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California
25,673,470
Texas
18,445,059
Florida
15,216,317
New York
13,734,403
Pennsylvania
9,741,763
Illinois
9,035,921
Ohio
8,810,261
North Carolina
7,607,501
Michigan
7,496,809
Georgia
7,435,319
Virginia
6,168,183
New Jersey
6,143,874
Washington
5,330,971
Tennessee
5,060,245
Massachusetts
5,024,838
Arizona
5,016,012
Indiana
4,908,789
Missouri
4,606,693
Wisconsin
4,372,288
Maryland
4,298,034
Colorado
4,138,111
Minnesota
4,105,449
South Carolina
3,833,921
Alabama
3,684,148
Louisiana
3,441,795
Kentucky
3,343,794
Oregon
3,094,832
Oklahoma
2,833,410
Connecticut
2,605,926
Iowa
2,323,091
Mississippi
2,220,801
Arkansas
2,202,457
Kansas
2,088,531
Utah
2,076,986
Nevada
2,061,070
New Mexico
1,506,252
West Virginia
1,422,678
Nebraska
1,367,961
Idaho
1,246,504
Maine
1,069,035
New Hampshire
1,063,172
Hawaii
1,016,415
Montana
819,484
Rhode Island
792,784
Delaware
718,349
South Dakota
641,514
North Dakota
563,253
Alaska
527,914
Vermont
496,104
Wyoming
433,234

Eligible Voters by State 2023

Eligible Voters by State 2023

It is a question that many people ask. It is also a question that tells a story. That question is, what is the number of eligible voters in the US? Politicians ask these questions to help plan strategies and to get a pulse on the country. And many Americans ask out of curiosity or concern about things like voter turnout.

Based on statistics for 2020, the number of eligible voters in the US was over 231 million people. Of these, approximately 168 million registered to vote, and 154 million actually cast a vote in the 2020 presidential election. This shows that many more people could be registered to vote and cast their vote in the future.

The Story Behind the Numbers

Those 231 million-plus eligible American voters also tell a story. Perhaps one of the most eye-opening revelations about these numbers is the significant increase. During the previous US Presidential election, the number of eligible voters was 224 million people. This was the highest number of eligible voters until the 2020 numbers set another record.

These numbers also show a historic rise of eligible voters in the country over the past 15 years. In 1996, for example, the eligible number of voters was 179 million with only 105 million people actually casting votes. Voter numbers have taken a couple of considerable jumps since then.

In 2004 the number of US voters casting ballots in presidential elections was 110 million. Those numbers remained reasonably even until another spike in voter numbers in 2012. The number of eligible voters voting in the US in 2012 was 132 million. And most recently, those 154 million eligible voters from the 2020 data figures.

The Future of Eligible Voters in the US

If history is any indicator then America can expect to see continued overall rises in the number of eligible voters and voter turnout in the US. While history also shows definitive peaks and drops in the number of eligible US voters, it also shows a bigger picture.

According to the number of eligible voters throughout history, it is apparent that the overall numbers will continue to grow. And while the US voting system has managed to handle these growing numbers, adjustments have been made accordingly.

These numbers and in particular the recent growth of voters are also evidence of an America and a government that is working. Although most of us (if any of us) won't likely see anything close to 200 million voters at the polls, history and data say that day is coming.

This continual growth in the number of eligible voters in the US is also reflective of the growth in many of the smaller voting factions. These include both African-American and Hispanic voters showing increasing numbers of eligible voters in the US. It also shows the increased participation by voters at younger ages. Many more people are voting as soon as they turn 18 in comparison to past generations.

Eligible Voters by State 2023

Eligible Voters by State 2023

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State
Eligble Voters
Over 18 Population
Prisoners (2021)
Alabama3,684,1483,709,18025,032
Alaska527,914532,5534,639
Arizona5,016,0125,049,92633,914
Arkansas2,202,4572,219,47917,022
California25,673,47025,774,911101,441
Colorado4,138,1114,153,97615,865
Connecticut2,605,9262,615,8159,889
Delaware718,349723,1594,810
District of Columbia528,025
Florida15,216,31715,296,73480,417
Georgia7,435,3197,482,32947,010
Hawaii1,016,4151,020,5174,102
Idaho1,246,5041,255,4118,907
Illinois9,035,9219,064,39628,475
Indiana4,908,7894,933,50524,716
Iowa2,323,0912,331,6538,562
Kansas2,088,5312,097,0528,521
Kentucky3,343,7943,362,35418,560
Louisiana3,441,7953,467,86926,074
Maine1,069,0351,070,6121,577
Maryland4,298,0344,313,16815,134
Massachusetts5,024,8385,030,9866,148
Michigan7,496,8097,528,99532,186
Minnesota4,105,4494,113,4528,003
Mississippi2,220,8012,238,13317,332
Missouri4,606,6934,630,11523,422
Montana819,484823,7974,313
Nebraska1,367,9611,373,5615,600
Nevada2,061,0702,071,27210,202
New Hampshire1,063,1721,065,2992,127
New Jersey6,143,8746,156,38012,506
New Mexico1,506,2521,511,4065,154
New York13,734,40313,764,74130,338
North Carolina7,607,5017,636,49628,995
North Dakota563,253564,9421,689
Ohio8,810,2618,855,29045,029
Oklahoma2,833,4102,855,80122,391
Oregon3,094,8323,108,03013,198
Pennsylvania9,741,7639,778,95737,194
Rhode Island792,784795,0222,238
South Carolina3,833,9213,849,68015,759
South Dakota641,514644,8673,353
Tennessee5,060,2455,082,24021,995
Texas18,445,05918,578,831133,772
Utah2,076,9862,082,8935,907
Vermont496,104497,3911,287
Virginia6,168,1836,198,54030,357
Washington5,330,9715,344,64513,674
West Virginia1,422,6781,428,5255,847
Wisconsin4,372,2884,392,49020,202
Wyoming433,234435,3572,123
United States1,047,008
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Eligible Voters by State 2023

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