Voter Registration and Turnout by Age,
Gender & Race
1998
AGE |
Cit. VAP# |
% Registered |
# Voted |
% Voted |
% of Total US Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 US Total |
183,450,000 |
67.1 |
83,098,000 |
45.3 |
100 |
18-24 Years |
22,993,000 |
43.6 |
4,251,000 |
18.5 |
5.1 |
25-44 |
74,677,000 |
63.6 |
28,889,000 |
38.7 |
34.8 |
45-64 |
54,466,000 |
75.4 |
30,758,000 |
56.5 |
37 |
65+ |
31,316,000 |
77.5 |
19,200,000 |
61.3 |
23.1 |
| GENDER | Cit. VAP |
% Registered |
# Voted |
% Voted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male |
87,713,000 |
65.7 |
39,391,000 |
44.9 |
Female |
95,738,000 |
68.4 |
43,706,000 |
45.7 |
Cit. VAP |
% Registered |
# Voted |
% Voted |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
White |
143,651,000 |
69.3 |
68,068,000 |
47.4 |
Black |
21,613,000 |
63.7 |
9,044,000 |
41.9 |
Hispanic |
12,395,000 |
55.2 |
4,068,000 |
32.8 |
| Asian & Pacific Islander | 4,344,000 |
49.1 |
1,404,000 |
32.3 |
#Cit.VAP= Citizen Voting Age Population. Prior to 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau reported voting and registration rates for the total U.S. residential population, including noncitizens, as percentages of Voting Age Population (VAP). The Census Bureau now collects data on citizenship status and is able to show voting and registration rates for citizens. (Citizenship levels vary among different population groups. For example, presenting voter turnout rates based on citizen population sugnificantly increases voter turnout levels of both Hispanics and Asians and Pacific Islanders because many U.S. residents of these groups are not citizens)
Statistics taken from: Current Population Reports - P20-523RV - "Voting & Registration in the Election of November 1998" U.S. Bureau of Census