For every national election since 1964, we collected data on the characteristics of American voters. Find out how many citizens of voting age are registered, and how many vote, by age and sex, race and ethnicity, and more.

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Voting and Registration Visualizations

Data made visual with charts, tables, maps, and other graphic elements. They are often interactive and contain text for labeling, not narration.

Current Population Survey (CPS)

The CPS is a monthly survey sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Redistricting Data Program

Public Law 94-171 requires the Census to provide state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.

Tables

Table

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022

April 2023

The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.

Table

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020

April 2021

The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.

Table

Population and Voting Rates for Congressional Districts: 2018

February 2020

Publications

Publication

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020

February 2022

This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2020 CPS November Voting Supplement.

Publication

An Analysis of the 2018 Congressional Election

December 2021

This report summarizes the characteristics of those who voted and registered in the November 2018 election and in congressional elections since 1978.

Publication

Characteristics of Voters in the Presidential Election of 2016

October 2018

This report provides analysis of voters in presidential elections since 1980, with a focus on the election of 2016.

Visualizations

Visualization

Questions on the Voting Supplement of the Current Population Survey

This visualization is intended to help data users see which years questions were asked on the supplement.

Visualization

Participation in Presidential Elections by Sex Since 1980

Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.

Visualization

Participation in Congressional Elections by Sex Since 1978

Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.

News

Stats for Stories

Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 17-23, 2023

September 17, 2023

In 2022, about 132.3 million or 49.3% of Americans age 15 and over were unmarried, according to the Current Population Survey.

Stats for Stories

Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2023

August 26, 2023

According to the Current Population Survey, 2020 voter turnout was 68.4% for women and 65.0% for men. About 9.7 million more women than men voted.

Stats for Stories

Juneteenth (1865): June 19, 2023

June 19, 2023

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. as issued by President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. In 2021, it became our newest national holiday.

America Counts

America Counts Story

High Registration and Early Voting in 2022 Midterm Elections

The 2022 midterms featured the highest registration rates of the previous six congressional elections and high rates of early voting and mail-in ballot.

America Counts Story

Record High Turnout in 2020 General Election

Despite concerns that voter turnout would be lower during the pandemic, the 2020 election had the century’s highest turnout.

America Counts Story

What Methods Did People Use to Vote in the 2020 Election?

New data from the Current Population Survey’s voting supplement examine voting methods in 2020 and changes from 2016 at the national and state levels.

Other Subtopics Within 'Public Sector'

Building Permits

Data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits. The data are from the Building Permits Survey.

Census of Governments

Identifies the scope and nature of the nation's state and local government sector including public finance and public employment and classifications.

Congressional Apportionment

Information about congressional apportionment for the current and past Decennial Censuses.

Congressional and Intergovernmental

This office advises Congress, and tribal and intergovernmental associations on Census Bureau programs and policies, and advises the Census Bureau’s management.

Government Employee Retirement Systems

Government Retirement Systems provides revenues, expenditures, financial assets, and membership information for state and local government retirement systems.

Government Employment & Payroll

Statistics on the number of state and local government civilian employees and their gross payrolls for the month of March.

Government Finances (Local Gov Finance/State Gov Finance)

Government finances include revenues, expenditures (spending), debt, and assets (cash and security holdings).

Government Organization & Structure

Information about state and local governments, including the number of governments in the U.S.

Government Taxes (State Tax Collections/ Quarterly Tax Revenues)

State and local government tax collections by major tax category including property, income and sales taxes.

Program Income and Public Assistance

Public assistance refers to assistance programs that provide either cash assistance or in-kind benefits to individuals and families from any governmental entity

Redistricting Data

The Census Bureau provides state legislatures with the small area census population tabulations necessary for legislative redistricting.

Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD)

Measures the extent of R&D activity performed and funded by the governments of each of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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