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

District of Columbia had the highest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over) of 51 states in 2016, at 82.1%. Hawaii had the lowest, at 54.4%. The median was 71.6% and the figure for the United States was 70.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.1District of Columbia
Lowest54.4Hawaii
Median71.651 states
United States70.3History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 69.2 %Alaska: 71.3 %Arizona: 68.6 %Arkansas: 68.8 %California: 64.7 %Colorado: 74.3 %Connecticut: 71 %Delaware: 72.8 %District of Columbia: 82.1 %Florida: 66.6 %Georgia: 69.4 %Hawaii: 54.4 %Idaho: 68.7 %Illinois: 74.3 %Indiana: 68.8 %Iowa: 72.3 %Kansas: 70.9 %Kentucky: 69.4 %Louisiana: 73 %Maine: 80 %Maryland: 74.9 %Massachusetts: 73.7 %Michigan: 74.1 %Minnesota: 76.7 %Mississippi: 79.5 %Missouri: 74.3 %Montana: 73.5 %Nebraska: 75.5 %Nevada: 69.4 %New Hampshire: 75.4 %New Jersey: 69.9 %New Mexico: 65.6 %New York: 66.5 %North Carolina: 74.6 %North Dakota: 75.2 %Ohio: 72.1 %Oklahoma: 67.8 %Oregon: 73.3 %Pennsylvania: 72 %Rhode Island: 70.3 %South Carolina: 71.6 %South Dakota: 71.4 %Tennessee: 66.7 %Texas: 67.5 %Utah: 71 %Vermont: 71.9 %Virginia: 75.5 %Washington: 76.5 %West Virginia: 64.1 %Wisconsin: 76.3 %Wyoming: 71.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2016

District of Columbia: 82.1 %District of Columbia82.1Maine: 80 %Maine80Mississippi: 79.5 %Mississippi79.5Minnesota: 76.7 %Minnesota76.7Washington: 76.5 %Washington76.5Wisconsin: 76.3 %Wisconsin76.3Nebraska: 75.5 %Nebraska75.5Virginia: 75.5 %Virginia75.5New Hampshire: 75.4 %New Hampshire75.4North Dakota: 75.2 %North Dakota75.2Maryland: 74.9 %Maryland74.9North Carolina: 74.6 %North Carolina74.6Colorado: 74.3 %Colorado74.3Illinois: 74.3 %Illinois74.3Missouri: 74.3 %Missouri74.3Michigan: 74.1 %Michigan74.1Massachusetts: 73.7 %Massachusetts73.7Montana: 73.5 %Montana73.5Oregon: 73.3 %Oregon73.3Louisiana: 73 %Louisiana73Delaware: 72.8 %Delaware72.8Iowa: 72.3 %Iowa72.3Ohio: 72.1 %Ohio72.1Pennsylvania: 72 %Pennsylvania72Vermont: 71.9 %Vermont71.9South Carolina: 71.6 %South Carolina71.6South Dakota: 71.4 %South Dakota71.4Alaska: 71.3 %Alaska71.3Wyoming: 71.1 %Wyoming71.1Connecticut: 71 %Connecticut71Utah: 71 %Utah71Kansas: 70.9 %Kansas70.9Rhode Island: 70.3 %Rhode Island70.3New Jersey: 69.9 %New Jersey69.9Georgia: 69.4 %Georgia69.4Kentucky: 69.4 %Kentucky69.4Nevada: 69.4 %Nevada69.4Alabama: 69.2 %Alabama69.2Arkansas: 68.8 %Arkansas68.8Indiana: 68.8 %Indiana68.8Idaho: 68.7 %Idaho68.7Arizona: 68.6 %Arizona68.6Oklahoma: 67.8 %Oklahoma67.8Texas: 67.5 %Texas67.5Tennessee: 66.7 %Tennessee66.7Florida: 66.6 %Florida66.6New York: 66.5 %New York66.5New Mexico: 65.6 %New Mexico65.6California: 64.7 %California64.7West Virginia: 64.1 %West Virginia64.1Hawaii: 54.4 %Hawaii54.4District of Columbia: 82.1 %District of Columbia82.1Maine: 80 %Maine80Mississippi: 79.5 %Mississippi79.5Minnesota: 76.7 %Minnesota76.7Washington: 76.5 %Washington76.5Wisconsin: 76.3 %Wisconsin76.3Nebraska: 75.5 %Nebraska75.5Virginia: 75.5 %Virginia75.5New Hampshire: 75.4 %New Hampshire75.4North Dakota: 75.2 %North Dakota75.2Maryland: 74.9 %Maryland74.9North Carolina: 74.6 %North Carolina74.6Colorado: 74.3 %Colorado74.3Illinois: 74.3 %Illinois74.3Missouri: 74.3 %Missouri74.3Michigan: 74.1 %Michigan74.1Massachusetts: 73.7 %Massachusetts73.7Montana: 73.5 %Montana73.5Oregon: 73.3 %Oregon73.3Louisiana: 73 %Louisiana73Delaware: 72.8 %Delaware72.8Iowa: 72.3 %Iowa72.3Ohio: 72.1 %Ohio72.1Pennsylvania: 72 %Pennsylvania72Vermont: 71.9 %Vermont71.9South Carolina: 71.6 %South Carolina71.6South Dakota: 71.4 %South Dakota71.4Alaska: 71.3 %Alaska71.3Wyoming: 71.1 %Wyoming71.1Connecticut: 71 %Connecticut71Utah: 71 %Utah71Kansas: 70.9 %Kansas70.9Rhode Island: 70.3 %Rhode Island70.3New Jersey: 69.9 %New Jersey69.9Georgia: 69.4 %Georgia69.4Kentucky: 69.4 %Kentucky69.4Nevada: 69.4 %Nevada69.4Alabama: 69.2 %Alabama69.2Arkansas: 68.8 %Arkansas68.8Indiana: 68.8 %Indiana68.8Idaho: 68.7 %Idaho68.7Arizona: 68.6 %Arizona68.6Oklahoma: 67.8 %Oklahoma67.8Texas: 67.5 %Texas67.5Tennessee: 66.7 %Tennessee66.7Florida: 66.6 %Florida66.6New York: 66.5 %New York66.5New Mexico: 65.6 %New Mexico65.6California: 64.7 %California64.7West Virginia: 64.1 %West Virginia64.1Hawaii: 54.4 %Hawaii54.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016 (%)
1District of Columbia82.1
2Maine80
3Mississippi79.5
4Minnesota76.7
5Washington76.5
6Wisconsin76.3
7Nebraska75.5
7Virginia75.5
9New Hampshire75.4
10North Dakota75.2
11Maryland74.9
12North Carolina74.6
13Colorado74.3
13Illinois74.3
13Missouri74.3
16Michigan74.1
17Massachusetts73.7
18Montana73.5
19Oregon73.3
20Louisiana73
21Delaware72.8
22Iowa72.3
23Ohio72.1
24Pennsylvania72
25Vermont71.9
26South Carolina71.6
27South Dakota71.4
28Alaska71.3
29Wyoming71.1
30Connecticut71
30Utah71
32Kansas70.9
33Rhode Island70.3
34New Jersey69.9
35Georgia69.4
35Kentucky69.4
35Nevada69.4
38Alabama69.2
39Arkansas68.8
39Indiana68.8
41Idaho68.7
42Arizona68.6
43Oklahoma67.8
44Texas67.5
45Tennessee66.7
46Florida66.6
47New York66.5
48New Mexico65.6
49California64.7
50West Virginia64.1
51Hawaii54.4

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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/p20/580/table04a.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). 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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/580/table04a.xlsx

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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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 11 Oct. 2018, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/580/table04a.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2016. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/580/table04a.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) 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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/580/table04a.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states?period=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

District of Columbia, with 82.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hawaii, with 54.4% in 2016.

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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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