Mid-Hudson Valley

How is the region performing?

Between 80% and 86% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's voting-age population has been registered to vote since 2000, consistent with the state (excluding NYC) rates (81% to 87%). Voter registration in the region saw an uptick for the 2016 presidential election, with 85% of residents registering to vote compared to 83% in 2012. The 2019 rate in Columbia County, at 95%, was the highest in the region with Dutchess the lowest at 82%.

Voter Registration Rate

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Region	82%	81%	82%	80%	85%	84%	84%	81%	86%	81%	82%	80%	83%	80%	81%	80%	85%	83%	85%	85%
Columbia County	83%	86%	88%	82%	86%	89%	90%	91%	93%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	90%	89%	93%	95%
Dutchess County	76%	74%	75%	74%	80%	78%	79%	76%	81%	78%	79%	77%	80%	79%	80%	78%	83%	80%	83%	82%
Greene County	86%	83%	84%	83%	86%	84%	84%	80%	82%	79%	81%	79%	81%	79%	80%	79%	83%	81%	83%	85%
Orange County	83%	79%	81%	76%	82%	80%	82%	77%	83%	80%	81%	78%	81%	80%	81%	79%	84%	82%	84%	83%
Putnam County	90%	90%	86%	83%	90%	90%	88%	83%	87%	82%	83%	81%	84%	82%	83%	81%	87%	85%	87%	87%
Sullivan County	92%	94%	95%	97%	101%	102%	102%	100%	102%	84%	85%	86%	81%	83%	86%	86%	90%	85%	88%	89%
Ulster County	83%	84%	85%	87%	92%	85%	84%	86%	88%	83%	84%	85%	88%	81%	79%	81%	86%	83%	87%	89%
NYS (excluding NYC)	85%	84%	84%	83%	87%	86%	86%	83%	87%	83%	84%	81%	84%	82%	82%	81%	86%	84%	86%	86%

Source: New York State Board of Elections
Notes: Rates were calculated using Census estimates of the population 18 and over.

Number of Registered Voters

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Region	659,662	659,672	673,382	665,343	718,196	709,359	715,552	698,502	740,424	702,507	715,772	705,450	729,144	712,608	718,128	712,499	757,122	739,240	765,716	768,661
Columbia County	39,809	41,070	42,593	40,038	42,445	43,815	44,301	45,397	46,182	43,009	43,348	43,052	43,325	43,402	43,566	42,989	44,598	44,052	46,137	47,128
Dutchess County	159,846	159,014	162,969	161,627	176,740	174,716	176,956	172,163	185,948	179,927	183,792	179,944	187,948	184,958	187,756	184,701	196,214	191,086	197,843	196,708
Greene County	31,903	30,670	31,359	31,149	32,852	32,658	32,952	31,594	32,593	31,510	32,129	31,272	32,335	31,397	31,866	31,042	32,811	32,037	32,895	33,719
Orange County	200,786	196,418	202,482	194,819	211,585	210,238	215,017	204,050	221,639	215,375	219,578	213,054	223,166	220,391	223,490	220,865	236,241	232,124	240,218	239,468
Putnam County	63,395	64,482	62,398	60,884	65,992	66,780	65,348	61,483	65,296	62,173	63,424	62,412	64,943	63,585	64,573	63,953	68,251	67,126	68,850	68,604
Sullivan County	51,118	52,629	53,618	55,395	58,431	59,958	60,185	59,685	61,123	50,202	50,827	51,531	48,741	50,037	50,978	50,610	52,719	50,394	52,176	52,922
Ulster County	112,805	115,389	117,963	121,431	130,151	121,194	120,793	124,130	127,643	120,311	122,674	124,185	128,686	118,838	115,899	118,339	126,288	122,421	127,597	130,112
NYS (excluding NYC)	7,007,417	6,928,655	7,009,259	6,920,182	7,342,647	7,235,861	7,251,851	7,076,042	7,416,380	7,170,135	7,257,782	7,069,908	7,328,770	7,166,120	7,238,110	7,149,772	7,565,888	7,408,437	7,568,102	7,599,593

Source: New York State Board of Elections

INDICATORS	TREND \| STATE
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	Maintaining
Teen Pregnancy	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Juvenile Delinquency Intakes	Decreasing
Bullying at School	Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving	Increasing
Voter Registration Rate	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Total Population	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Household Types	Not Applicable
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Employment by Sector	Not Applicable
Spending for County Government	Increasing
Tourism Revenue	Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate	Decreasing
High School GED Rate	Maintaining
Plans of High School Graduates	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Seniors Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Domestic Violence	Decreasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses	Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights	Maintaining
People Living wth HIV	Decreasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits	Decreasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeless Persons	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Renters	Not Applicable
Violent Crimes	Decreasing

INDICATORS

TREND | STATE

Average Charitable Giving

Increasing

Voter Registration Rate

Increasing

Voter Participation Rate

Decreasing

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