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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 2022, 80% 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 4 percentage points from 2020.

All neighboring counties, except for Berks County (77%), had a higher voter registration rate in 2022 than Lancaster. Rates were higher in Chester (90%), Cumberland (81%), Dauphin (84%), Lebanon (82%) and York (86%). All counties saw a decline in registration from 2020. Compared to 2010, most counties saw an increase in registration except Lancaster, Berks, and Dauphin counties.

Notes about the data

Comparable national data is not available.

Voter Registration
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Pennsylvania83%83%83%81%88%84%85%83%89%86%85%82%85%82%82%80%86%83%84%84%89%84%84%
Lancaster County78%78%78%78%86%80%80%80%85%81%81%76%79%77%77%76%82%78%80%78%84%68%80%
Berks County75%76%75%73%80%80%78%78%84%79%80%76%79%78%77%75%81%77%76%77%83%79%77%
Chester County91%87%87%87%95%83%84%81%89%88%88%84%88%86%86%82%89%87%89%86%93%88%90%
Cumberland County79%75%76%77%83%76%77%77%83%80%80%81%83%77%78%78%85%84%86%87%92%86%81%
Dauphin County84%75%77%79%89%89%89%89%95%91%92%83%86%83%84%83%89%85%84%85%91%85%84%
Lebanon County74%72%70%71%77%76%76%76%82%81%81%76%78%77%77%76%81%78%79%78%84%81%82%
York County78%80%77%80%87%87%87%86%92%80%80%80%83%79%80%79%86%86%88%81%88%85%86%

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State




Number of Registered Voters
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Pennsylvania7,781,9977,773,5417,835,7757,688,2958,366,6638,073,3378,182,8768,112,9988,755,5888,473,8238,478,5098,168,2548,508,0158,223,4738,251,0508,073,1758,722,9778,435,0158,549,0488,530,9839,090,9628,676,1278,700,826
Lancaster County269,874272,598274,504278,806312,878293,573299,487303,184326,501313,654317,635301,562314,567307,481311,498309,581335,791320,884330,605325,296354,296293,110344,615
Berks County210,944216,852215,040211,811235,166238,697237,355238,188259,102247,228252,248240,843250,356247,453246,433240,766259,800249,788248,719252,188272,244264,437258,608
Chester County293,425282,669288,722292,684324,747290,269300,832292,265325,692327,936332,031320,604337,822331,893335,581325,158354,459346,137358,230351,925380,357372,842383,136
Cumberland County132,308126,247129,607132,508144,727134,349137,297139,330152,349147,650150,533152,255158,194148,322151,051153,481166,965167,632173,379175,047187,257183,070174,661
Dauphin County159,823144,461149,431152,773173,227174,869177,647178,161192,724186,866189,520172,057178,924174,690176,358174,991190,301181,584180,924184,050197,820190,406189,157
Lebanon County68,41566,71165,33466,72173,61873,24774,98576,18782,44082,89483,83878,90981,47680,02680,71780,18386,87884,09285,88385,22292,64190,42391,785
York County224,298233,331227,131240,218264,134268,802275,269278,979299,414264,148268,108269,098280,280268,268272,227270,366295,895299,428306,764284,891311,108305,558311,510

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State
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