Map of States Affected by the Voting Rights Act

States covered by the VRA: information duplicated in data table below

In some states, coverage only applies to certain counties or other political divisions. See Impacted States from the ACLU for more details.

Alabama	Covered by Section 5.
Alaska	Covered by Section 203 (Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian). Covered by Section 5.
Arizona	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage). Covered by Section 5.
Arkansas	Not covered.
California	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage, Asian). Covered by Section 5.
Colorado	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage).
Connecticut	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Delaware	Not covered.
District of Columbia	Not covered.
Florida	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage). Covered by Section 5.
Georgia	Covered by Section 5.
Hawaii	Covered by Section 203 (Asian).
Idaho	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian).
Illinois	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage, Asian).
Indiana	Not covered.
Iowa	Not covered.
Kansas	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Kentucky	Not covered.
Louisiana	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian). Covered by Section 5.
Maine	Not covered.
Maryland	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Massachusetts	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Michigan	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage). Covered by Section 5.
Minnesota	Not covered.
Mississippi	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian). Covered by Section 5.
Missouri	Not covered.
Montana	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian).
Nebraska	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage).
Nevada	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage).
New Hampshire	Covered by Section 5 (10 towns).
New Jersey	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
New Mexico	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage).
New York	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage, Asian). Covered by Section 5.
North Carolina	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian). Covered by Section 5.
North Dakota	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian).
Ohio	Not covered.
Oklahoma	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Oregon	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian).
Pennsylvania	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
Rhode Island	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage).
South Carolina	Covered by Section 5.
South Dakota	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian). Covered by Section 5.
Tennessee	Not covered.
Texas	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian, Spanish Heritage, Asian). Covered by Section 5.
Utah	Covered by Section 203 (American Indian).
Vermont	Not covered.
Virginia	Covered by Section 5.
Washington	Covered by Section 203 (Spanish Heritage, Asian).
West Virginia	Not covered.
Wisconsin	Not covered.
Wyoming	Not covered.