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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 people who gave an 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 people who gave an 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 | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 39% | 1% | 13% | 13% | 4% | 16% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 54231 | ±0.5 | |
| AK | 39% | 1% | 17% | 13% | 1% | 7% | ||||||
| AL | 37% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 29% | ||||||
| AR | 52% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 24% | ||||||
| AZ | 48% | 1% | 13% | 24% | 1% | 4% | ||||||
| CA | 38% | 1% | 25% | 16% | 3% | 5% | ||||||
| CO | 49% | 1% | 9% | 22% | 1% | 10% | ||||||
| CT | 22% | 1% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 52% | ||||||
| DC | 45% | 1% | 14% | 19% | 4% | 3% | ||||||
| DE | 70% | – | 3% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 659 | ±4 | |
| FL | 46% | 2% | 16% | 12% | 3% | 9% | ||||||
| GA | 44% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 14% | ||||||
| HI | 28% | 1% | 22% | 21% | 5% | 5% | ||||||
| IA | 22% | 1% | 13% | 9% | 2% | 31% | ||||||
| ID | 8% | 0% | 6% | 14% | 3% | 19% | ||||||
| IL | 36% | 0% | 14% | 11% | 3% | 19% | ||||||
| IN | 55% | 1% | 4% | 13% | 2% | 14% | ||||||
| KS | 39% | 0% | 10% | 17% | 2% | 22% | ||||||
| KY | 31% | 1% | 7% | 13% | 8% | 30% | ||||||
| LA | 24% | 2% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 38% | ||||||
| MA | 28% | 0% | 19% | 13% | 3% | 28% | ||||||
| MD | 56% | 0% | 8% | 10% | 10% | 3% | ||||||
| ME | 4% | – | 2% | 3% | 1% | 75% | 1% | 14% | 1% | 490 | ±5 | |
| MI | 56% | 1% | 9% | 9% | 2% | 18% | ||||||
| MN | 13% | 0% | 6% | 16% | 0% | 26% | ||||||
| MO | 40% | 1% | 9% | 12% | 3% | 21% | ||||||
| MS | 17% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 60% | ||||||
| MT | 30% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 4% | 34% | ||||||
| NC | 41% | 1% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 13% | ||||||
| ND | 11% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 3% | ||||||
| NE | 39% | 1% | 9% | 16% | 1% | 26% | ||||||
| NH | 6% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 66% | ||||||
| NJ | 35% | 1% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 13% | ||||||
| NM | 32% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 23% | ||||||
| NV | 51% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 2% | 7% | ||||||
| NY | 29% | 2% | 17% | 12% | 13% | 9% | ||||||
| OH | 34% | 1% | 16% | 17% | 6% | 9% | ||||||
| OK | 26% | 2% | 13% | 16% | 3% | 18% | ||||||
| OR | 45% | 0% | 22% | 17% | 2% | 6% | ||||||
| PA | 30% | 1% | 18% | 19% | 3% | 14% | ||||||
| RI | 38% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 38% | ||||||
| SC | 52% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 22% | ||||||
| SD | 31% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 48% | ||||||
| TN | 43% | 1% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 24% | ||||||
| TX | 56% | 1% | 17% | 10% | 3% | 4% | ||||||
| UT | 34% | 0% | 16% | 25% | 3% | 10% | ||||||
| VA | 50% | 1% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 15% | ||||||
| VT | 20% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 64% | ||||||
| WA | 38% | 2% | 12% | 19% | 3% | 13% | ||||||
| WI | 2% | 0% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 36% | ||||||
| WV | 29% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 43% | ||||||
| WY | 5% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 47% |
CPS November 2024 Voting and Registration Supplement · US citizens 18+ in the civilian noninstitutional population. Shares of people who gave an 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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| 635 |
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| 1051 |
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