| State Population, Number of Registered Voters, Number of Votes: 2016 vs 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| State | 2016 Population | 2016 Registered Voters | 2016 Votes | 2020 Population | 2020 Registered Voters | 2020 Votes | As Of | 2020-2016 Population | 2020-2016 Registered | New Registered/ Population Change | New Registered/ 2020 Population2 | 2020 Registered % | % Increase of Votes 2020 vs 2016 | # 2020 Votes / Registered Voters | |||
| Alabama | 4,863,300 | 2,526,000 | 2,123,372 | 4,908,620 | 3,708,804 | 2,323,282 | 11/4/20 | 45,320 | 1,182,804 | 2609.9% | 24.1% | 75.6% | 9% | 62.6% | |||
| Alaska | 741,894 | 358,000 | 318,608 | 734,002 | 597,319 | 359,530 | 11/3/20 | -7,892 | 239,319 | -3032.4% | 32.6% | 81.4% | 13% | 60.2% | |||
| Arizona | 6,931,071 | 3,145,000 | 2,573,165 | 7,378,490 | 4,281,152 | 3,387,326 | 11/4/20 | 447,419 | 1,136,152 | 253.9% | 15.4% | 58.0% | 32% | 79.1% | |||
| Arkansas | 2,988,248 | 1,456,000 | 1,130,635 | 3,039,000 | 1,755,775 | 1,219,069 | 6/3/20 | 50,752 | 299,775 | 590.7% | 9.9% | 57.8% | 8% | 69.4% | |||
| California | 39,250,017 | 16,096,000 | 14,181,595 | 39,937,500 | 22,047,448 | 17,500,871 | 10/19/20 | 687,483 | 5,951,448 | 865.7% | 14.9% | 55.2% | 23% | 79.4% | |||
| Colorado | 5,540,545 | 2,893,000 | 2,780,220 | 5,845,530 | 4,238,513 | 3,256,952 | 11/1/20 | 304,985 | 1,345,513 | 441.2% | 23.0% | 72.5% | 17% | 76.8% | |||
| Connecticut | 3,576,452 | 1,763,000 | 1,644,920 | 3,563,080 | 2,375,537 | 1,824,273 | 10/29/19 | -13,372 | 612,537 | -4580.7% | 17.2% | 66.7% | 11% | 76.8% | |||
| Delaware | 952,065 | 487,000 | 441,590 | 982,895 | 738,563 | 504,346 | 11/1/20 | 30,830 | 251,563 | 816.0% | 25.6% | 75.1% | 14% | 68.3% | |||
| Florida | 20,612,439 | 9,604,000 | 9,420,039 | 21,993,000 | 14,065,627 | 11,067,456 | 8/31/20 | 1,380,561 | 4,461,627 | 323.2% | 20.3% | 64.0% | 17% | 78.7% | |||
| Georgia | 10,310,371 | 4,892,000 | 4,092,373 | 10,736,100 | 7,233,584 | 4,997,716 | 11/1/20 | 425,729 | 2,341,584 | 550.0% | 21.8% | 67.4% | 22% | 69.1% | |||
| Hawaii | 1,428,557 | 530,000 | 428,937 | 1,412,690 | 830,000 | 574,469 | 10/29/20 | -15,867 | 300,000 | -1890.7% | 21.2% | 58.8% | 34% | 69.2% | |||
| Idaho | 1,683,140 | 790,000 | 690,255 | 1,826,160 | 1,010,984 | 867,231 | 11/2/20 | 143,020 | 220,984 | 154.5% | 12.1% | 55.4% | 26% | 85.8% | |||
| Illinois | 12,801,539 | 6,665,000 | 5,536,424 | 12,659,700 | 8,036,534 | 6,033,744 | 3/17/20 | -141,839 | 1,371,534 | -967.0% | 10.8% | 63.5% | 9% | 75.1% | |||
| Indiana | 6,633,053 | 3,298,000 | 2,734,958 | 6,745,350 | 4,585,024 | 3,033,112 | 6/2/20 | 112,297 | 1,287,024 | 1146.1% | 19.1% | 68.0% | 11% | 66.2% | |||
| Iowa | 3,134,693 | 1,657,000 | 1,566,031 | 3,179,850 | 2,245,096 | 1,690,871 | 11/2/20 | 45,157 | 588,096 | 1302.3% | 18.5% | 70.6% | 8% | 75.3% | |||
| Kansas | 2,907,289 | 1,438,000 | 1,184,402 | 2,910,360 | 1,851,397 | 1,372,303 | 7/1/20 | 3,071 | 413,397 | 13461.3% | 14.2% | 63.6% | 16% | 74.1% | |||
| Kentucky | 4,436,974 | 2,253,000 | 1,924,149 | 4,499,690 | 3,565,428 | 2,136,768 | 10/10/20 | 62,716 | 1,312,428 | 2092.7% | 29.2% | 79.2% | 11% | 59.9% | |||
| Louisiana | 4,681,666 | 2,446,000 | 2,029,032 | 4,645,180 | 3,091,340 | 2,148,062 | 11/1/20 | -36,486 | 645,340 | -1768.7% | 13.9% | 66.6% | 6% | 69.5% | |||
| Maine | 1,331,479 | 830,000 | 747,927 | 1,345,790 | 1,063,383 | 819,461 | 8/3/20 | 14,311 | 233,383 | 1630.8% | 17.3% | 79.0% | 10% | 77.1% | |||
| Maryland | 6,016,447 | 3,114,000 | 2,781,446 | 6,083,120 | 4,141,498 | 3,037,030 | 10/13/20 | 66,673 | 1,027,498 | 1541.1% | 16.9% | 68.1% | 9% | 73.3% | |||
| Massachusetts | 6,811,779 | 3,660,000 | 3,325,046 | 6,976,600 | 4,812,909 | 3,631,402 | 10/24/20 | 164,821 | 1,152,909 | 699.5% | 16.5% | 69.0% | 9% | 75.5% | |||
| Michigan | 9,928,300 | 5,434,000 | 4,799,284 | 10,045,000 | 8,127,040 | 5,539,302 | 11/3/20 | 116,700 | 2,693,040 | 2307.7% | 26.8% | 80.9% | 15% | 68.2% | |||
| Minnesota | 5,519,952 | 3,055,000 | 2,944,813 | 5,700,670 | 3,588,563 | 3,277,120 | 11/2/20 | 180,718 | 533,563 | 295.2% | 9.4% | 63.0% | 11% | 91.3% | |||
| Mississippi | 2,988,726 | 1,725,000 | 1,209,357 | 2,989,260 | 1,985,928 | 1,313,894 | 11/3/20 | 534 | 260,928 | 48862.9% | 8.7% | 66.4% | 9% | 66.2% | |||
| Missouri | 6,093,000 | 3,333,000 | 2,808,605 | 6,169,270 | 4,213,092 | 3,025,962 | 11/1/18 | 76,270 | 880,092 | 1153.9% | 14.3% | 68.3% | 8% | 71.8% | |||
| Montana | 1,042,520 | 581,000 | 497,147 | 1,086,760 | 696,292 | 603,674 | 3/1/20 | 44,240 | 115,292 | 260.6% | 10.6% | 64.1% | 21% | 86.7% | |||
| Nebraska | 1,907,116 | 1,008,000 | 844,289 | 1,952,570 | 1,252,089 | 951,712 | 10/1/20 | 45,454 | 244,089 | 537.0% | 12.5% | 64.1% | 13% | 76.0% | |||
| Nevada | 2,940,058 | 1,371,000 | 1,125,385 | 3,139,660 | 1,821,356 | 1,405,376 | 11/2/20 | 199,602 | 450,356 | 225.6% | 14.3% | 58.0% | 25% | 77.2% | |||
| New Hampshire | 1,334,795 | 763,000 | 744,158 | 1,371,250 | 998,537 | 806,182 | 10/21/20 | 36,455 | 235,537 | 646.1% | 17.2% | 72.8% | 8% | 80.7% | |||
| New Jersey | 8,944,469 | 4,165,000 | 3,874,046 | 8,936,570 | 6,486,299 | 4,549,353 | 11/2/20 | -7,899 | 2,321,299 | -29387.3% | 26.0% | 72.6% | 17% | 70.1% | |||
| New Mexico | 2,081,015 | 916,000 | 798,318 | 2,096,640 | 1,350,181 | 923,965 | 10/30/20 | 15,625 | 434,181 | 2778.8% | 20.7% | 64.4% | 16% | 68.4% | |||
| New York | 19,745,289 | 9,142,000 | 7,721,453 | 19,440,500 | 13,555,547 | 8,611,075 | 11/1/20 | -304,789 | 4,413,547 | -1448.1% | 22.7% | 69.7% | 12% | 63.5% | |||
| North Carolina | 10,146,788 | 5,194,000 | 4,741,564 | 10,611,900 | 7,361,219 | 5,524,804 | 11/3/20 | 465,112 | 2,167,219 | 466.0% | 20.4% | 69.4% | 17% | 75.1% | |||
| North Dakota | 757,952 | 424,000 | 344,360 | 761,723 | 581,379 | 361,819 | 3/1/20 | 3,771 | 157,379 | 4173.4% | 20.7% | 76.3% | 5% | 62.2% | |||
| Ohio | 11,614,373 | 6,128,000 | 5,496,487 | 11,747,700 | 7,774,767 | 5,922,202 | 3/17/20 | 133,327 | 1,646,767 | 1235.1% | 14.0% | 66.2% | 8% | 76.2% | |||
| Oklahoma | 3,923,561 | 1,861,000 | 1,452,992 | 3,954,820 | 2,259,113 | 1,560,699 | 11/1/20 | 31,259 | 398,113 | 1273.6% | 10.1% | 57.1% | 7% | 69.1% | |||
| Oregon | 4,093,465 | 2,147,000 | 2,001,336 | 4,301,090 | 2,924,292 | 2,374,321 | 10/7/20 | 207,625 | 777,292 | 374.4% | 18.1% | 68.0% | 19% | 81.2% | |||
| Pennsylvania | 12,784,227 | 6,909,000 | 6,115,402 | 12,820,900 | 9,091,371 | 6,917,583 | 11/2/20 | 36,673 | 2,182,371 | 5950.9% | 17.0% | 70.9% | 13% | 76.1% | |||
| Rhode Island | 1,056,426 | 538,000 | 464,144 | 1,056,160 | 809,821 | 517,757 | 11/3/20 | -266 | 271,821 | -102188.3% | 25.7% | 76.7% | 12% | 63.9% | |||
| South Carolina | 4,961,119 | 2,575,000 | 2,103,027 | 5,210,100 | 3,513,225 | 2,513,329 | 11/3/20 | 248,981 | 938,225 | 376.8% | 18.0% | 67.4% | 20% | 71.5% | |||
| South Dakota | 865,454 | 437,000 | 370,093 | 903,027 | 578,666 | 422,609 | 11/3/20 | 37,573 | 141,666 | 377.0% | 15.7% | 64.1% | 14% | 73.0% | |||
| Tennessee | 6,651,194 | 3,251,000 | 2,508,027 | 6,897,580 | 3,931,248 | 3,053,851 | 6/1/20 | 246,386 | 680,248 | 276.1% | 9.9% | 57.0% | 22% | 77.7% | |||
| Texas | 27,862,596 | 11,724,000 | 8,969,226 | 29,472,300 | 16,211,198 | 11,315,056 | 3/1/20 | 1,609,704 | 4,487,198 | 278.8% | 15.2% | 55.0% | 26% | 69.8% | |||
| Utah | 3,051,217 | 1,398,000 | 1,131,430 | 3,282,120 | 1,857,861 | 1,488,289 | 11/3/20 | 230,903 | 459,861 | 199.2% | 14.0% | 56.6% | 32% | 80.1% | |||
| Vermont | 624,594 | 351,000 | 315,067 | 628,061 | 495,267 | 367,428 | 9/1/20 | 3,467 | 144,267 | 4161.1% | 23.0% | 78.9% | 17% | 74.2% | |||
| Virginia | 8,411,808 | 4,399,000 | 3,982,752 | 8,626,210 | 5,975,696 | 4,460,524 | 11/1/20 | 214,402 | 1,576,696 | 735.4% | 18.3% | 69.3% | 12% | 74.6% | |||
| Washington | 7,288,000 | 3,906,000 | 3,365,644 | 7,797,100 | 4,861,482 | 4,087,631 | 10/27/20 | 509,100 | 955,482 | 187.7% | 12.3% | 62.4% | 21% | 84.1% | |||
| West Virginia | 1,831,102 | 913,000 | 713,051 | 1,778,070 | 1,268,460 | 794,652 | 10/13/20 | -53,032 | 355,460 | -670.3% | 20.0% | 71.3% | 11% | 62.6% | |||
| Wisconsin | 5,778,708 | 3,323,000 | 2,976,150 | 5,851,750 | 3,684,726 | 3,298,041 | 11/1/20 | 73,042 | 361,726 | 495.2% | 6.2% | 63.0% | 11% | 89.5% | |||
| Wyoming | 585,501 | 304,000 | 255,849 | 567,025 | 268,837 | 276,765 | 11/3/20 | -18,476 | -35,163 | 190.3% | -6.2% | 47.4% | 8% | 102.9% | |||
| Some Notes: | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 - Above data is from: <https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/number-of-registered-voters-by-state> | |||||||||||||||||
| and <https://cookpolitical.com/2020-national-popular-vote-tracker>, | |||||||||||||||||
| and <https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-580.html>, | |||||||||||||||||
| and <https://dilemma-x.net/2016/12/21/u-s-state-populations-2016-most-populous-states/>. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 - More detailed voter registration data, by county, is in the excellent Judicial Watch study: | |||||||||||||||||
| <https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/new-jw-study-voter-registration/>. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 - The accuracy of some of the data (e.g. US Census) is suspect, and conflicts with other sources. | |||||||||||||||||
| There are multiple insights that can be teased from this data. For example, regarding voter turnout rates: | |||||||||||||||||
| a) In prior Presidential elections, the highest state voter turnout in the country was: 2016 = 75%, 2012 = 76%, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 = 78%, and 2004 = 79%. (Source is: <https://ballotpedia.org/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_elections>.) | |||||||||||||||||
| b) Based on historical data (see "a"), any state showing a Presidential turnout rate in excess of 80%, should be considered suspect. | |||||||||||||||||
| c) Of the top 10 states with the highest 2020 voter turnout rates, the top five in population all went for Biden. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rev 3-9-21 | |||||||||||||||||