A record number of Americans are registered to vote in 2016, and your favorite social media platform might be why.  There's no national database keeping track of the number of registered voters, but political data company TargetSmart tracks state numbers. According to its data, more than 200 million people were registered to vote as of Oct. 25.  A number of popular startups and social media sites have pushed their users to register and to educate themselves about the issues and candidates on this year's ballot.  SEE MORE: The 'I Voted' Sticker Is Just One Big Psychological Hack  Take TheSkimm, for example. It's a start-up centered around a daily email newsletter, and it's widely popular with an important demographic — millennial women. Through a partnership with Rock the Vote, the company registered nearly 95,000 women to vote.  Related: See early voters hit the polls:  Early voting underway in some states  Early voting underway in some states  PORTLAND, ME - OCTOBER 18: Early voters in Portland. Kaila Moore, left, and Justin Chamberlain, both of Portland, seal their ballots after voting early at City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. (Photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)  CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 18: Residents cast ballots for the November 8 election at an early voting site on October 18, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. With three weeks to go until election day, polls show Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with a lead over GOP rival Donald Trump. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)  Voters cast ballots as early absentee voting began ahead of the U.S. presidential election in Medina, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk  A man walks past the Early Vote Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 5, 2016. Voters in Minnesota can submit their ballot for the General Election at locations across the state every day until Election Day on November 8, 2016. / AFP / STEPHEN MATUREN (Photo credit should read STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images)  US President Barack Obama votes early at the Cook County Office Building in Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 2016. Obama cast an early ballot on Friday, highlighting a Democratic drive to get voters to the polls even before November 8. During an unannounced visit, Obama stood before a voting machine at the Chicago Board of Elections office, punched in his choice and smirked when asked who he had voted for. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)  Poll workers look on as US President Barack Obama (C) gestures towards the press as he votes early at the Cook County Office Building in Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 2016. Obama cast an early ballot on Friday, highlighting a Democratic drive to get voters to the polls even before November 8. During an unannounced visit, Obama stood before a voting machine at the Chicago Board of Elections office, punched in his choice and smirked when asked who he had voted for. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)  A man registers to vote at the Early Vote Center in northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 5, 2016. Voters in Minnesota can submit their ballot for the General Election at locations across the state every day until Election Day on November 8, 2016. / AFP / STEPHEN MATUREN (Photo credit should read STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images)  Joseph and Maria Caruso vote inside the Early Vote Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota after work on October 5, 2016. Voters in Minnesota can submit their ballot for the General Election at locations across the state every day until Election Day on November 8, 2016. / AFP / STEPHEN MATUREN (Photo credit should read STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images)  A bucket of 'I Voted' stickers inside the Early Vote Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 5, 2016. Voters in Minnesota can submit their ballot for the General Election at locations across the state every day until Election Day on November 8, 2016. / AFP / STEPHEN MATUREN (Photo credit should read STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images)  A young boy tags along at a voting booth as early voting beings at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)  James Chambers deposits his vote into a ballot box at the Hamilton County Board of Elections as early voting begins statewide, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)  A voter passes a ballot box as she arrives at the Hamilton County Board of Elections as early voting begins statewide, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 23: Signage at an early voting center on September 23, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota residents can vote in the general election every day until Election Day on November 8. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 23: Minneapolis resident Robin Marty takes a selfie with an 'I Voted' sign after voting early at the Northeast Early Voting Center on September 23, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota residents can vote in the general election every day until Election Day on November 8. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)  A Bosnian Croat woman casts a vote at a polling station in Sarajevo on September 11, 2016, to elect representatives for the Bosnian Croat national body in the Croatian parliament, as Croatia holds early parliamentary elections. Croatians were voting September 11 in a snap election whose outcome might prolong political uncertainty in the EU's newest member, Croatia, which had shifted to the right under the previous conservative government. / AFP / ELVIS BARUKCIC (Photo credit should read ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images)  A young boy stretches as he stands next to a woman filling out her ballot during early voting at a polling station inside Truman College on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. / AFP / Joshua Lott (Photo credit should read JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images)  Laika (last name not given) poses for a portrait with his 'I Voted! Did You?' wrist band after voting early at a polling station inside Truman College on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. / AFP / Joshua Lott (Photo credit should read JOSHUA LOTT/AFP/Getty Images)  Twitter also partnered with Rock the Vote to help get people registered. Users could send a message with their zip code to the company's @Gov account, and in response, they'd get their state's voter registration deadline and a personalized link to register.  YouTube started reminding users about voter registration deadlines in September. The campaign, #voteIRL, reminded people that even though many online are keeping up with the election, voting is something that needs to be done "in real life."  Snapchat partnered with the app TurboVote to encourage users to register. The partnership let people check their eligibility and register within the app.  Social media giant Facebook also encouraged civic engagement throughout the 2016 campaign season. For four days in September, users saw a reminder to register to vote at the top of their Timelines.  Multiple states across the country recorded spikes in voter registration requests during those four days. In California, more than 123,000 people registered to vote or updated their voter information on the first day of Facebook's Timeline reminder.  More from Newsy: The Presidential Transition Of Power Now Includes Social Media Your Race Could Affect Which Facebook Ads You See Having Lots Of Facebook Friends Boosts More Than Your Ego
A start-up that's incredibly popular with millennial women made a huge push to register voters -- and their efforts may have a huge impact.