ACT Rochester

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Community Vitality

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Source: New York State Board of Elections

What does this measure?

The percentage of the voting-age population (18 and over) that is registered to vote.

Why is this important?

Voter registration is a gauge of interest and participation in the political process.

How is our region performing?

Between 78% and 85% of the region's voting-age population has been registered to vote since 2000, consistently higher than statewide rates. Voter registration in our region saw a slight increase in 2018, with 83% of residents registering to vote. The region's peak occurred in 2004, when 85% of residents were registered to vote. The 2018 rate in Ontario, at 86% was the highest in the region, followed by Monroe and Genesee, at 84%, while voter registration was lowest in Yates at 74%.

Notes about the data

Comparable national data not available.

Voter Registration Rate

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
NYS	79%	77%	78%	76%	81%	79%	80%	76%	81%	78%	78%	75%	78%	77%	76%	76%	81%	80%	82%
NYS (excluding NYC)	85%	84%	84%	83%	87%	86%	86%	83%	87%	83%	84%	81%	84%	82%	82%	81%	86%	84%	86%
Region	82%	82%	80%	82%	85%	83%	80%	79%	83%	81%	81%	79%	82%	79%	79%	78%	83%	81%	83%
Monroe	80%	82%	77%	82%	83%	83%	78%	78%	83%	82%	82%	81%	84%	79%	80%	79%	84%	82%	84%
Surrounding Counties	84%	83%	84%	82%	87%	84%	83%	80%	82%	79%	79%	78%	79%	78%	78%	77%	81%	80%	81%
Genesee	87%	84%	85%	85%	89%	83%	83%	80%	82%	79%	80%	78%	80%	80%	80%	80%	84%	82%	84%
Livingston	79%	79%	80%	76%	83%	81%	81%	79%	81%	78%	79%	77%	78%	76%	76%	75%	81%	79%	81%
Ontario	89%	89%	90%	88%	93%	89%	90%	85%	88%	83%	83%	81%	84%	82%	83%	79%	84%	84%	86%
Orleans	75%	78%	79%	80%	82%	83%	82%	78%	79%	76%	76%	75%	76%	72%	73%	73%	76%	74%	75%
Seneca	87%	85%	77%	77%	80%	78%	76%	76%	76%	75%	74%	73%	75%	74%	72%	73%	76%	74%	76%
Wayne	85%	83%	84%	83%	88%	87%	84%	81%	83%	81%	81%	79%	80%	79%	80%	78%	82%	82%	83%
Wyoming	79%	79%	81%	81%	84%	78%	77%	77%	78%	74%	75%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	78%	76%	77%
Yates	87%	81%	83%	82%	86%	81%	79%	77%	79%	78%	78%	73%	75%	74%	75%	72%	75%	74%	74%

Source: New York State Board of Elections
Notes: Rates were calculated using Census estimates of the population 18 and over.

Number of Registered Voters

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
NYS	11,262,816	11,033,578	11,246,362	11,008,086	11,837,068	11,619,137	11,669,573	11,245,218	12,031,312	11,632,792	11,806,744	11,461,679	11,969,192	11,776,025	11,806,472	11,701,568	12,493,250	12,462,279	12,706,050
NYS (excluding NYC)	7,007,417	6,928,655	7,009,259	6,920,182	7,342,647	7,235,861	7,251,851	7,076,042	7,416,380	7,170,135	7,257,782	7,069,908	7,328,770	7,166,120	7,238,110	7,149,772	7,565,888	7,408,437	7,568,102
Region	732,663	740,084	721,981	746,598	773,114	763,615	738,040	732,129	773,106	760,219	762,312	755,218	783,074	753,032	757,483	745,474	792,378	776,102	794,355
Monroe	442,551	450,579	428,615	455,369	463,643	463,522	439,235	442,477	473,757	471,185	470,196	468,962	489,615	464,759	467,584	461,455	493,287	482,410	495,157
Surrounding Counties	290,112	289,505	293,366	291,229	309,471	300,093	298,805	289,652	299,349	289,034	292,116	286,256	293,459	288,273	289,899	284,019	299,091	293,692	299,198
Genesee	38,824	37,729	38,383	38,363	40,635	37,790	38,214	36,815	37,942	36,772	37,255	36,597	37,715	37,152	37,409	37,140	38,800	37,918	38,492
Livingston	39,272	39,425	40,176	38,605	42,357	41,485	41,712	40,845	42,435	40,710	41,084	40,088	40,826	39,653	40,082	39,114	42,222	41,287	42,211
Ontario	66,182	67,333	69,124	68,152	73,006	70,861	71,587	68,084	72,115	68,663	69,890	68,790	71,334	70,421	71,400	68,788	73,132	72,833	75,203
Orleans	24,363	25,437	25,758	26,084	26,982	27,406	27,112	25,899	26,141	25,145	25,389	24,980	25,507	24,183	24,380	24,066	25,213	24,286	24,514
Seneca	21,848	22,479	20,581	20,779	21,674	21,198	20,806	20,938	20,989	20,725	20,500	20,530	20,945	20,820	20,114	20,306	20,965	20,358	20,880
Wayne	57,851	56,638	57,691	57,484	60,880	60,189	58,912	56,818	59,004	57,428	58,030	56,332	57,670	56,589	57,085	55,716	58,575	57,854	58,564
Wyoming	25,979	25,777	26,522	26,680	27,990	26,033	25,706	25,699	25,806	24,776	25,003	24,811	24,985	25,076	24,919	24,942	25,569	24,805	24,894
Yates	15,793	14,687	15,131	15,082	15,947	15,131	14,756	14,554	14,917	14,815	14,965	14,128	14,477	14,379	14,510	13,947	14,615	14,351	14,440

Source: New York State Board of Elections

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