No 'Roe Bump' in Voter Registrations

Virginia Democrats were hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision this summer to overturn Roe v. Wade would lead to higher voter registration for women and young voters ahead of congressional midterm elections. But state voter registration data shows no significant change in the demographics of new voters in this election cycle.

Overall, Registration Growth Was Down from 2018

New registrations (% of total registered voters)

Women's Registrations Were Flat

% of new registered voters

Registrations by Younger Voters Were Unchanged

% of new registered voters

* "Other" includes both non-binary people and people with no gender listed. Data below.

• 2010 - 0.02%
• 2014 - 0.04%
• 2018 - 0.21%
• 2022 - 1.40%

Source: Data only includes new voter registrations for May through November. Data from the Virginia Department of Elections.