Voter Registration Statistics & History

West Virginia's 1,204,407 registered voters represent just over 85% of the state's 1.4 million citizen's who are eligible to register.  Following the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act in West Virginia in 1995, which brought increased registration and made purging of inactive voters more difficult, the numbers grew from a low of 884,315 in 1994.

Voters may register a party affiliation in order to vote in a specific political party's primary election.  Separate tallies are given for each "official" political party and "no party choice".  Others are combined in the "Other Party" registration category.

Use these links for voter registration statistics by county and political party from 1996 through the 2008 general election, and for a statewide comparison for general elections from 1976-2002.