For every national election since 1964, we collected data on the characteristics of American voters. Find out how many citizens of voting age are registered, and how many vote, by age and sex, race and ethnicity, and more.
Tables
Population and Voting Rates for Congressional Districts: 2018
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2018
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2016
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Publications
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.
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
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.
Visualizations
News
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday and Day of Service: Jan. 2021
In 1983, Congress made the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. a federal holiday. In 1994, Congress added the national day of service. Learn more at MLKDay.gov.
National Election Day (Presidential): November 3, 2020
For the 2016 Presidential Election, the Current Population Survey found 70.3% of voting-age citizens (population 224,059,000) were registered and 61.4% voted.
*Special Edition* 19th Amendment Ratified 100 Years Ago: Aug. 18,2020
The Current Population Survey counted 153.1 million registered voters eligible to vote in the 2018 mid-term elections: 71.7 million men and 81.3 million women.
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