Westchester Index

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Voter Registration Rate

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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 Westchester County performing?

In 2020, 89% of Westchester County's voting-age population was registered to vote, similar to the rate of 87% in 2016 and the statewide rate of 88%. Registration rates were a bit below those rates in similar counties. Registration is higher in presidential years and peaked in 2008 at 92% when Barack Obama was elected.

Notes about the data

Comparable national data are not available.

Voter Registration Rate

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Westchester County	82%	79%	81%	80%	86%	87%	88%	88%	92%	82%	82%	78%	82%	80%	80%	80%	87%	83%	85%	84%	89%
Nassau County	89%	88%	89%	85%	90%	91%	91%	91%	96%	91%	90%	89%	92%	92%	92%	93%	97%	96%	97%	98%
Putnam County	90%	90%	86%	83%	90%	90%	88%	83%	87%	82%	83%	81%	84%	82%	83%	81%	87%	85%	87%	87%	93%
Rockland County	84%	84%	82%	80%	86%	83%	84%	81%	86%	82%	82%	80%	83%	82%	83%	82%	88%	87%	90%	89%	94%
New York State	79%	77%	78%	76%	81%	79%	80%	76%	81%	78%	78%	75%	78%	77%	76%	76%	81%	81%	82%	83%	88%

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	2019	2020
Westchester County	567,216	552,613	566,364	561,388	603,795	611,037	615,515	615,848	650,088	586,196	596,021	571,971	602,254	589,250	598,674	598,032	651,092	624,803	643,172	637,684	676,362
Nassau County	892,314	884,228	896,901	860,818	914,553	917,849	916,747	915,578	968,435	930,140	929,153	921,658	960,331	965,409	972,411	984,956	1,033,050	1,025,598	1,032,267	1,043,994
Putnam County	63,395	64,482	62,398	60,884	65,992	66,780	65,348	61,483	65,296	62,173	63,424	62,412	64,943	63,585	64,573	63,953	68,251	67,126	68,850	68,604	73,905
Rockland County	173,926	175,929	174,297	171,127	183,230	179,281	181,553	176,314	189,009	181,070	184,898	182,252	190,235	188,286	192,352	192,357	204,395	204,237	209,337	208,292	218,901
New York State	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	12,869,977	13,555,547

Source: New York State Board of Elections

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INDICATORS	TREND \| WESTCHESTER
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0 Maintaining
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care	0 Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	-1 Decreasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Single Female-Headed Households	0 Maintaining
Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0 Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	1 Increasing
Serious Crimes	-1 Decreasing
Reported Victims of Domestic Violence	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Households With Internet Access, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Households without Vehicles	-1 Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity	-1 Decreasing
Air Quality	1 Increasing
Population Density	0 Maintaining
Water Quality of the Long Island Sound	1 Increasing
Open Space in Westchester County	1 Increasing
Change in Total Population	1 Increasing
Change in Population, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Change in Population, by Age	-1 Decreasing
People with Disabilities	1 Increasing
Language Diversity	1 Increasing
People 65 or Older Living Alone	1 Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	-1 Decreasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	10 Not Applicable*
Business Ownership, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector	10 Not Applicable*
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	0 Maintaining
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0 Maintaining
Unemployment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty	-1 Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	0 Maintaining
Seniors Living in Poverty	0 Maintaining
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Food Insecurity	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP, by Race/Ethnicity	0 Maintaining
Public Assistance	0 Maintaining
People Receiving Supplemental Security Income	1 Increasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	-1 Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	-1 Decreasing
Homelessness, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Homelessness, by Sex	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Student Spending	0 Maintaining
Student Suspensions	-1 Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
College Enrollment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	-1 Decreasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	1 Increasing
People Without Health Insurance	-1 Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Mortality Rate from Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Diabetes Mortality, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*
Suicide Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	10 Not Applicable*