The Indicators
The percentage of the voting-age population (18 and over) that is registered to vote.
Voter registration is a gauge of interest and participation in the political process.
Between 80% and 91% 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 89%). Voter registration in the region stayed steady with 87% of residents registering to vote in 2021. The region's peak occurred in 2020, when 91% of residents were registered to vote. The 2021 rate in Columbia County, at 95%, was the highest in the region with Greene the lowest at 84%.
Comparable national data are not available.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 82% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 85% | 84% | 84% | 81% | 86% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 91% | 87% |
| Columbia | 83% | 86% | 88% | 82% | 86% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 90% | 89% | 93% | 95% | 100% | 95% |
| Dutchess | 76% | 74% | 75% | 74% | 80% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 78% | 83% | 80% | 83% | 82% | 88% | 86% |
| Greene | 86% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 84% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 83% | 81% | 83% | 85% | 91% | 84% |
| Orange | 83% | 79% | 81% | 76% | 82% | 80% | 82% | 77% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 78% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 84% | 82% | 84% | 83% | 90% | 85% |
| Putnam | 90% | 90% | 86% | 83% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 83% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 81% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 81% | 87% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 93% | 93% |
| Sullivan | 92% | 94% | 95% | 97% | 101% | 102% | 102% | 100% | 102% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 81% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 90% | 85% | 88% | 89% | 95% | 85% |
| Ulster | 83% | 84% | 85% | 87% | 92% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 88% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 88% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 86% | 83% | 87% | 89% | 93% | 87% |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 85% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 83% | 87% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 84% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 86% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 86% |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 820,344 | 807,157 |
| Columbia | 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 | 49,609 | 49,087 |
| Dutchess | 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 | 210,340 | 209,247 |
| Greene | 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 | 35,908 | 34,331 |
| Orange | 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 | 257,382 | 255,654 |
| Putnam | 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 | 73,905 | 73,593 |
| Sullivan | 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 | 56,470 | 53,161 |
| Ulster | 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 | 136,730 | 132,084 |
| 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 | 6,901,065 | 7,791,315 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Average Charitable Giving | Increasing |
| Voter Registration Rate | Increasing |
| Voter Participation Rate | Increasing |
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