Voting and Registration Data

Voting And Registration

Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of congressional and presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS). Detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas is listed below. Projections of the voting-age population by age, race, Hispanic origin, and gender derived from administrative data are also produced every other year in anticipation of the elections.

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Current Population Survey (CPS)

Definitions and Explanations

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1998 (P20-523)
- Report (183k)
- Detailed tables
- Source and Accuracy Statement
- Press Release/Product Announcement - African Americans Defy Trend of Plunging Voter Turnout (5k)
- Press Release/Product Announcement - Number of Asian and Pacific Islanders Casting Ballots Up "Significantly" (5k)
- Press Release/Product Announcement - Number of Hispanics Who Vote Up "Sharply" (5k)
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1996 (P20-504)
- Report (180k)
- Detailed tables (370k)
- State tables
- Press Release/Product Announcement (5k)
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1994 (PPL-25RV)
- Highlights
- Voting profile tables
- Detailed tables
- Historical tables - Congressional Elections
- Press Release/Product Announcement

Projections

Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 2000
- Tables
- Press Release/Public Announcement (10k)
Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 1998 (P25-1132)
Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States for the November 1996 Election
- Report
- Detailed tables
- Press Release/Public Announcement
- Statistical Brief - SB96-2: Election '96--Counting the American Electorate

Working Papers

Paper Number 28 - Are There Differences in Registration and Voting Behavior Between Naturalized and Native-born Americans?

Historical Time Series Tables

Table A-1.	Reported Voted and Registered by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex and Age: November 1964 to 1998 (25k)
Table A-2.	Reported Voted and Registered by Region, Educational Attainment and Labor Force: November 1964 to 1998 (9k)

Data Availability

November Current Population Survey data on Voting and Registration are available from 1964 to present on CD-ROM, diskette, and magnetic tape reels or cartridges through CenStore by clicking on the specific product you wish to order.

Previous publications are also available in CenStore.

For Further Information

Contact: The Education & Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census Bureau 301-457-2464.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Education & Social Stratification Branch
Maintained By: Laura K. Yax (Population Division)
Last Revised: September 07, 2000 at 08:23:46 AM

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