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Voting and Registration

For every national election since 1964, we collected data on the characteristics of American voters. Find out how many citizens of voting age are registered, and how many vote, by age and sex, race and ethnicity, and more.

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Voting and Registration Visualizations

Data made visual with charts, tables, maps, and other graphic elements. They are often interactive and contain text for labeling, not narration.
Current Population Survey (CPS)

The CPS is a monthly survey sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Redistricting Data Program

Public Law 94-171 requires the Census to provide state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.

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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2024

April 2025

The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022

April 2023

The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020

April 2021

The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.

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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022

April 2024

This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2022 CPS November Voting Supplement.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020

February 2022

This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2020 CPS November Voting Supplement.
An Analysis of the 2018 Congressional Election

December 2021

This report summarizes the characteristics of those who voted and registered in the November 2018 election and in congressional elections since 1978.

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Questions on the Voting Supplement of the Current Population Survey

March 16, 2023

This visualization is intended to help data users see which years questions were asked on the supplement.
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Participation in Presidential Elections by Sex Since 1980

February 25, 2020

Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.
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Participation in Congressional Elections by Sex Since 1978

February 25, 2020

Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.
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Congressional District Voting Rates and Population Characteristics

February 14, 2020

Discover voting rates and the characteristics of American voting-age citizens by their congressional designations.

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2024 Presidential Election Voting and Registration Tables Now Available

April 30, 2025

In the 2024 presidential election, 73.6% of the voting-age population was registered to vote and 65.3% voted according to new voting and registration tables.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

March 19, 2025

A host of statistical information on the Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population groups.
Migration Drives Highest Population Growth in Decades

December 19, 2024

The U.S. population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024, according to the new Vintage 2024 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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MLK Day: Only Federal Holiday Designated as National Day of Service

January 11, 2024

U.S. Census Bureau Statistics in School activities, historical pages, surveys and data commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
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High Registration and Early Voting in 2022 Midterm Elections

May 02, 2023

The 2022 midterms featured the highest registration rates of the previous six congressional elections and high rates of early voting and mail-in ballot.
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Record High Turnout in 2020 General Election

April 29, 2021

Despite concerns that voter turnout would be lower during the pandemic, the 2020 election had the century’s highest turnout.
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What Methods Did People Use to Vote in the 2020 Election?

April 29, 2021

New data from the Current Population Survey’s voting supplement examine voting methods in 2020 and changes from 2016 at the national and state levels.

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Redistricting Data

The Census Bureau provides state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.
Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD)

Measures the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by the governments of each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Voting and Registration

In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and origin.