Table1. Percent Reported Voted and Registered by Race, Hispanic Origin and Gender: November 1964 to Present Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: October 17, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Total White Black Hispanic1/ Male Female -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voted 1996 54.2 56.0 50.6 26.7 52.8 55.5 1994 45.0 47.3 37.1 20.2 44.7 45.3 1992 61.3 63.6 54.0 28.9 60.2 62.3 1990 45.0 46.7 39.2 21.0 44.6 45.4 1988 57.4 59.1 51.5 28.8 56.4 58.3 1986 46.0 47.0 43.2 24.2 45.8 46.1 1984 59.9 61.4 55.8 32.6 59.0 60.8 1982 48.5 49.9 43.0 25.3 48.7 48.4 1980 59.2 60.9 50.5 29.9 59.1 59.4 1978 45.9 47.3 37.2 23.5 46.6 45.3 1976 59.2 60.9 48.7 31.8 59.6 58.8 1974 44.7 46.3 33.8 22.9 46.2 43.4 1972 63.0 64.5 52.1 37.5 64.1 62.0 1970 54.6 56.0 43.5 NA 56.8 52.7 1968 67.8 69.1 57.6 NA 69.8 66.0 1966 55.4 57.0 41.7 NA 58.2 53.0 1964 69.3 70.7 58.5 NA 71.9 67.0 Registered 1996 65.9 67.7 63.5 35.7 64.4 67.3 1994 62.5 64.6 58.5 31.3 61.2 63.7 1992 68.2 70.1 63.9 35.0 66.9 69.3 1990 62.2 63.8 58.8 32.3 61.2 63.1 1988 66.6 67.9 64.5 35.5 65.2 67.8 1986 64.3 65.3 64.0 35.9 63.4 65.0 1984 68.3 69.6 66.3 40.1 67.3 69.3 1982 64.1 65.6 59.1 35.3 63.7 64.4 1980 66.9 68.4 60.0 36.3 66.6 67.1 1978 62.6 63.8 57.1 32.9 62.6 62.5 1976 66.7 68.3 58.5 37.8 67.1 66.4 1974 62.2 63.5 54.9 34.9 62.8 61.7 1972 72.3 73.4 65.5 44.4 73.1 71.6 1970 68.1 69.1 60.8 NA 69.6 66.8 1968 74.3 75.4 66.2 NA 76.0 72.8 1966 70.3 71.6 60.2 NA 72.2 68.6 1964 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Prior to 1972, data are for persons of voting age, 21 years old and over, in most states. Registration data were not collected in the 1964 Current Population Survey. NA Not available. 1/ Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20, No.466, "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992," and earlier reports. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Fertility and Family Statistics Branch 301-457-2445