Voter Registration in Rhode Island

Voter registration in Rhode Island has reached a new all-time high, according to data from the office of Secretary of States James Langevin. As shown below, the number of registered voters has risen from 466,878 in 1970 to 624,641. Since 1998, registration has risen by nearly 13,000 voters or around 2.5 percent. The increase reflects both the aging of the population and the political polarization of the last decade that has attracted more voters to the political process.

1970

466,878

1972

531,847

1974

514,334

1976

544,992

1978

533,843

1980

547,472

1982

533,853

1984

542,216

1986

524,664

1988

548,758

1990

536,773

1992

557,664

1994

552,638

1996

602,692

1998

611,686

2000

624,641

 

 

 

 

Source: Providence Journal