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. Estimates and projections of voting-age population derived from administrative records and Census 2000 are also provided.

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Definitions and Explanations

Geographic area: Nation and state
1. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002 (P20-552)
  - Report [PDF 121k]
  - Detailed tables
  - Press Release/Product Announcement - Record Numbers Registered and Voted in 2002 Election
2. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000 (P20-542)
  - Report [PDF 138k]
  - Detailed tables
  - Source and Accuracy Statement
  - Press Release/Product Announcement - Registered Voter Turnout Improved in 2000 Presidential Election
3. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1998 (P20-523)
  - Report [PDF 183k]
  - Detailed tables
  - Source and Accuracy Statement
  - Press Release/Product Announcement - African Americans Defy Trend of Plunging Voter Turnout
  - Press Release/Product Announcement - Number of Asian and Pacific Islanders Casting Ballots Up "Significantly"
  - Press Release/Product Announcement - Number of Hispanics Who Vote Up "Sharply"
4. Historical Voting and Registration Reports
Estimates and Projections of the Voting-Age Population
1. Estimates of the Voting-Age Population
  - State estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin
2. Census 2000
  - Summary Tables of Voting-Age Population and Voting-Age Citizens (PHC-T-31)
  - Census summary files on American Factfinder
    - Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4) - Sample Data, see Table PCT44
    - 108th Congressional District Summary File (100-Percent), see Table P12
    - 108th Congressional District Summary File (Sample)
  - Special tabulations program
3. Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 2000
  - Tables
  - Press Release/Public Announcement - California, Texas and Florida Will Show Biggest Increases in Voting-Age Population in November
4. Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 1998 (P25-1132)
  - Report [PDF 68k]
  - Press Release/Public Announcement - Voting-Age Population Projected to Pass 200 Million Mark
  - Methodology
5. 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 [PDF 109k]
6. Historical Voting and Registration Reports
Working Papers
- Paper Number 44 - The Emerging American Voter: An Examination of the Increase in the Black Vote in November 1998
- Paper Number 28 - Are There Differences in Registration and Voting Behavior Between Naturalized and Native-born Americans?

Historical Time Series Tables

º Table A-1.	Reported Voting and Registration by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex and Age Groups: November 1964 to 2002 Excel (68k) \| PDF (22k) \| CSV (18k)
º Table A-2.	Reported Voting and Registration by Region, Educational Attainment and Labor Force: November 1964 to 2002 Excel (22k) \| PDF (60k) \| CSV (4k)
º Table A-3.	Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-Age Population, by State for Congressional Elections: 1974-2002 Excel (52k) \| PDF (19k) \| CSV (10k)
º Table A-4.	Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-Age Population: Congressional Elections 1982-2002 Excel (17k) \| PDF (29k) \| CSV (17k)
º Table A-5.	Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-Age Population, by State for Presidential Elections: 1972-2000 Excel (33k) \| PDF (19k) \| CSV (10k)
º Table A-6.	Reported Voting and Registration for Total and Citizen Voting-Age Population: Presidential Elections 1980-2000 Excel (17k) \| PDF (29k) \| CSV (2k)

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 selecting the specific product you wish to order.
- The November CPS data files are also accessible through the Census Bureau’s Federal Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool (FERRET)
- Previous publications are also available in CenStore.
Other Related Topics
- Estimates
- Projections
- Citizenship/foreign born
- Statistical Abstract of the United States. See Section 8 Elections.
Links to Other Sites
- Federal Election Commission
- Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives
  Election Information
- American National Election Series
- U.S. Senate, Elections and Campaigns - see the Bibliography on "Resources on Elections and Political Parties"
- The George Washington University -- Election Statistics
For Further Information

Contact: The Education and Social Stratification Branch, U.S. Census Bureau 301-763-2464.

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Voting And Registration

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Estimates and Projections of the Voting-Age Population

Working Papers

Historical Time Series Tables

Data Availability

Other Related Topics

Links to Other Sites

For Further Information