Voting Population Percent Reporting Registered Voted

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Table 419

Voting-Age Population, Percent Reporting Registered, and Voted

136.2 represents 136,200,000. As of November. Covers civilian noninstitutional population 18 years old and over. Includes aliens. Figures are based on Current Population Survey (see text, section 1, and Appendix III) and differ from those in Table 421 based on population estimates and official vo Read more...

Terms Voting, people eligible to register. The population of voting age includes a considerable number of people who meet the age requirement but cannot register and vote. People who are not citizens are not eligible to vote. Among citizens of voting age, some people are not permitted to vote because they have been committed to penal institutions, mental hospitals, or other institutions, or because they fail to meet state and local resident requirements for various reasons. The eligibility to register is governed by state laws which differ in many respects. Registration is the act of qualifying to vote by formally enrolling on a list of voters. People who have moved to another election district must take steps to have their names placed on the voting rolls in their new place of residence. In a few states or parts of states, no formal registration is required. Voters merely present themselves at the polling place on election day with proof that they are of age and have met the appropriate residence requirements. Therefore, in these areas people who are citizens and of voting age, and who meet the residence requirement, would be considered as being registered. Voter, reported participation. Voter participation data are derived from replies to the following question asked of people (excluding noncitizens) of voting age: ""In any election some people are not able to vote because they are sick or busy, or have some other reason, and others do not want to vote. Did (this person) vote in the election held on November (date varies)? Those of voting age were classified as ""voted"" or ""did not vote."" In most tables, this ""did not vote"" class includes those reported as ""did not vote,"" ""do not know, noncitizens, and nonrespondents. Nonrespondents and people who reported that they did not know if they voted were included in the ""did not vote"" class because of the general over-reporting by respondents in the sample. Voter, reported registration. The data on registration were obtained by tabulating replies to the following question for those people included in the category ""did not vote."" ""Was (this person) registered to vote in the November (date varies) election? All people reported as having voted were assumed to have been registered. Therefore, the total registered population is obtained by combining the number of people who voted and people included in the category ""did not vote,"" but who had registered.

					1972	1974	1976	1978	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000
Voting-Age Population, Percent Reporting Registered, and Voted
18 To 20 Years Old	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				36.4		34.7		35.0		35.4		35.4		37.2		32.1
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				20.8		20.1		19.8		18.6		18.4		16.5		13.5
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			58.1		47.1		44.7		47.0		44.9		48.3		45.6		40.5
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			48.3		38.0		35.7		36.7		33.2		38.5		31.2		28.4
	Voting-age Population¹				11.0	11.6	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.1	11.2	10.7	10.7	10.8	9.7	10.3	10.8	11.4	11.9
21 To 24 Years Old	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				45.3		45.1		47.8		46.6		43.3		45.5		35.0
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				26.4		26.2		28.4		24.2		22.0		22.3		19.2
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			59.5		54.8		52.7		54.3		50.6		55.3		51.2		49.3
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			50.7		45.6		43.1		43.5		38.3		45.7		33.4		35.4
	Voting-age Population¹				13.6	14.1	14.8	15.5	15.9	16.7	16.7	15.7	14.8	14.0	14.6	14.9	13.9	14.1	14.9
25 To 34 Years Old	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				54.7		55.5		57.1		55.8		52.0		51.5		52.4
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				37.0		38.0		40.4		35.1		33.8		32.2		28.0
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			68.4		62.3		62.0		63.3		57.8		60.6		56.9		54.7
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			59.7		55.4		54.6		54.5		48.0		53.2		43.1		43.7
	Voting-age Population¹				26.9	29.3	31.7	33.4	35.7	38.8	40.3	41.9	42.7	42.7	41.6	41.1	40.1	38.6	37.3
35 To 44 Years Old	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				66.7		66.7		67.5		67.9		65.5		63.3		62.4
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				49.1		50.1		52.2		49.3		48.4		46.0		40.7
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			74.8		69.8		70.6		70.9		69.3		69.2		66.5		63.8
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			66.3		63.3		64.4		63.5		61.3		63.6		54.9		55.0
	Voting-age Population¹				22.2	22.4	22.8	24.2	25.6	28.1	30.7	33.0	35.2	37.9	39.7	41.9	43.3	44.4	44.5
45 To 64 Years Old	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				73.6		74.3		75.6		74.8		71.4		71.0		71.1
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				56.9		58.5		62.2		58.7		55.8		56.0		53.6
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			79.7		75.5		75.8		76.6		75.5		75.3		73.5		71.2
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			70.8		68.7		69.3		69.8		67.9		70.0		64.4		64.1
	Voting-age Population¹				42.3	43.0	43.3	43.4	43.6	44.2	44.3	44.8	45.9	46.9	49.1	50.9	53.7	57.4	61.4
65 Years Old And Over	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				70.2		72.8		75.2		76.9		76.5		75.6		75.4
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				51.4		55.9		59.9		60.9		60.3		60.7		59.5
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			75.6		71.4		74.6		76.9		78.4		78.0		77.0		76.1
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			63.5		62.2		65.1		67.7		68.8		70.1		67.0		67.6
	Voting-age Population¹				20.1	21.0	22.0	23.0	24.1	25.6	26.7	27.7	28.8	29.9	30.8	31.1	31.9	32.3	32.8
Black	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				54.9		57.1		59.1		64.0		58.8		58.3		60.2
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				33.8		37.2		43.0		43.2		39.2		37.0		39.6
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			65.5		58.5		60.0		66.3		64.5		63.9		63.5		63.6
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			52.1		48.7		50.5		55.8		51.5		54.0		50.6		53.5
	Voting-age Population¹				13.5	14.2	14.9	15.6	16.4	17.6	18.4	19.0	19.7	20.4	21.0	21.8	22.5	23.3	24.1
Congressional Election Years	Total²	Percent Reporting They Registered				62.2		62.6		64.1		64.3		62.2		62.0		62.1
Congressional Election Years	Total²	Percent Reporting They Voted				44.7		45.9		48.5		46.0		45.0		44.6		41.9
Employed	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				63.8		63.0		65.5		64.4		62.6		62.9		62.6
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				46.8		46.7		50.0		45.7		45.1		45.2		41.2
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			74.3		68.8		68.7		69.4		67.1		69.9		67.0		64.7
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			66.0		62.0		61.8		61.6		58.4		63.8		55.2		55.5
	Voting-age Population¹				80.2	83.1	86.0	93.2	95.0	97.2	104.2	108.5	113.8	115.5	116.3	122.6	125.6	130.5	133.4
Female	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				61.7		62.5		64.4		65.0		63.1		63.2		63.5
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				43.4		45.3		48.4		46.1		45.4		44.9		42.4
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			71.6		66.4		67.1		69.3		67.8		69.3		67.3		65.6
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			62.0		58.8		59.4		60.8		58.3		62.3		55.5		56.2
	Voting-age Population¹				72.4	74.9	77.6	80.2	83.0	87.4	89.6	91.5	93.6	95.5	97.1	99.3	101.0	103.0	105.5
Hispanic³	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				34.9		32.9		35.3		35.9		32.3		30.0		33.7
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				22.9		23.5		25.3		24.2		21.0		19.1		20.0
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			44.4		37.8		36.3		40.1		35.5		35.0		35.7		34.9
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			37.5		31.8		29.9		32.6		28.8		28.9		26.7		27.5
	Voting-age Population¹				5.6	6.1	6.6	6.8	8.2	8.8	9.5	11.8	12.9	13.8	14.7	17.5	18.4	20.3	21.6
Male	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				62.8		62.6		63.7		63.4		61.2		60.8		60.6
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				46.2		46.6		48.7		45.8		44.6		44.4		41.4
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			73.1		67.1		66.6		67.3		65.2		66.9		64.4		62.2
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			64.1		59.6		59.1		59.0		56.4		60.2		52.8		53.1
	Voting-age Population¹				63.8	66.4	69.0	71.5	74.1	78.0	80.3	82.4	84.5	86.6	88.6	91.0	92.6	95.2	97.1
Not In Labor Force	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				61.3		63.4		64.3		65.4		63.4		61.9		62.1
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				43.0		46.2		48.7		48.2		46.7		45.3		44.5
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			70.3		65.2		65.8		68.1		67.2		66.8		65.1		63.8
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			59.3		56.5		57.0		58.9		57.3		58.7		54.1		54.5
	Voting-age Population¹				52.3	53.2	54.1	53.5	55.2	57.5	58.4	58.8	58.5	59.9	61.1	61.2	61.6	62.5	64.2
Presidential Election Years	Total²	Percent Reporting They Registered			72.3		66.7		66.9		68.3		66.6		68.2		65.9		63.9
Presidential Election Years	Total²	Percent Reporting They Voted			63.0		59.2		59.2		59.9		57.4		61.3		54.2		54.7
Region⁴	Midwest⁴	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			66.6		68.2		71.1		70.7		68.2		68.7		68.2
		Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			49.3		50.5		54.7		49.5		48.6		48.8		47.3
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				72.3		73.8		74.6		72.5		74.6		71.6		70.2
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				65.1		65.8		65.7		62.9		67.2		59.3		60.9
		Voting-age Population¹				38.1	39.2	40.3	41.5	41.9	42.1	42.8	43.3	43.9	44.4	44.5	45.2	45.9	46.4
	Northeast⁴	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			62.2		62.3		62.5		62.0		61.0		60.9		60.8
		Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			48.7		48.1		49.8		44.4		45.2		45.2		41.2
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		73.9		65.9		64.8		66.6		64.8		67.0		64.7		63.7
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		66.4		59.5		58.5		59.7		57.4		61.2		54.5		55.2
		Voting-age Population¹			93.7	33.3	33.9	35.1	35.5	36.4	36.9	37.3	37.9	38.1	38.3	38.4	38.3	38.5	38.9
	South⁴	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			59.8		60.1		61.7		63.0		61.3		60.7		62.7
		Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			36.0		39.6		41.8		43.0		42.4		40.5		38.6
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		68.7		64.6		64.8		66.9		65.6		67.2		65.9		64.5
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		55.4		54.9		55.6		56.8		54.5		59.0		52.2		53.5
		Voting-age Population¹			42.6	44.8	47.1	48.8	50.6	55.4	57.6	59.2	60.7	62.4	63.7	66.4	68.1	70.1	71.8
	West⁴	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			59.8		59.1		60.6		60.8		57.7		58.1		56.0
		Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			48.1		47.5		50.7		48.4		45.0		46.4		42.3
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				63.2		63.3		64.7		63.0		63.6		60.8		56.9
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				57.5		57.2		58.5		55.6		58.5		51.8		49.9
		Voting-age Population¹				25.0	26.2	27.5	29.5	31.9	33.4	34.6	36.2	37.7	39.3	41.0	42.1	43.7	45.5
School Years Completed	8 Years Or Less	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			54.1		53.2		52.3		50.5		44.0		40.1		40.2
		Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			34.4		34.6		35.7		32.7		27.7		23.2		24.6
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		61.5		54.4		53.0		53.4		47.5		43.9		40.7		36.1
		Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		47.4		44.1		42.6		42.9		36.7		35.1		28.1		26.8
		Voting-age Population¹			28.1	24.4	24.9	23.6	22.7	22.4	20.6	19.6	19.1	17.7	15.4	14.7	14.1	13.3	12.9
	College⁵	1 To 3 Years⁵	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		66.9		68.7		70.0		70.0		68.7		68.4		68.3
			Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		49.6		51.5		53.3		49.9		50.0		49.1		46.2
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered	81.7		75.2		74.4		75.7		73.5		75.4		72.9		70.0
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted	74.9		68.1		67.2		67.5		64.5		68.7		60.5		60.3
			Voting-age Population¹		19.3	23.7	23.6	25.1	26.7	28.8	30.9	33.0	34.3	36.3	46.7⁵	50.4	50.9	52.9	55.3
		4 Years Or More⁶	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		76.0		76.9		79.4		77.8		77.3		76.3		75.1
			Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		61.3		63.9		66.5		62.5		62.5		63.1		57.2
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered	87.8		83.7		84.3		83.8		83.1		84.8		80.4		77.3
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted	83.6		79.8		79.9		79.1		77.6		81.0		73.0		72.0
			Voting-age Population¹		15.9	19.8	20.2	22.2	24.0	26.9	28.6	31.3	33.6	35.6	37.4⁶	39.4	42.5	45.4	48.0
	High School⁷	1 To 3 Years⁷	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		54.3		52.9		53.3		52.4		47.9		44.7		43.4
			Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		35.9		35.1		37.7		33.8		30.9		27.0		25.0
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered	63.0		55.6		54.6		54.9		52.8		50.4		47.9		45.9
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted	52.0		47.2		45.6		44.4		41.3		41.2		33.8		33.6
			Voting-age Population¹		22.3	21.7	22.2	22.3	22.5	22.3	22.1	21.4	21.1	21.0	21.0⁷	20.7	21.0	21.0	20.1
		4 Years⁸	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered		61.9		62.0		62.9		62.9		60.0		58.9		58.6
			Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted		44.7		45.3		47.1		44.1		42.2		40.5		37.1
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered	74.0		66.9		66.4		67.3		64.6		64.9		62.2		60.1
			Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted	65.4		59.4		58.9		58.7		54.7		57.5		49.1		49.4
			Voting-age Population¹		50.7	51.7	55.7	58.4	61.2	65.2	67.8	68.6	70.0	71.5	65.3⁸	64.9	65.2	65.6	66.3
Unemployed	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				44.4		44.1		49.8		50.6		44.6		46.4		48.5
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				28.8		27.4		34.1		31.2		27.9		28.3		28.4
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			58.7		52.1		50.3		54.3		50.4		53.7		52.5		46.1
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			49.9		43.7		41.2		44.0		38.6		46.2		37.2		35.1
	Voting-age Population¹				3.7	5.0	6.4	4.9	6.9	10.8	7.4	6.6	5.8	6.7	8.3	6.5	6.4	5.2	4.9
Voting-age Population¹	Total²				136.2	141.3	146.5	151.6	157.1	165.5	170.0	173.9	178.1	182.1	185.7	190.3	193.7	198.2	202.6
White	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered				63.5		63.8		65.6		65.3		63.8		64.2		63.9
	Congressional Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted				46.3		47.3		49.9		47.0		46.7		46.9		43.3
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Registered			73.4		68.3		68.4		69.6		67.9		70.1		67.7		65.6
	Presidential Election Years	Percent Reporting They Voted			64.5		60.9		60.9		61.4		59.1		63.6		56.0		56.4
	Voting-age Population¹				121.2	125.1	129.3	133.4	137.7	143.6	146.8	149.9	152.9	155.6	157.8	160.3	162.8	165.8	168.7

Footnotes

¹ Millions

² Includes other races, not shown separately.

³ Hispanic persons may be of any race.

⁴ For composition of regions, see Table 27.

⁵ Beginning 1992, some college or associate degree.

⁶ Beginning 1992, bachelor's or advanced degree.

⁷ Beginning 1992, represents those who completed 9th to 12th grade, but have no high school diploma.

⁸ Beginning 1992, high school graduate.

Source

U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, P20-542, earlier reports, and unpublished data.

<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html>

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