Table 3. Estimates and Projections of the Voting-Age Population, 1992 to 2000, and Percent Casting Votes for President, by State: November 1992 and 1996 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: July 31, 2000 (Numbers in thousands.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Percent casting votes | Population 18 years and over | 1996 to 2000 | for President |-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------- Region, division and State | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | Population | Percent | | | | | | | (projection) | Increase | Change | 1992 | 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States.......... 189,493 193,010 196,789 201,270 205,814 9,025 4.6 55.1 48.9 Northeast ................ 38,819 38,816 38,931 39,265 39,545 614 1.6 55.6 50.3 New England ................ 10,062 10,056 10,130 10,237 10,340 210 2.1 63.1 56.3 Middle Atlantic ............ 28,757 28,760 28,801 29,028 29,205 404 1.4 53.0 48.3 Midwest................... 44,927 45,557 46,150 46,722 47,205 1,055 2.3 61.7 54.1 East North Central ......... 31,712 32,115 32,504 32,869 33,152 648 2.0 60.2 52.4 West North Central ......... 13,215 13,442 13,646 13,853 14,053 407 3.0 65.3 58.1 South .................... 65,548 67,325 69,203 71,151 73,197 3,994 5.8 51.3 45.9 South Atlantic ............. 34,163 35,051 36,046 37,007 38,038 1,992 5.5 50.3 45.9 East South Central ......... 11,552 11,838 12,106 12,358 12,594 488 4.0 53.2 47.2 West South Central.......... 19,833 20,436 21,051 21,786 22,565 1,514 7.2 51.9 45.1 West...................... 40,199 41,312 42,505 44,132 45,867 3,362 7.9 53.4 47.0 Mountain.................... 10,390 11,094 11,685 12,200 12,757 1,072 9.2 57.5 48.9 Pacific..................... 29,809 30,218 30,820 31,932 33,110 2,290 7.4 52.0 46.2 New England: Maine...................... 928 930 941 955 968 27 2.9 73.2 64.4 New Hampshire.............. 831 846 869 889 911 42 4.8 64.7 57.4 Vermont.................... 426 433 442 451 460 18 4.1 68.0 58.5 Massachusetts.............. 4,611 4,616 4,652 4,701 4,749 97 2.1 60.2 55.0 Rhode Island .............. 767 755 751 752 753 2 0.3 59.1 52.0 Connecticut................ 2,499 2,476 2,475 2,489 2,499 24 1.0 64.7 56.3 Middle Atlantic: New York................... 13,668 13,633 13,606 13,721 13,805 199 1.5 50.7 46.4 New Jersey................. 5,953 5,979 6,042 6,144 6,245 203 3.4 56.2 50.9 Pennsylvania............... 9,136 9,148 9,153 9,163 9,155 2 0.0 54.3 49.2 East North Central: Ohio....................... 8,195 8,265 8,332 8,394 8,433 101 1.2 60.3 54.4 Indiana.................... 4,209 4,276 4,340 4,399 4,448 108 2.5 54.8 49.2 Illinois................... 8,628 8,717 8,787 8,894 8,983 196 2.2 58.5 49.1 Michigan................... 6,988 7,091 7,207 7,294 7,358 151 2.1 61.2 53.4 Wisconsin.................. 3,692 3,766 3,838 3,888 3,930 92 2.4 68.6 57.2 West North Central: Minnesota.................. 3,275 3,343 3,415 3,480 3,547 132 3.9 71.7 64.2 Iowa....................... 2,088 2,109 2,126 2,148 2,165 39 1.8 64.9 58.0 Missouri................... 3,859 3,932 3,984 4,046 4,105 121 3.0 62.0 54.2 North Dakota............... 465 470 476 477 477 1 0.2 66.3 56.0 South Dakota.............. 512 525 535 540 542 7 1.3 65.7 60.5 Nebraska................... 1,170 1,186 1,208 1,222 1,234 26 2.2 63.0 56.1 Kansas..................... 1,846 1,877 1,902 1,940 1,983 81 4.3 62.7 56.5 South Atlantic: Delaware................... 521 536 552 566 582 30 5.4 55.6 49.1 Maryland................... 3,687 3,737 3,799 3,862 3,925 126 3.3 53.8 46.9 District of Columbia....... 468 447 428 421 411 -17 -4.0 48.6 43.4 Virginia................... 4,841 4,956 5,066 5,168 5,263 197 3.9 52.9 47.7 West Virginia.............. 1,377 1,392 1,400 1,411 1,416 16 1.1 49.7 45.5 North Carolina............. 5,180 5,331 5,501 5,645 5,797 296 5.4 50.4 45.7 South Carolina............. 2,676 2,733 2,802 2,889 2,977 175 6.2 44.9 41.1 Georgia.................... 4,985 5,198 5,420 5,647 5,893 473 8.7 46.6 42.4 Florida.................... 10,428 10,721 11,078 11,398 11,774 696 6.3 51.0 47.9 East South Central: Kentucky................... 2,810 2,864 2,918 2,959 2,993 75 2.6 53.1 47.6 Tennessee.................. 3,778 3,885 4,007 4,114 4,221 214 5.3 52.5 47.3 Alabama.................... 3,092 3,172 3,221 3,280 3,333 112 3.5 54.6 47.6 Mississippi................ 1,872 1,917 1,960 2,005 2,047 87 4.4 52.4 45.6 West South Central: Arkansas................... 1,771 1,814 1,852 1,891 1,929 77 4.2 53.7 47.7 Louisiana.................. 3,050 3,085 3,129 3,195 3,255 126 4.0 58.7 57.0 Oklahoma................... 2,352 2,384 2,427 2,477 2,531 104 4.3 59.1 49.7 Texas...................... 12,660 13,153 13,643 14,223 14,850 1,207 8.8 48.6 41.1 Mountain: Montana.................... 598 625 648 659 668 20 3.1 68.7 62.8 Idaho...................... 752 802 845 883 921 76 9.0 64.1 58.2 Wyoming.................... 329 340 347 354 358 11 3.2 61.0 61.0 Colorado................... 2,564 2,715 2,837 2,946 3,067 230 8.1 61.2 53.3 New Mexico................ 1,118 1,171 1,214 1,241 1,263 49 4.0 51.0 45.8 Arizona.................... 2,839 3,059 3,245 3,421 3,625 380 11.7 52.4 43.3 Utah....................... 1,185 1,285 1,350 1,411 1,465 115 8.5 62.8 49.3 Nevada..................... 1,005 1,097 1,199 1,285 1,390 191 15.9 50.4 38.7 Pacific: Washington................. 3,811 3,962 4,109 4,237 4,368 259 6.3 60.0 54.9 Oregon..................... 2,225 2,315 2,404 2,466 2,530 126 5.2 65.7 57.3 California................. 22,508 22,653 23,002 23,902 24,873 1,871 8.1 49.5 43.6 Alaska..................... 404 413 419 425 430 11 2.6 64.0 57.7 Hawaii..................... 861 875 886 902 909 23 2.6 43.3 40.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NA - Not available. (X) - Not applicable. Notes: In Louisiana, Congressional seats are determined by open primaries held earlier in the election year. Only in the case where no single candidate receives a majority of the votes is a run-off election held in November between the two top finishers. Sources: Estimates of the voting-age population from U.S. Census Bureau; Percent casting votes from Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Washington, DC, America Votes, biennial (copyright).