Community

Decreasing


Voter Registration

What does this measure?

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

Why is this important?

Voting is a basic right of all citizens. Registration indicates the citizenry's interest, commitment and belief in the value of participating in our political process.

How does our county compare?

In 2021, 69% of voting-age Lancaster County residents were registered to vote, less than the 84% in Pennsylvania as a whole. The county's voter registration rate decreased 15 percentage points from 2020.

All neighboring counties had a higher voter registration rate in 2021 than Lancaster. Rates were higher in Berks (79%), Chester (89%), Cumberland (88%), Dauphin (86%), Lebanon (81%) and York (85%). All counties saw a decline in registration from 2020. Compared to 2000, most counties saw an increase in registration except Lancaster, which decreased 9 percentage points, and Chester which decreased 2 points.

Notes about the data

Comparable national data are not available.

Voter Registration
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Pennsylvania83%83%83%81%88%84%85%83%89%86%85%82%85%82%82%80%86%83%84%84%89%84%
Lancaster County78%78%78%78%86%80%80%80%85%81%81%76%79%77%77%76%82%78%80%78%84%69%
Berks County75%76%75%73%80%80%78%78%84%79%80%76%79%78%77%75%81%77%76%77%83%79%
Chester County91%87%87%87%95%83%84%81%89%88%88%84%88%86%86%82%89%87%89%86%93%89%
Cumberland County79%75%76%77%83%76%77%77%83%80%80%81%83%77%78%78%85%84%86%87%92%88%
Dauphin County84%75%77%79%89%89%89%89%95%91%92%83%86%83%84%83%89%85%84%85%91%86%
Lebanon County74%72%70%71%77%76%76%76%82%81%81%76%78%77%77%76%81%78%79%78%84%81%
York County78%80%77%80%87%87%87%86%92%80%80%80%83%79%80%79%86%86%88%81%88%85%

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State




Number of Registered Voters
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Pennsylvania7,781,9977,773,5417,835,7757,688,2958,366,6638,073,3378,182,8768,112,9988,755,5888,473,8238,478,5098,168,2548,508,0158,223,4738,251,0508,073,1758,722,9778,435,0158,549,0488,530,9839,090,9628,676,127
Lancaster County269,874272,598274,504278,806312,878293,573299,487303,184326,501313,654317,635301,562314,567307,481311,498309,581335,791320,884330,605325,296354,296293,110
Berks County210,944216,852215,040211,811235,166238,697237,355238,188259,102247,228252,248240,843250,356247,453246,433240,766259,800249,788248,719252,188272,244264,437
Chester County293,425282,669288,722292,684324,747290,269300,832292,265325,692327,936332,031320,604337,822331,893335,581325,158354,459346,137358,230351,925380,357372,842
Cumberland County132,308126,247129,607132,508144,727134,349137,297139,330152,349147,650150,533152,255158,194148,322151,051153,481166,965167,632173,379175,047187,257183,070
Dauphin County159,823144,461149,431152,773173,227174,869177,647178,161192,724186,866189,520172,057178,924174,690176,358174,991190,301181,584180,924184,050197,820190,406
Lebanon County68,41566,71165,33466,72173,61873,24774,98576,18782,44082,89483,83878,90981,47680,02680,71780,18386,87884,09285,88385,22292,64190,423
York County224,298233,331227,131240,218264,134268,802275,269278,979299,414264,148268,108269,098280,280268,268272,227270,366295,895299,428306,764284,891311,108305,558

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State




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