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.
Tables
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Population and Voting Rates for Congressional Districts: 2018
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2018
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Publications
Characteristics of Voters in the Presidential Election of 2016
This report provides analysis of voters in presidential elections since 1980, with a focus on the election of 2016.
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
Young-Adult Voting: An Analysis of Presidential Elections, 1964-2012
Young people have stood out for their low levels of electoral participation, but a shift has appeared in some years, in the direction of greater engagement.
Visualizations
News
Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2021
According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.
Redistricting Data: What to Expect and When
Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data — the redistricting data.
Datos para la redistribución legislativa: qué esperar y cuándo
Hemos tenido varios equipos trabajando arduamente en el próximo conjunto de datos del Censo 2020 : los datos de redistritación.
America Counts
Record High Turnout in 2020 General Election
Despite concerns that voter turnout would be lower during the pandemic, the 2020 election had the century’s highest turnout.
What Methods Did People Use to Vote in the 2020 Election?
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.
What Recent Elections Tell Us About the American Voter Today
In the last presidential election, 70% of the voting-eligible population registered to vote and 61% voted. Almost 9 in 10 registered voters cast a ballot.
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