64.9 %Florida64.9Georgia: 64.9 %Georgia64.9Pennsylvania: 64.9 %Pennsylvania64.9New York: 64.1 %New York64.1Tennessee: 64.1 %Tennessee64.1West Virginia: 62.9 %West Virginia62.9New Jersey: 62.7 %New Jersey62.7California: 62.3 %California62.3Arizona: 62.1 %Arizona62.1Utah: 56.8 %Utah56.8Nevada: 56.2 %Nevada56.2Hawaii: 55.2 %Hawaii55.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2006 (%)
1North Dakota83.6
2Maine79.3
3Minnesota78.8
4South Dakota78.2
5Iowa76.9
6Missouri74.1
7Alabama74
8Alaska73.6
8District of Columbia73.6
10Kentucky73.4
10Michigan73.4
12Rhode Island73.2
13Louisiana72.5
14Massachusetts72.4
14Wisconsin72.4
16Vermont71.9
17Oregon71.8
18Maryland71.5
19Colorado71.4
20Ohio71.2
21New Mexico70.6
22Montana70.2
22Washington70.2
24Mississippi70
24Oklahoma70
26New Hampshire69.7
27North Carolina69.2
28Illinois68.9
29Nebraska68.8
30Delaware67.6
31Connecticut67.2
31Texas67.2
33Virginia66.4
34Wyoming66.2
35Arkansas65.7
35Kansas65.7
37Idaho65.6
38Indiana65.4
39South Carolina65.2
40Florida64.9
40Georgia64.9
40Pennsylvania64.9
43New York64.1
43Tennessee64.1
45West Virginia62.9
46New Jersey62.7
47California62.3
48Arizona62.1
49Utah56.8
50Nevada56.2
51Hawaii55.2

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About this ranking

Share of US citizens aged 18 and over who report being registered to vote in the November election, as a percentage of the citizen population 18 and over, from the Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau. States are where respondents live. The year is the year of the election.

Estimates from a household survey taken after each November election, so state figures carry a margin of error, stored with each value; values whose margin is 5 percentage points or more are marked low reliability. People report their own registration and voting, and more say they voted than official counts show, so these rates run above turnout computed from ballots cast. Respondents who did not answer the voting questions count as not having voted or registered. Elections are every two years; turnout is lower in midterm years than in presidential years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/557/tab04a.xls. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population (US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2006) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/557/tab04a.xls

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Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population, US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2006. U.S. Census Bureau, 22 Feb. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/557/tab04a.xls. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2006. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2006. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/557/tab04a.xls. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2006.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population, US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2006 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/557/tab04a.xls, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2006 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which state has the highest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?

North Dakota, with 83.6% in 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?

Hawaii, with 55.2% in 2006.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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