Wolverine State state data showed Michigan has 8.3 million registered voters, while U.S. Census Bureau estimates Michigan had 7.9 million citizens of voting age in 2023. That means registrations stand at about 105% of eligible voters, an excess that Great Lakes neighbors do not share.
The straightforward statistic has been cited repeatedly in theories of widespread voter fraud and election malfeasance. Election deniers have claimed legions of the dead or otherwise ineligible voters are casting ballots in Michigan’s elections — though independent audits have shown otherwise.
But in Michigan, a critical battleground in the 2024 election, concerns over voter rolls persist, particularly among Republican activists. The outcry for action has prompted a federal lawsuit from the Republican National Committee that seeks to force Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to clean up the state list.
