Census Analysis
(All statistics in thousands)
United States |
Year |
Race |
VAP |
CVAP |
REG |
REG % |
TO |
TO % |
REG SHARE |
TO SHARE |
VR POTENTIAL |
| 2010 |
Total |
229,690 |
210,800 |
137,263 |
65.10% |
95,987 |
69.93% |
|
|
73,537 |
| White |
185,804 |
172,447 |
114,482 |
66.40% |
80,554 |
70.36% |
83.40% |
83.92% |
57,965 |
| Black |
27,396 |
25,632 |
16,101 |
58.80% |
11,149 |
69.24% |
11.73% |
11.62% |
9,531 |
| Latino |
32,457 |
21,285 |
10,982 |
51.60% |
6,646 |
60.52% |
8.00% |
6.92% |
10,303 |
| Asian |
11,049 |
7,639 |
3,765 |
49.30% |
2,354 |
62.52% |
2.74% |
2.45% |
3874 |
| 2008 |
Total |
225,499 |
206,072 |
146,311 |
71.0% |
131,144 |
89.6% |
|
|
59,761 |
| White |
183,169 |
169,438 |
122,020 |
72.0% |
109,100 |
89.4% |
83.40% |
83.019% |
47,418 |
| Black |
26,528 |
24,930 |
17,375 |
69.7% |
16,133 |
92.9% |
11.88% |
12.30% |
7,555 |
| Latino |
30,852 |
19,537 |
11,608 |
59.4% |
9,745 |
84.0% |
7.93% |
7.43% |
7,929 |
| 2006 |
Total |
220,603 |
201,073 |
135,847 |
67.6% |
96,119 |
70.8% |
|
|
65,226 |
| White |
179,873 |
165,637 |
115,135 |
69.5% |
82,387 |
71.6% |
84.75% |
85.71% |
50,502 |
| Black |
25,722 |
24,229 |
14,765 |
60.9% |
9,937 |
67.3% |
10.87% |
10.34% |
9,464 |
| Latino |
28,945 |
17,315 |
9,304 |
53.7% |
5,595 |
60.1% |
6.85% |
5.82% |
8,011 |
| 2004 |
Total |
215,694 |
197,006 |
142,070 |
72.1% |
125,736 |
88.5% |
|
|
54,936 |
| White |
176,618 |
162,958 |
119,929 |
73.6% |
106,588 |
88.9% |
84.42% |
84.77% |
43,029 |
| Black |
24,910 |
23,346 |
16,035 |
68.7% |
14,016 |
87.4% |
11.29% |
11.15% |
7,311 |
| Latino |
27,129 |
16,088 |
9,308 |
57.9% |
7,587 |
81.5% |
6.55% |
6.03% |
6,780 |
| 2002 |
Total |
210,421 |
192,656 |
128,154 |
66.5% |
88,903 |
69.4% |
|
|
64,502 |
| White |
174,099 |
161,694 |
109,808 |
67.9% |
76,730 |
69.9% |
85.68% |
86.31% |
51,886 |
| Black |
24,445 |
22,912 |
14,304 |
62.4% |
9,695 |
67.8% |
11.16% |
10.91% |
8,608 |
| Latino |
25,162 |
15,601 |
8,196 |
52.5% |
4,747 |
57.9% |
6.40% |
5.34% |
7,405 |
| 2000 |
Total |
202,609 |
186,366 |
129,549 |
69.5% |
110,826 |
85.5% |
|
|
56,817 |
| White |
168,733 |
157,291 |
110,773 |
70.4% |
95,098 |
85.8% |
85.51% |
85.81% |
46,518 |
| Black |
24,132 |
22,753 |
15,348 |
67.5% |
12,917 |
84.2% |
11.85% |
11.66% |
7,405 |
| Latino |
21,598 |
13,159 |
7,546 |
57.3% |
5,934 |
78.6% |
5.82% |
5.35% |
5,613 |
| 1998 |
Total |
198,228 |
183,451 |
123,104 |
67.1% |
83,098 |
67.5% |
|
|
60,347 |
| White |
165,821 |
155,369 |
105,985 |
68.2% |
71,871 |
67.8% |
86.09% |
86.49% |
49,384 |
| Black |
23,305 |
22,074 |
14,031 |
63.6% |
9,223 |
65.7% |
11.40% |
11.10% |
8,043 |
| Latino |
20,321 |
12,395 |
6,843 |
55.2% |
4,068 |
59.4% |
5.56% |
4.90% |
5,552 |
| 1996 |
Total |
193,651 |
179,935 |
127,661 |
70.9% |
105,017 |
82.3% |
|
|
52,274 |
| White |
162,779 |
153,057 |
110,259 |
72.0% |
91,208 |
82.7% |
86.37% |
86.85% |
42,798 |
| Black |
22,483 |
21,486 |
14,267 |
66.4% |
11,386 |
79.8% |
11.18% |
10.84% |
7,219 |
| Latino |
18,426 |
11,209 |
6,573 |
58.6% |
4,928 |
75.0% |
5.15% |
4.69% |
4,636 |
| 1994 |
Total |
190,267 |
177,260 |
118,994 |
67.1% |
85,702 |
72.0% |
|
|
58,266 |
| White |
160,317 |
151,432 |
103,614 |
68.4% |
75,769 |
73.1% |
87.07% |
88.41% |
47,818 |
| Black |
21,799 |
20,829 |
12,762 |
61.3% |
8,095 |
63.4% |
10.72% |
9.45% |
8,067 |
| Latino |
17,476 |
10,350 |
5,473 |
52.9% |
3,522 |
64.4% |
4.60% |
4.11% |
4,877 |
| 1992 |
Total |
185,684 |
173,784 |
126,578 |
72.8% |
113,866 |
90.0% |
|
|
47,206 |
| White |
157,637 |
149,553 |
110,684 |
74.0% |
100,405 |
90.7% |
87.44% |
88.18% |
38,869 |
| Black |
21,039 |
19,995 |
13,442 |
67.2% |
11,371 |
84.6% |
10.62% |
9.99% |
6,553 |
| Latino |
14,688 |
8,778 |
5,137 |
58.5% |
4,238 |
82.5% |
4.06% |
3.72% |
3,641 |
| 1990 |
Total |
182,118 |
171,659 |
113,248 |
66.0% |
81,991 |
72.4% |
|
|
58,411 |
| White |
155,587 |
148,135 |
99,275 |
67.0% |
72,608 |
73.1% |
87.66% |
88.56% |
48,860 |
| Black |
20,371 |
19,631 |
11,968 |
61.0% |
7,978 |
66.7% |
10.57% |
9.73% |
7,663 |
| Latino |
13,756 |
8,566 |
4,442 |
51.9% |
2,894 |
65.2% |
3.92% |
3.53% |
4,124 |
| 1988 |
Total |
178,098 |
168,495 |
118,589 |
70.4% |
102,224 |
86.2% |
|
|
49,906 |
| White |
152,848 |
145,999 |
103,830 |
71.1% |
90,357 |
87.0% |
87.55% |
88.39% |
42,169 |
| Black |
19,692 |
18,692 |
12,700 |
67.9% |
10,144 |
79.9% |
10.71% |
9.92% |
5,992 |
| Latino |
12,893 |
8,078 |
4,573 |
56.6% |
3,710 |
81.1% |
3.86% |
3.63% |
3,505 |
| 1986 |
Total |
173,890 |
165,438 |
111,728 |
67.5% |
79,954 |
71.6% |
|
|
53,710 |
| White |
149,899 |
143,817 |
97,825 |
68.0% |
70,473 |
72.0% |
87.56% |
88.14% |
45,992 |
| Black |
19,020 |
18,444 |
12,166 |
66.0% |
8,225 |
67.6% |
10.89% |
10.29% |
6,278 |
| Latino |
11,832 |
7,871 |
4,247 |
54.0% |
2,866 |
67.5% |
3.80% |
3.58% |
3,624 |
| 1984 |
Total |
169,963 |
162,627 |
116,106 |
71.4% |
101,878 |
87.7% |
|
|
46,521 |
| White |
146,761 |
141,827 |
102,211 |
72.1% |
90,152 |
88.2% |
88.03% |
88.49% |
39,616 |
| Black |
18,432 |
17,809 |
12,223 |
68.6% |
10,293 |
84.2% |
10.53% |
10.10% |
5,586 |
| Latino |
9,471 |
6,444 |
3,794 |
58.9% |
3,092 |
81.5% |
3.27% |
3.04% |
2,650 |
| 1982 |
Total |
165,483 |
158,424 |
105,996 |
66.9% |
80,310 |
75.8% |
|
|
52,428 |
| White |
143,607 |
138,786 |
94,205 |
67.9% |
71,679 |
76.1% |
88.88% |
89.25% |
44,581 |
| Black |
17,624 |
17,055 |
10,422 |
61.1% |
7,581 |
72.7% |
9.83% |
9.44% |
6,633 |
| Latino |
8,765 |
5,980 |
3,091 |
51.7% |
2,217 |
71.7% |
2.92% |
2.76% |
2,889 |
| 1980 |
Total |
157,085 |
150,742 |
105,035 |
69.7% |
93,066 |
88.6% |
|
|
45,707 |
| White |
137,676 |
132,914 |
94,112 |
70.8% |
83,855 |
89.1% |
89.60% |
90.10% |
38,802 |
| Black |
16,423 |
15,951 |
9,849 |
61.7% |
8,287 |
84.1% |
9.38% |
8.90% |
6,102 |
| Latino |
8,210 |
5,565 |
2,984 |
53.6% |
2,453 |
82.2% |
2.84% |
2.64% |
2,581 |
| 1978 |
Total |
151,646 |
146,268 |
94,883 |
64.9% |
69,587 |
73.3% |
|
|
51,385 |
| White |
133,370 |
129,380 |
85,095 |
65.8% |
63,107 |
74.2% |
89.68% |
90.69% |
44,285 |
| Black |
15,636 |
15,227 |
8,921 |
58.6% |
5,812 |
65.1% |
9.40% |
8.35% |
6,306 |
| Latino |
6,788 |
4,651 |
2,233 |
48.0% |
1,593 |
71.3% |
2.35% |
2.29% |
2,418 |
| 1976 |
Total |
146,548 |
n/a |
97,761 |
n/a |
86,698 |
88.7% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
129,316 |
n/a |
88,329 |
n/a |
78,808 |
89.2% |
90.35% |
90.90% |
n/a |
| Black |
14,927 |
n/a |
8,725 |
n/a |
7,273 |
83.4% |
8.92% |
8.39% |
n/a |
| Latino |
6,594 |
n/a |
2,494 |
n/a |
2,098 |
84.1% |
2.55% |
2.42% |
n/a |
| 1974 |
Total |
141,299 |
n/a |
87,889 |
n/a |
63,164 |
71.9% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
125,132 |
n/a |
79,490 |
n/a |
57,918 |
72.9% |
90.44% |
91.69% |
n/a |
| Black |
14,175 |
n/a |
7,778 |
n/a |
4,786 |
61.5% |
8.85% |
7.58% |
n/a |
| Latino |
6,095 |
n/a |
2,125 |
n/a |
1,397 |
65.7% |
2.42% |
2.21% |
n/a |
| 1972 |
Total |
136,203 |
n/a |
98,480 |
n/a |
85,766 |
87.1% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
121,243 |
n/a |
88,987 |
n/a |
78,166 |
87.8% |
90.36% |
91.14% |
n/a |
| Black |
13,493 |
n/a |
8,837 |
n/a |
7,032 |
79.6% |
8.97% |
8.20% |
n/a |
| Latino |
5,616 |
n/a |
2,495 |
n/a |
2,103 |
84.3% |
2.53% |
2.45% |
n/a |
Legend |
VAP - Voting Age Population |
CVAP - Citizen Voting Age Population |
Reg. – Registered Voters |
Reg. % - Registered Percentage = (Reg. / CVAP) |
TO - Turnout |
TO% - Turnout Percentage = (TO / Reg) |
Reg Share – Race/Ethnicity Registration / Total Registration |
TO Share – Race/Ethnicity Turnout / Total Turnout |
VR Potential - Unregistered Citizens (CVAP - REG) |
Source: US Census Bureau, Current Population Reports: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.
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