Voter Registration Statistics
Registration Data · Voter Registration Statistics
North Carolina
Party registration totals from 2008 through 2026. Source: North Carolina state election board filings.
Last Reported Date: 5/23/26
Republican (2026)
2,325,125
29.9% of total
Democratic (2026)
2,314,223
29.8% of total
Independent (2026)
3,081,579
39.7% of total
Other Parties (2026)
50,961
0.7% of total
North Carolina — Party Registration Share
% of active registrants by party
North Carolina — Raw Registration Totals
Active registrants by party
North Carolina — Annual Registration Totals
Active registrants by party
| Year | Republican | GOP % | Democratic | Dem % | Independent | Ind % | Other | Other % | Total | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,325,125 | 29.9% | 2,314,223 | 29.8% | 3,081,579 | 39.7% | 50,961 | 0.7% | 7,771,888 | 5.23.26 |
| 2025 | 2,311,349 | 30.2% | 2,311,408 | 30.2% | 2,970,160 | 38.9% | 50,926 | 0.7% | 7,643,843 | 1.1.26 |
| 2024 | 2,368,532 | 30.0% | 2,459,450 | 31.2% | 2,972,586 | 37.7% | 85,014 | 1.1% | 7,885,582 | 1.1.25 |
| 2023 | 2,210,932 | 30.1% | 2,413,448 | 32.8% | 2,675,934 | 36.4% | 54,044 | 0.7% | 7,354,358 | 11.4.23 |
| 2022 | 2,223,681 | 30.0% | 2,499,045 | 33.7% | 2,636,610 | 35.6% | 50,456 | 0.7% | 7,409,792 | 11.5.22 |
| 2021 | 2,175,222 | 30.4% | 2,491,840 | 34.8% | 2,443,874 | 34.1% | 47,282 | 0.7% | 7,158,218 | 11.6.21 |
| 2020 | 2,231,586 | 30.3% | 2,623,000 | 35.6% | 2,452,000 | 33.3% | 54,633 | 0.7% | 7,361,219 | 11.3.20 |
| 2019 | 2,032,446 | 30.0% | 2,491,457 | 36.8% | 2,208,570 | 32.6% | 43,049 | 0.6% | 6,775,522 | 11.5.19 |
| 2018 | 2,112,130 | 29.8% | 2,688,921 | 37.9% | 2,252,808 | 31.8% | 38,827 | 0.5% | 7,092,686 | 11.6.18 |
| 2017 | 2,059,168 | 30.2% | 2,643,176 | 38.8% | 2,073,637 | 30.5% | 33,863 | 0.5% | 6,809,844 | 11.7.17 |
| 2016 | 2,086,942 | 30.2% | 2,733,188 | 39.5% | 2,065,687 | 29.9% | 32,333 | 0.5% | 6,918,150 | 11.8.16 |
| 2015 | 1,951,285 | 30.5% | 2,628,215 | 41.0% | 1,798,258 | 28.1% | 27,484 | 0.4% | 6,405,242 | 11.7.15 |
| 2014 | 2,012,572 | 30.4% | 2,767,586 | 41.8% | 1,821,583 | 27.5% | 25,650 | 0.4% | 6,627,391 | 11.4.14 |
| 2013 | 1,990,065 | 30.7% | 2,763,885 | 42.7% | 1,698,544 | 26.2% | 22,173 | 0.3% | 6,474,667 | 11.5.13 |
| 2012 | 2,052,250 | 30.9% | 2,870,693 | 43.2% | 1,706,924 | 25.7% | 19,321 | 0.3% | 6,649,188 | 11.6.12 |
| 2011 | 1,942,012 | 31.5% | 2,718,027 | 44.0% | 1,499,617 | 24.3% | 12,017 | 0.2% | 6,171,673 | 11.5.11 |
| 2010 | 1,958,503 | 31.6% | 2,769,324 | 44.7% | 1,463,624 | 23.6% | 9,252 | 0.1% | 6,200,703 | 11.2.10 |
| 2009 | 1,932,357 | 31.8% | 2,768,464 | 45.5% | 1,376,733 | 22.6% | 6,057 | 0.1% | 6,083,611 | 11.3.09 |
| 2008 | 2,002,416 | 32.0% | 2,866,669 | 45.8% | 1,392,011 | 22.2% | 3,637 | 0.1% | 6,264,733 | 11.4.08 |