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Voting and Registration Publications

Official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau have a report number and often list the lead author(s).

Most of our reports on each elections are released in the years following election. Compendium tables from the Statistical Abstract (which is no longer in publication) can be accessed for older tables.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2020
This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2020 CPS November Voting Supplement.


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An Analysis of the 2018 Congressional Election
This report summarizes the characteristics of those who voted and registered in the November 2018 election and in congressional elections since 1978.


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Characteristics of Voters in the Presidential Election of 2016
This report provides analysis of voters in presidential elections since 1980, with a focus on the election of 2016.


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Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.


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Young-Adult Voting: An Analysis of Presidential Elections, 1964-2012
Young people have stood out for their low levels of electoral participation, but a shift has appeared in some years, in the direction of greater engagement.


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Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2012
This report provides analysis of the increasingly diverse American electorate, specifically for presidential elections since 1996.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008
For this report, we compare 2008 election data only with data from previous presidential election years (2004, 2000, 1996, etc.).


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Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012
This publication is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.


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States & Local Areas
This data is provided by two Census Bureau publications, the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (SMADB) and the County and City Data Book (CCDB).


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006
This report examines levels of voting and registration in the November 2006 congressional election.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004
This report examines the levels of voting and registration in the November 2004 presidential election.


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65+ in the United States: 2005
This report analyzes data for the population 65 and older, disaggregated into narrower age groups where possible.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002
This report examines the levels of voting and registration in the November 2002 Congressional election.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2000
This report examines the levels of voting and registration in the November 2000 Presidential election.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1998
This report examines the characteristics of the people who voted in the November 1998 Congressional election.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1996
In this report, we examine how reported voting and registration in the 1996 Presidential election compare with turn out and registration in previous elections.


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“Too Busy” to Vote
This brief examines the most popular reasons citizens have for not voting.


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65+ in the United States
This report focuses on demographic, social, economic, longevity, and health characteristics of the elderly population.


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Election ’96 — Counting the American Electorate
This brief looks at various characteristics of the projected voting-age population (U.S. residents 18 years and over).


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Projections of the Population of the Voting Age, for States


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Projections of the Population of the Voting Age, for States


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How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1994
This report provides a two-color illustrated overview giving data on selected topics.


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Sixty-Five Plus in America
This report analyzes data on the elderly from various perspectives–demographic, social, economic, and geographic.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992
According to results from the November 1992 CPS, 61 percent of the voting-age population reported that they voted in the 1992 general election.


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Hispanic Americans Today
This report presents, graphically, data on a wide range of topics, including population distribution and composition, family, education, and more.


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Projections of the Population of the Voting Age, for States
This report presents projections of the population of voting age (18 years and over) for States for November 1, 1992.


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How We're Changing: Demographic State of the Nation: 1992
This report provides a two-color illustrated overview giving data on selected topics.


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The Decline in American Voter Turnout
This brief examines differences in voting patterns in the November 1990 elections based on various social and demographic characteristics.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1990
Results from the November 1990 supplement to the CPS show that 45 percent of persons 18 years old and over voted in the 1990 Congressional elections.


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Studies in the Measurement of Voter Turnout
This report contains a set of three papers designed to illuminate different aspects of measuring voting behavior in U.S. national elections.


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Projections of the Population of the Voting Age, for States
This report presents projections of the population of voting age (18 years and over) for States for November 1, 1990.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1988
Results from the November 1988 supplement to the CPS show that 57 percent of persons 18 years old and over reported that they voted in the 1988 elections.


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Projections of the Population of the Voting Age, for States
This report presents projections of the population of voting age (18 years and over) for States on November 1, 1988.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1986
According to ballot counts, 64.8 million Americans voted in the November 1986 general elections.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1984
The election of 1984 marked the first rise in voter turnout for a Presidential election since the rate began to fall following the 1964 election.


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Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1984
In 1984, voter turnout rose for the first time in a Presidential election since it began falling during the mid-1960’s.

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