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Voter Registration Rate

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Voter Registration Rate

What does this measure?

The percentage of the voting-age population (18 and over) that is registered to vote.

Why is this important?

Voter registration is a gauge of interest and participation in the political process.

How is the region performing?

Between 80% and 91% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's voting-age population has been registered to vote since 2010, consistent with the state (excluding NYC) rates (81% to 89%). Voter registration in the region stayed steady with 89% of residents registering to vote in 2022. The region's peak occurred in 2020, when 91% of residents were registered to vote. The 2022 rate in Columbia County, at 96%, was the highest in the region with Greene and Sullivan having the lowest rates at 86% for both.

Notes about the data

Comparable national data are not available.

Voter Registration Rate
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region82%81%82%80%85%84%84%81%86%81%82%80%83%80%81%80%85%83%85%85%91%86%89%
Columbia83%86%88%82%86%89%90%91%93%86%86%86%86%86%86%86%90%89%93%95%100%94%96%
Dutchess76%74%75%74%80%78%79%76%81%78%79%77%80%79%80%78%83%80%83%82%88%86%88%
Greene86%83%84%83%86%84%84%80%82%79%81%79%81%79%80%79%83%81%83%85%91%84%86%
Orange83%79%81%76%82%80%82%77%83%80%81%78%81%80%81%79%84%82%84%83%90%85%87%
Putnam90%90%86%83%90%90%88%83%87%82%83%81%84%82%83%81%87%85%87%87%93%93%95%
Sullivan92%94%95%97%101%102%102%100%102%84%85%86%81%83%86%86%90%85%88%89%95%84%86%
Ulster83%84%85%87%92%85%84%86%88%83%84%85%88%81%79%81%86%83%87%89%93%87%90%
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%88%

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




Number of Registered Voters
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region659,662659,672673,382665,343718,196709,359715,552698,502740,424702,507715,772705,450729,144712,608718,128712,499757,122739,240765,716768,661820,344807,157827,813
Columbia39,80941,07042,59340,03842,44543,81544,30145,39746,18243,00943,34843,05243,32543,40243,56642,98944,59844,05246,13747,12849,60949,08749,619
Dutchess159,846159,014162,969161,627176,740174,716176,956172,163185,948179,927183,792179,944187,948184,958187,756184,701196,214191,086197,843196,708210,340209,247214,975
Greene31,90330,67031,35931,14932,85232,65832,95231,59432,59331,51032,12931,27232,33531,39731,86631,04232,81132,03732,89533,71935,90834,33134,929
Orange200,786196,418202,482194,819211,585210,238215,017204,050221,639215,375219,578213,054223,166220,391223,490220,865236,241232,124240,218239,468257,382255,654262,391
Putnam63,39564,48262,39860,88465,99266,78065,34861,48365,29662,17363,42462,41264,94363,58564,57363,95368,25167,12668,85068,60473,90573,59375,601
Sullivan51,11852,62953,61855,39558,43159,95860,18559,68561,12350,20250,82751,53148,74150,03750,97850,61052,71950,39452,17652,92256,47053,16154,459
Ulster112,805115,389117,963121,431130,151121,194120,793124,130127,643120,311122,674124,185128,686118,838115,899118,339126,288122,421127,597130,112136,730132,084135,839
NYS (excluding NYC)7,007,4176,928,6557,009,2596,920,1827,342,6477,235,8617,251,8517,076,0427,416,3807,170,1357,257,7827,069,9087,328,7707,166,1207,238,1107,149,7727,565,8887,408,4377,568,1027,599,5936,901,0657,791,3157,930,451

Source: New York State Board of Elections




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