Table 2. Percent Reported Voted and Registered by Age and Region of Residence: November 1964 to Present Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet release date: October 17, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Age (in years) years) Region1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ Northeast Midwest South West ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voted 1996 32.4 49.2 64.4 67.0 54.5 59.3 52.2 51.8 1994 20.1 39.4 56.7 61.3 45.6 48.9 40.9 47.1 1992 42.8 58.3 70.0 70.1 61.2 67.2 59.0 58.5 1990 20.4 40.7 55.8 60.3 45.2 48.6 42.4 45.0 1988 36.2 54.0 67.9 68.8 57.4 62.9 54.5 55.6 1986 21.9 41.4 58.7 60.9 44.4 49.5 43.0 48.4 1984 40.8 58.4 69.8 67.7 59.7 65.7 56.8 58.5 1982 24.8 45.4 62.2 59.9 49.8 54.7 41.8 50.7 1980 39.9 58.7 69.3 65.1 58.5 65.8 55.6 57.2 1978 23.5 43.1 58.5 55.9 48.1 50.5 39.6 47.5 1976 42.2 58.7 68.7 62.2 59.5 65.1 54.9 57.5 1974 23.8 42.2 56.9 51.4 48.7 49.3 36.0 48.1 1972 49.6 62.7 70.8 63.5 66.4 NA 55.4 NA 1970 30.4 51.9 64.2 57.0 59.0 NA 44.7 NA 1968 50.4 66.6 74.9 65.8 71.0 NA 60.1 NA 1966 31.2 53.1 64.5 56.1 60.9 NA 43.0 NA 1964 50.9 69.0 75.9 66.3 74.4 76.2 56.7 71.9 Registered 1996 48.8 61.9 73.5 77.0 64.7 71.6 65.9 60.8 1994 42.3 57.9 71.7 76.3 61.5 68.9 61.1 58.9 1992 52.5 64.8 75.3 78.0 67.0 74.6 67.2 63.6 1990 39.9 58.4 71.4 76.5 61.0 68.2 61.3 57.7 1988 48.2 63.0 75.5 78.4 64.8 72.5 65.6 63.0 1986 42.0 61.1 74.8 76.9 62.0 70.7 63.0 60.8 1984 51.3 66.6 76.6 76.9 66.6 74.6 66.9 64.7 1982 42.4 61.5 75.6 75.2 62.5 71.1 61.7 60.6 1980 49.2 65.6 75.8 74.6 64.8 73.8 64.8 63.3 1978 40.5 60.2 74.3 72.8 62.3 68.2 60.1 59.1 1976 51.3 65.5 75.5 71.4 65.9 72.3 64.6 63.2 1974 41.3 59.9 73.6 70.2 62.2 66.6 59.8 59.8 1972 58.9 71.3 79.7 75.6 73.9 NA 68.7 NA 1970 40.9 65.0 77.5 73.7 70.0 NA 63.8 NA 1968 56.0 72.4 81.1 75.6 76.5 NA 69.2 NA 1966 44.1 67.6 78.9 73.5 73.8 NA 62.2 NA 1964 NA NA 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/ For years 1966 to 1972 data were available for the West and South region only. Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20-466. "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992," and earlier reports. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Fertility and Family Statistics Branch 301-457-2445