Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1982

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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1982

P20-383
P20-383. Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1982
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According to official counts, 67.6 million Americas voted in the November 1982 national elections. This is the largest number of voters ever in a nonpresidential election in the United States, exceeding by 8.1 million the number of votes cast in the 1978 elections. This is official figure for 1982 represents 40 percent of the voting-age population (18 years and over), higher than the 38 percent voting in 1978.

 

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