How many voting-age people live in America?
America's voting-age population
Voting-age population
2024Voting-age population 260.4M
Voting-age population (millions)
Voting · sourced historical data
U.S. voting-age population, 1964–2024
The Census estimate of U.S. residents age 18 and older in every federal election year since 1964.
What this chart says
The estimated U.S. voting-age population reached 260.4 million in 2024, up from 110.6 million in 1964.
How to read it
Census CPS November voting supplement estimate of the civilian noninstitutional voting-age population, expressed in millions.
Important limits
- This is a survey population estimate, not the number of registered or eligible voters.
- Citizenship, felony-disenfranchisement rules, and other eligibility conditions are not applied to this total.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Voting-age population |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 110.6M |
| 1966 | 112.8M |
| 1968 | 116.5M |
| 1970 | 120.7M |
| 1972 | 136.2M |
| 1974 | 141.3M |
| 1976 | 146.5M |
| 1978 | 151.6M |
| 1980 | 157.1M |
| 1982 | 165.5M |
| 1984 | 170.0M |
| 1986 | 173.9M |
| 1988 | 178.1M |
| 1990 | 182.1M |
| 1992 | 185.7M |
| 1994 | 190.3M |
| 1996 | 193.7M |
| 1998 | 198.2M |
| 2000 | 202.6M |
| 2002 | 210.4M |
| 2004 | 215.7M |
| 2006 | 220.6M |
| 2008 | 225.5M |
| 2010 | 229.7M |
| 2012 | 235.2M |
| 2014 | 239.9M |
| 2016 | 245.5M |
| 2018 | 249.7M |
| 2020 | 252.3M |
| 2022 | 255.5M |
| 2024 | 260.4M |