U.S. Census Bureau

Voting And Registration

Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas is listed below. Estimates and projections of voting-age population derived from administrative records and Census 2000 are also provided.

  1. Current Population Survey (CPS)

    Definitions and Explanations

    Geographic area: Nation and state

    1. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 (P20-556)

    2. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002 (P20-552)

    3. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000 (P20-542)

    4. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1998 (P20-523)

    5. Historical Voting and Registration Reports

  2. Estimates and Projections of the Voting-Age Population

    1. Estimates of the Voting-Age Population

    2. Census 2000

    3. Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 2000

    4. Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 1998 (P25-1132)

    5. Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States for the November 1996 Election

    6. Historical Voting and Registration Reports

  3. Working Papers

  4. Historical Time Series Tables

          º Table A-1. Reported Voting and Registration by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Groups: November 1964 to 2004
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          º Table A-2. Reported Voting and Registration by Region, Educational Attainment, and Labor Force: November 1964 to 2004
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          º Table A-3. Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-age Population by State: Congressional Elections 1974 to 2002
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          º Table A-4. Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-age Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: Congressional Elections 1982 to 2002
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          º Table A-5. Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-age Population by State: Presidential Elections 1972 to 2004
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          º Table A-6. Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-age Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: Presidential Elections 1980 to 2004
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          º Table A-7. Reported Voting Rates in Congressional Election Years, by Selected Characteristics: November 1966 to 2002
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          º Table A-8. Reported Registration Rates in Congressional Election Years, by Selected Characteristics: November 1966 to 2002
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          º Table A-9. Reported Voting Rates in Presidential Election Years, by Selected Characteristics: November 1964 to 2004
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          º Table A-10. Reported Registration Rates in Presidential Election Years, by Selected Characteristics: November 1968 to 2004
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  5. Data Availability

  6. Other Related Topics

  7. Links to Other Sites

  8. For Further Information

    Contact: The Education and Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2464.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Education & Social Stratification Branch
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