Table 13.  November 1990 Congressional Election Voting & Registration

   Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
   Release date:  August 1996


   (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population)
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                                     Registered              Voted
                    Voting-age
   Characteristic   population    Number   Percent      Number   Percent
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   GENDER & AGE
   Both sexes:        182,118    113,248      62.2      81,991      45.0
   18 - 20 yrs         10,800      3,818      35.4       1,990      18.4
   21 - 24 yrs         14,031      6,078      43.3       3,082      22.0
   25 - 44 yrs         80,541     47,020      58.4      32,766      40.7
   45 - 64 yrs         46,871     33,480      71.4      26,138      55.8
   65 yrs & over       29,874     22,853      76.5      18,014      60.3

   Male:               86,621     53,012      61.2      38,659      44.6
   18 - 20 yrs          5,324      1,824      34.3         943      17.7
   21 - 24 yrs          6,815      2,967      43.5       1,465      21.5
   25 - 44 yrs         39,556     22,294      56.4      15,478      39.1
   45 - 64 yrs         22,478     16,004      71.2      12,560      55.9
   65 yrs & over       12,449      9,923      79.7       8,213      66.0

   Female:             95,496     60,237      63.1      43,331      45.4
   18 - 20 yrs          5,476      1,994      36.4       1,048      19.1
   21 - 24 yrs          7,216      3,111      43.1       1,617      22.4
   25 - 44 yrs         40,985     24,726      60.3      17,287      42.2
   45 - 64 yrs         24,394     17,476      71.6      13,577      55.7
   65 yrs & over       17,425     12,930      74.2       9,802      56.3

   RACE
   White              155,587     99,275      63.8      72,608      46.7
   Black               20,371     11,968      58.8       7,978      39.2
   Hispanic 1/         13,756      4,442      32.3       2,894      21.0

   REGION
   Northeast           38,134     23,275      61.0      17,247      45.2
   Midwest             43,923     29,951      68.2      21,363      48.6
   South               62,378     38,264      61.3      26,433      42.4
   West                37,683     21,759      57.7      16,948      45.0

   EDUCATION
   Elem: 0 - 8 yrs     17,731      7,795      44.0       4,912      27.7
   High: 1 - 3 yrs     20,956     10,036      47.9       6,472      30.9
         4 years       71,492     42,917      60.0      30,163      42.2
   Coll: 1 - 3 yrs     36,300     24,948      68.7      18,157      50.0
     4 yrs or more     35,638     27,553      77.3      22,287      62.5

   LABOR FORCE
   In labor force     122,198     75,231      61.6      53,989      44.2
     Employed         115,469     72,232      62.6      52,113      45.1
     Unemployed         6,729      2,999      44.6       1,876      27.9
   Not in lab force    59,920     38,018      63.4      28,002      46.7
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   1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

   Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20, 453.