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Eligible Voters by State

California has the highest Voting Eligible Population (VEP) in 2024 (25,922,868), followed by Texas (20,059,077) and Florida (16,327,632). Wyoming has the lowest (442,780).

Politics & Government51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Oct 7, 2024Original page
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Voting Eligible Population (VEP), 2024

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
3,305,398
Middle half 1.4M – 5.5M
Average
4,720,556
51 states
Highest
25,922,868
California
Lowest
442,780
Wyoming

Over time · 1980–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all states
  • California
  • Texas
  • Florida
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania

Data

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51 states · # = rank by Voting Eligible Population (VEP)
#
1California25,922,86830,601,993
2Texas20,059,07723,513,616
3Florida16,327,63218,664,571
4New York13,853,32615,566,053
5Pennsylvania9,903,82910,350,349
6Illinois8,982,5269,862,416
7Ohio8,947,5029,261,250
8North Carolina8,102,2468,674,601
9Georgia7,793,9778,647,469
10Michigan7,624,2377,959,215
11New Jersey6,401,6437,330,478
12Virginia6,350,4286,891,962
13Washington5,640,9096,226,585
14Arizona5,366,5265,951,329
15Tennessee5,317,7235,651,068
16Massachusetts5,132,7675,695,621
17Indiana5,041,0135,321,237
18Missouri4,642,2044,856,207
19Wisconsin4,483,6984,704,055
20Colorado4,415,6314,728,091
21Maryland4,411,2164,845,926
22Minnesota4,277,4364,479,893
23South Carolina4,121,9554,337,447
24Alabama3,867,4064,020,661
25Kentucky3,327,1883,531,795
26Louisiana3,305,3983,500,993
27Oregon3,211,5153,412,120
28Oklahoma2,945,9023,131,836
29Connecticut2,670,1532,912,979
30Iowa2,359,3322,491,222
31Utah2,357,9582,545,169
32Nevada2,249,1022,541,020
33Arkansas2,201,7642,391,789
34Mississippi2,164,4632,268,545
35Kansas2,122,7042,257,952
36New Mexico1,554,6061,675,845
37Idaho1,429,6191,532,761
38Nebraska1,406,8431,512,908
39West Virginia1,387,0101,416,183
40Maine1,130,0591,157,850
41New Hampshire1,127,4971,158,408
42Hawaii1,038,9681,140,526
43Montana896,053911,605
44Rhode Island826,559897,523
45Delaware776,224835,621
46South Dakota676,581709,340
47North Dakota582,216605,359
48Alaska536,581560,512
49Vermont527,067535,384
50District of Columbia506,415561,851
51Wyoming442,780459,772

What correlates with Voting Eligible Population (VEP) (2024)?

Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states, 19 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Voting Eligible Population (VEP) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Post-2010 Rep ApportionmentNumber of Representatives by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  2. Autism Cases - FemalesAutism Rates by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. 2020 VotesNational Popular Vote by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  4. Total Ballots CountedVoter Turnout by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  5. Autism CasesAutism Rates by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  6. Autism Cases - MalesAutism Rates by State
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Voting Eligible Population (VEP) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. FTE Convictions RankMost Corrupt StatesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  2. Req. English CreditsHigh School Graduation Requirements by State
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 48
    Plot
  3. OpportunityBest States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 49
    Plot
  4. Mitigation Efforts RankFood Waste by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Related Groups per Capita RankBest States to HomeschoolA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  6. Opportunity RankWorst States to Live inA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 50
    Plot

Quick answers

Which state has the highest Voting Eligible Population (VEP)?
California has the highest Voting Eligible Population (VEP) in 2024, at 25,922,868, followed by Texas (20,059,077) and Florida (16,327,632).
Which state has the lowest Voting Eligible Population (VEP)?
Wyoming has the lowest Voting Eligible Population (VEP) in 2024, at 442,780.
What is the median Voting Eligible Population (VEP) across US states?
The median is 3,305,398 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
Where does this eligible voters by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Voting Statistics - US Election Project.