Table 9. November 1974 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 AND AGE
   Both sexes:        141,299     87,889      62.2      63,164      44.7
   18 - 20 yrs         11,621      4,234      36.4       2,412      20.8
   21 - 24 yrs         14,098      6,384      45.3       3,718      26.4
   25 - 44 yrs         51,663     30,929      59.9      21,805      42.2
   45 - 64 yrs         42,961     31,638      73.6      24,466      56.9
   65 yrs & over       20,955     14,704      70.2      10,764      51.4

   Male:               66,393     41,704      62.8      30,675      46.2
   18 - 20 yrs          5,540      2,019      36.4       1,184      21.4
   21 - 24 yrs          6,800      3,144      46.2       1,852      27.2
   25 - 44 yrs         24,920     14,682      58.9      10,457      42.0
   45 - 64 yrs         20,470     15,294      74.7      12,098      59.1
   65 yrs & over        8,663      6,563      75.8       5,084      58.7

   Female:             74,906     46,185      61.7      32,489      43.4
   18 - 20 yrs          6,082      2,215      36.4       1,228      20.2
   21 - 24 yrs          7,298      3,240      44.4       1,866      25.6
   25 - 44 yrs         26,743     16,247      60.8      11,348      42.4
   45 - 64 yrs         22,490     16,343      72.7      12,367      55.0
   65 yrs & over       12,292      8,140      66.2       5,679      46.2

   RACE
   White              125,132     79,490      63.5      57,918      46.3
   Black               14,175      7,778      54.9       4,786      33.8
   Hispanic             6,095      2,125      34.9       1,397      22.9

   REGION
   Northeast           33,345     20,735      62.2      16,223      48.7
   Midwest             38,149     25,425      66.6      18,809      49.3
   South               44,794     26,785      59.8      16,105      36.0
   West                25,010     14,944      59.8      12,026      48.1

   EDUCATION
   Elem: 0 - 8 yrs     24,411     13,196      54.1       8,392      34.4
   High: 1 - 3 yrs     21,738     11,814      54.3       7,801      35.9
         4 years       51,704     32,000      61.9      23,106      44.7
   Coll: 1 - 3 yrs     23,678     15,852      66.9      11,749      49.6
     4 yrs or more     19,768     15,028      76.0      12,115      61.3

   LABOR FORCE
   In labor force      53,083     33,190      62.5      24,583      46.3
     Employed          50,570     32,131      63.5      23,888      47.2
     Unemployed         2,514      1,060      42.2         695      27.6
   Not in lab force    13,310      8,513      64.0       6,092      45.8
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   Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20, No. 293.