Two weeks out from the 2026 midterm elections as voter registration in Pennsylvania closed, Allegheny County residents are preparing to cast their ballots.
The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania was Oct. 19, the same day the state updated its dashboard on current voting and election statistics. While anyone who registered at the last minute still needs to be counted, voter registration in Allegheny County was climbing — but it was still nearly 15,000 below the number of registered voters during the 2022 midterms.
Here's a look at current voter registration, as well as how Allegheny has voted in the past.
How many voters are registered in Allegheny?
Across political parties, there were 924,460 registered voters in Allegheny County as of Oct. 19, according to the Pennsylvania Department
of State.
Pennsylvania as a whole had 9,041,391 registered voters.
Voter registration by party in Allegheny
Democrats made up the majority of registered voters in Allegheny as of Oct. 19.
At the time, there were 507,863 Democrats registered to vote, compared to 263,134 registered Republicans and 153,453 voters who weren't affiliated with either party.
Throughout Pennsylvania, voter registration across political parties was more evenly split, though Democrats still led as of Oct. 19. Statewide, there were 3,879,774 registered Democrats, 3,638,557 registered Republicans and 1,523,060 voters who weren't registered with either party.
Can I still register to vote in Pennsylvania?
While you can register to vote in future elections anytime, the deadline to register to vote in the 2026 midterms has passed.
How has Allegheny historically voted?
In 2024, there were 952,543 registered voters in Allegheny County, with 526,268 registered Democrats, 274,157 registered Republicans and 152,118 voters who weren't affiliated with either party. During the election, there were 726,058 ballots cast, with a voter turnout of about 76.22%. While President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania, presidential candidate and former vice president Kamala Harris won Allegheny County, receiving 429,916 votes over Trump's 284,595, according to Allegheny County Elections Division.
In the previous midterms in 2022, fewer voters registered and showed up to vote, with 939,390 registered voters casting 577,474 ballots. That's a voter turnout of about 61.47%. During that election, Democratic candidate John Fetterman won the race for U.S. Senate over his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, scoring 363,873 votes over Oz's 200,632 votes in Allegheny.
Historical voter statistics in Pennsylvania
In 2024, Pennsylvania saw 7,034,206 votes cast during the presidential election, or about 76.67% of registered voters, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
During the previous presidential election in 2020, there were 6,915,283 votes cast, or about 76.07% of registered voters.
Generally, presidential elections see a higher turnout than midterms, according to USAFacts. Pew Research reported in 2023 that the 2018, 2020 and 2022 were three of the highest-turnout U.S. elections of their respective types in decades, with 2018 seeing a turnout of 49%, 2020 a turnout of 66% and 2022 a turnout of 46%.
Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: @finchwalker_. X: @_finchwalker.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Voter registration by party in Allegheny ahead of midterm election
