What percentage of Americans are registered to vote?
Registration since 1966
Voting-age populationCitizen voting-age populationfrom 1978
2024Voting-age population 66.8%Citizen voting-age population 73.6%
Percent
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. voter registration rate, 1966–2024
The share of U.S. adults and citizens who reported being registered to vote.
What this chart says
In 2024, 66.8% of the voting-age population and 73.6% of citizens reported being registered.
How to read it
Census CPS self-reported registration estimates for November federal elections.
Important limits
- Citizen voting-age estimates begin in 1978; earlier rows are unavailable, not zero.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Voting-age population | Citizen voting-age populationAvailable from 1978 |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 70.3% | Not available |
| 1968 | 74.3% | Not available |
| 1970 | 68.1% | Not available |
| 1972 | 72.3% | Not available |
| 1974 | 62.2% | Not available |
| 1976 | 66.7% | Not available |
| 1978 | 62.6% | 66.7% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | 72.3% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | 68.4% |
| 1984 | 68.3% | 73.9% |
| 1986 | 64.3% | 69.0% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | 72.1% |
| 1990 | 62.2% | 68.2% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | 75.2% |
| 1994 | 62.5% | 67.1% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | 70.9% |
| 1998 | 62.1% | 67.1% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | 69.5% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | 72.1% |
| 2006 | 61.6% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | 65.1% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | 71.2% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | 64.6% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | 70.3% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | 66.9% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | 72.7% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 69.1% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | 73.6% |