In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction

October 25, 2022
A hexagonal map of the U.S. shows the variation in state laws restoring the right to vote for people with felony convictions.

An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically.

(Image credit: Kaitlyn Radde/NPR)



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