Voter Frequency
Voter Frequency scores identify voter propensity, determined by the ballots cast by a voter for selected elections. You can pull Voter Frequency results for Primary and General elections as well as Overall Voter Frequency (a mix of Primary and General elections). Voter Frequency scores will appear as a number between 0 (no ballots) and 5 (newly registered) in exports and PDF Call Lists (listed as "PV" for Perfect Voter).
0: No ballots cast in the specified elections
1: One ballot cast in the four specified elections
2: Voted in two of the four specified elections
3: Voted in three of the four specified elections
4: Voted in all four specified elections
5: Newly Registered
A voter who registered to vote after the preset cutoff date (currently January 1, 2023) and has not cast a ballot in any election is considered Newly Registered. Elections considered for Voter Frequency calculations are determined by a site administrator and generally contain the highest turnout for the most recent elections.
You can view the elections used for calculating Voter Frequency from:
Find a Voter: select the Elections Considered links in the Voter Frequency sections for Voter Details
Basic Counts: select the View Elections Considered links for each Voter Frequency type
Advanced Counts: select the "information" icon for each Voter Frequency type
Voter Frequency scores are an effective method to filter voter lists by measuring the voter's likelihood of turning out for new elections. The scores are not cumulative; for example, you must select both 3 and 4 scores to get voters who voted in three and all four elections.
Voter Regularity (added October 2023)
Voter Regularity General and Voter Regularity Primary scores may be selected from Basic Counts or Advanced Counts in the Voter Frequency Category. When provided, a value from 0.00 to 1.00 may be added for count criteria and as a User Defined Export.
These scores correspond to the frequency of participation in prior elections that the voter was eligible to vote in, so the value is not technically predictive. Higher voter regularity values correspond to a voter that has voted in a relatively higher number of elections that they were eligible to vote in. A relatively new voter that has only been registered to vote for two general elections but has voted in both generals will have a score of 1, as will a long-time voter that has voted in every general election for the past ten years.
Other methods for measuring turnout and voter propensity include individual vote history results, absentee/early vote ballots cast and Voter Score Model percentiles for Turnout.