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There are various places and ways people can register to vote. The last time (you/name) registered, how did (you/name) register to vote?
Asked of: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1
How the respondent registered to vote · Asked in 8 waves, 2010–2024 · 486,933 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Years loaded: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024.
Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPS November 2024 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2024-11-10 to 2024-11-19 | mixed | 72,590 | 54,231 |
| CPS November 2022 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2022-11-13 to 2022-11-22 | mixed | 73,083 | 51,451 |
| CPS November 2020 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2020-11-15 to 2020-11-24 | mixed | 81,898 | 59,993 |
| CPS November 2018 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2018-11-11 to 2018-11-20 | mixed | 88,749 | 60,349 |
| CPS November 2016 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2016-11-13 to 2016-11-19 | mixed | 93,794 | 66,881 |
| CPS November 2014 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2014-11-16 to 2014-11-22 | mixed | 96,267 | 63,424 |
| CPS November 2012 Voting and Registration Supplement |
Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | At a department of motor vehicles (for example, when obtaining a driver's license or other identification card) | At a public assistance agency (for example, a Medicaid, AFDC, or Food Stamps office, an office serving disabled persons, or an unemployment office) | Registered by mail | Registered using the internet or online | At a school, hospital, or on campus | Went to a town hall or county/government registration office | Filled out form at a registration drive (library, post office, or someone came to your door) | Registered at polling place (on election or primary day) | Other | No Response | Refused | Don't Know | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 31% | 1% | 11% | 10% | 3% | 13% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 18% | 54231 | ±0.5 | |
| AK | 30% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| AL | 29% | 1% | 5% | ||||||||||||
| AR | 43% | 1% | 5% | ||||||||||||
| AZ | 39% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| CA | 31% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| CO | 38% | 1% | 7% | ||||||||||||
| CT | 18% | 0% | 5% | ||||||||||||
| DC | 39% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| DE | 56% | – | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 2% | – | 0% | ||||
| FL | 38% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| GA | 36% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| HI | 22% | 1% | 17% | ||||||||||||
| IA | 18% | 1% | 10% | ||||||||||||
| ID | 7% | 0% | 6% | ||||||||||||
| IL | 28% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| IN | 46% | 1% | 4% | ||||||||||||
| KS | 31% | 0% | 8% | 14% | 1% | ||||||||||
| KY | 27% | 1% | 6% | ||||||||||||
| LA | 19% | 1% | 8% | ||||||||||||
| MA | 22% | 0% | 14% | ||||||||||||
| MD | 46% | 0% | 7% | ||||||||||||
| ME | 4% | – | 2% | 3% | 1% | 70% | 0% | 13% | 1% | 0% | – | ||||
| MI | 48% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| MN | 11% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| MO | 32% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| MS | 16% | 2% | 4% | ||||||||||||
| MT | 22% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| NC | 33% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| ND | 11% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||
| NE | 35% | 1% | 8% | ||||||||||||
| NH | 6% | 0% | 1% | ||||||||||||
| NJ | 26% | 1% | 17% | ||||||||||||
| NM | 26% | 3% | |||||||||||||
| NV | 43% | 2% | |||||||||||||
| NY | 23% | 2% | |||||||||||||
| OH | 24% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| OK | 22% | 2% | 11% | ||||||||||||
| OR | 36% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| PA | 23% | 1% | 14% | ||||||||||||
| RI | 30% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| SC | 45% | 2% | 4% | ||||||||||||
| SD | 26% | 0% | 3% | ||||||||||||
| TN | 37% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| TX | 46% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| UT | 26% | 0% | 12% | ||||||||||||
| VA | 37% | 0% | |||||||||||||
| VT | 18% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 1% | ||||||||||
| WA | 26% | 1% | |||||||||||||
| WI | 2% | 0% | 2% | ||||||||||||
| WV | 25% | 1% | 6% | ||||||||||||
| WY | 4% | 0% |
CPS November 2024 Voting and Registration Supplement · US citizens 18+ in the civilian noninstitutional population. Shares of everyone asked, counting don't know, refused, and no answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 2012-11-11 to 2012-11-17 |
| mixed |
| 94,311 |
| 68,167 |
| CPS November 2010 Voting and Registration Supplement Source variable PES7. Universe: PES1 = 1 or PES2 = 1 | 2010-11-14 to 2010-11-20 | mixed | 94,208 | 62,437 |
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