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Data Downloads


Search Wake County Voter Data is available in two formats:

  • The Wake County Voter File and separate Precinct Voter Data Files are available for downloading. These files contain complete Voter Data information for the county or a specific Precinct. The downloaded data files can be used for further analysis on your personal computer.
  • The Voter Data may be searched online for specific information. Data records on individual Voters can be viewed online and printed.


Please Read: You will notice when you download the files that the date of birth field is no longer visible in voter records. Per § 163-82.10, effective June 1, 2005, dates of birth that may be generated in the voter registration process, by either the State Board of Elections or a County Board of Elections, are confidential and shall not be considered public records and subject to disclosure to the general public under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. No list produced under this section shall contain a voter's date of birth; however, lists may be produced according to voters' ages.

Voter File Options

bullet Download one or more Wake County Voter Data files.

bullet Download November 4, 2008, General Election Absentee Data files (.zip file).

bullet Search Wake County and all NC voter data files.


Why Voter Registration Data is Available Here
According to North Carolina law (General Statute 132), "The public records and public information compiled by the agencies of North Carolina Government or its subdivisions are the property of the people. Therefore, it is the policy of this State that the people may obtain copies of their public records and public information free or at minimal cost unless otherwise specifically provided by law." (Voter registration records are not exempt from this law.)

NCGS 163-82.10(b): "...the county board of elections shall provide to any person a list of the registered voters of the county or of any precinct or precincts in the county. The county board may furnish selective lists according to party affiliation, gender, race, date of registration, precinct, name, ....The following shall apply if a county maintains or has its voter registration list maintained on a computer:

(1)...shall make the voter registration information available to the public on magnetic medium..

(2)...Information requested on magnetic medium shall contain the following: voter name, county voter identification number, residential address, mailing address, sex, race, age or date of birth or both, party affiliation, precinct name, precinct ID code, congressional district, senate district, representative district...and any other district information available, and voter history including primary, general and special districts, or any other reasonable category."

Any person is able to come to our office and request a listing of all voters, and we must provide that listing to them. The only portion of the voter registration information that the federal government and state government have deemed private is the agency at which a person made application to register to vote. We also do not maintain telephone numbers as part of a voter's record.

We recently converted our data from the county mainframe computer to a client-server architecture. For the past several years, any person has had the ability to "dial-up" the county mainframe and browse the voter file. (The same is true for real estate records, etc.) Since we are no longer on the mainframe, the voter file is now housed on our Internet site, where it may be downloaded.

Many people want to know how to prevent their information from appearing in lists like this one. Under North Carolina law, there is no option. Since the data is public record and is available to whoever asks for it, we (the custodians of the information) are required to provide access to the information. Some efforts may bear fruit, however. Perhaps you would like to contact your state elected representatives, and encourage them to restrict access to public records. If so, please visit our Elected Officials page and send an e-mail to the State House Representative or State Senator who represents you.

The Wake County Board of Elections has worked with the legislative Election Law Reform Committee the past several years seeking changes in the accessibility of the records, but no laws have been passed; therefore, in order to comply with the Public Records Law of the State of North Carolina, the information is available.