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.

Appendix A [<1.0 MB]

Appendix B [<1.0 MB]

Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Single Years of Age and Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Residence, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Tenure, and Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, Tenure, and Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Reported Voting and Registration of Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Age, and Tenure [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Reported Voting and Registration, by Age, Sex, and Marital Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Marital Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Reported Voting and Registration, by Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Reported Voting, by Sex, Age, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Reported Voting, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Reported Voting and Registration of Employed Persons, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Members, by Age and Family Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Members, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Family Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race and Spanish Origin, for States [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race and Spanish Origin, for 30 Selected Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Type of Respondent [<1.0 MB]

Others in Series

Population

Geographical Mobility: March 1980 to March 1981

January 1983

This report provides information on the geographical mobility of Americans between March 1980 and March 1981.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1982

May 1983

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1982 CPS.

Publication

Geographical Mobility: March 1981 to March 1982

February 1984

This report provides information on the geographical mobility of Americans between March 1981 and March 1982.

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