U.S. Census Bureau News - Voting

Estimates of State Voting-Age Population: July 1, 2011

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:25:34 -0500

Estimates of the number of people 18 and older in each state and Puerto Rico. The downloadable file will also include total population and the percentage of people 18 and older. These are the first estimates since 2010 Census tabulations were released. Internet address: . No news release associated with ...

Census Bureau Reports Hispanic Voter Turnout Reaches Record High for Congressional Election

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:10:03 -0500

     Hispanics made up 7 percent of voters in the 2010 congressional election, the highest percentage for a nonpresidential election since the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting this information in 1974. Hispanics comprised 6 percent of voters in 2006.     Blacks also increased their share of the electorate, going from 11 percent ...

Voter Turnout Increases by 5 Million in 2008 Presidential Election, U.S. Census Bureau Reports

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:07:27 -0500

     About 131 million people reported voting in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, an increase of 5 million from 2004, according to a new table package released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase included about 2 million more black voters, 2 million more Hispanic voters and about 600,000 more ...

Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:58:47 -0500

     Some 96 million voted in the 2006 congressional elections, an increase of 7 million from 2002, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.      About 48 percent of voting-age citizens cast a ballot in 2006, the highest since 1994 when the Census Bureau first began collecting this ...

South Dakota in Focus: Census Bureau Pre-Primary Snapshot

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:18:16 -0500

     With its primary on June 3, South Dakota’s 2007 population of 796,000 includes a higher percentage of the non-Hispanic white-alone population and a higher percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population than the nation as a whole, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. About 68 percent of South ...

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