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Voter Registration and Turnout in Federal Elections

by Race/Ethnicity  1972-1996


RACE*

VAP

% REGISTERED

# VOTED

% VOTED

1996
White 162,779,000 67.7 91,208,000 56
Black 22,483,000 63.5 11,386,000 50.6
Hispanic 18,426,000 35.7 4,928,000 26.7
 
1994
White 160,317,000 64.6 75,769,000 47.3
Black 21,799,000 58.5 8,095,000 37.1
Hispanic 17,476,000 31.3 3,522,000 20.2
 
1992
White 157,837,000 70.1 100,405,000 63.6
Black 21,039,000 63.9 11,371,000 54
Hispanic 14,688,000 35 4,238,000 28.9
 
1990
White 155,587,000 63.8 72,608,000 46.7
Black 20,371,000 58.8 7,978,000 39.2
Hispanic 13,756,000 32.3 2,894,000 21
 
1988
White 152,848,000 67.9 90,357,000 59.1
Black 19,692,000 64.5 10,144,000 51.5
Hispanic 12,893,000 35.5 3,710,000 28.8
 
1986
White 149,899,000 65.3 70,473,000 47
Black 19,020,000 64 8,225,000 43.2
Hispanic 11,832,000 35.9 2,866,000 24.2
 
1984
White 146,761,000 69.6 90,152,000 61.4
Black 18,432,000 66.3 10,293,000 55.8
Hispanic 9,471,000 40.1 3,092,000 32.6
 
1982
White 143,607,000 65.6 71,679,000 49.9
Black 17,624,000 59.1 7,581,000 43
Hispanic 8,765,000 35.3 2,217,000 25.3
 
1980
White 137,676,000 68.4 83,855,000 60.9
Black 16,423,000 60 8,287,000 50.5
Hispanic 8,210,000 36.3 2,453,000 29.9
 
1978
White 133,370,000 63.8 63,107,000 47.3
Black 15,636,000 57.1 5,812,000 37.2
Hispanic 6,788,000 32.9 1,593,000 23.5
 
1976
White 129,316,000 68.3 78,808,000 60.9
Black 14,927,000 58.5 7,273,000 48.7
Hispanic 6,594,000 37.8 2,098,000 31.8
 
1974
White 125,132,000 63.5 57,918,000 46.3
Black 14,175,000 54.9 4,786,000 33.8
Hispanic 6,095,000 34.9 1,397,000 22.9
 
1972
White 121,243,000 73.4 78,166,000 64.5
Black 13,493,000 65.5 7,032,000 52.1
Hispanic 5,616,000 44.4 2,103,000 37.5
 
* Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
 

 

The following chart pertains only to Presidential elections.

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Registration and turnout figures published in: "Current Population Reports, Series P20"- U.S. Bureau of Census