Trump administration makes big claims on noncitizen voting but won’t explain the math
The Trump administration claimed that over 250,000 noncitizens are on voter rolls in four states, but officials have not explained the methodology used to reach this figure. Correspondence reviewed by The Hill indicates that a preliminary federal review actually matched only 118,000 names, a number significantly lower than the public claim. State officials and legal experts have criticized the data's reliability, noting that the states refused to share their voter rolls with the Department of Homeland Security.
- ▪The Department of Homeland Security sent letters to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, and Nevada alleging the presence of noncitizen voters.
- ▪Internal correspondence suggests the federal government's preliminary review found only 118,000 matches, which is less than half of the 250,000 figure cited in public statements.
- ▪California Secretary of State Shirley Weber stated that state law prohibits sharing sensitive voter information with the federal government.
- ▪Independent studies from both the Brennan Center for Justice and the Heritage Foundation have found only a handful of confirmed noncitizen voting cases in recent elections.
- ▪Legal experts warn that using soft data matches without complete verification can lead to the erroneous removal of legitimate voters.
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News Trump administration makes big claims on noncitizen voting but won’t explain the math Comments: by Rebecca Beitsch - 07/27/26 3:28 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Rebecca Beitsch - 07/27/26 3:28 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING President Trump in a primetime address earlier this month again raised the specter of large volumes of migrants voting in U.S. elections, warning there could be more than 250,000 noncitizens among four states’ voter rolls. But the Trump administration has not explained how it got that number, and correspondence sent to the four states and reviewed by The Hill shows that the federal government through a “preliminary review” found less than half that number — 118,000 — matched names and other information in its files.
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