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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 2023. The region's peak occurred in 2020, when 91% of residents were registered to vote. The 2023 rate in Columbia County, at 98%, was the highest in the region, with Orange and Sullivan both having the lowest rate (86%).

Notes about the data

Comparable national data are not available.

Voter Registration Rate
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Region82%80%83%80%81%80%85%83%85%85%91%87%89%89%
Columbia86%86%86%86%86%86%90%89%93%95%100%95%97%98%
Dutchess79%77%80%79%80%78%83%80%83%82%88%86%89%91%
Greene81%79%81%79%80%79%83%81%83%85%91%86%88%89%
Orange81%78%81%80%81%79%84%82%84%83%90%85%87%86%
Putnam83%81%84%82%83%81%87%85%87%87%93%93%95%95%
Sullivan85%86%81%83%86%86%90%85%88%89%95%85%87%86%
Ulster84%85%88%81%79%81%86%83%87%89%93%87%90%89%
NYS (excluding NYC)84%81%84%82%82%81%86%84%86%86%89%86%88%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
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Region715,772705,450729,144712,608718,128712,499757,122739,240765,716768,661820,344807,157827,813831,836
Columbia43,34843,05243,32543,40243,56642,98944,59844,05246,13747,12849,60949,08749,61950,216
Dutchess183,792179,944187,948184,958187,756184,701196,214191,086197,843196,708210,340209,247214,975220,854
Greene32,12931,27232,33531,39731,86631,04232,81132,03732,89533,71935,90834,33134,92935,362
Orange219,578213,054223,166220,391223,490220,865236,241232,124240,218239,468257,382255,654262,391261,576
Putnam63,42462,41264,94363,58564,57363,95368,25167,12668,85068,60473,90573,59375,60175,357
Sullivan50,82751,53148,74150,03750,97850,61052,71950,39452,17652,92256,47053,16154,45953,787
Ulster122,674124,185128,686118,838115,899118,339126,288122,421127,597130,112136,730132,084135,839134,684
NYS (excluding NYC)7,257,7827,069,9087,328,7707,166,1207,238,1107,149,7727,565,8887,408,4377,568,1027,599,5936,901,0657,791,3157,930,4517,920,268

Source: New York State Board of Elections




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