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Universal right to vote in United States

United States: Universal right to vote was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
2
in 1965
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Universal right to vote in United States, 1789–2025

00.511.52178919072025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

United States recorded 2 for universal right to vote in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, universal right to vote in United States peaked at 2 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

United States ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 1 0 2 10
1970s 2 2 2 10
1980s 2 2 2 10
1990s 2 2 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 10
2020s 2 2 2 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is universal right to vote in United States?
Universal right to vote in United States was 2 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest universal right to vote recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1965.
What is the lowest universal right to vote recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does United States rank for universal right to vote?
United States ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is universal right to vote rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.