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Census Analysis
(All statistics in thousands)
Massachusetts |
Year |
Race |
VAP |
CVAP |
REG |
REG % |
TO |
TO % |
REG SHARE |
TO SHARE |
VR POTENTIAL |
2008 |
Total |
4,962 |
4,533 |
3,293 |
72.6% |
3,044 |
92.4% |
|
|
1,240 |
| White |
4,280 |
4,044 |
3,026 |
74.8% |
2,787 |
92.1% |
91.89% |
91.56% |
1,018 |
| Black |
310 |
235 |
145 |
61.7% |
145 |
100.0% |
4.40% |
4.76% |
90 |
| Latino |
286 |
193 |
103 |
53.4% |
77 |
74.8% |
3.13% |
2.53% |
90 |
| 2006 |
Total |
4,864 |
4,395 |
3,180 |
72.4% |
2,434 |
76.5% |
|
|
1,215 |
| White |
4,046 |
3,860 |
2,878 |
74.6% |
2,226 |
77.3% |
90.50% |
91.45% |
982 |
| Black |
292 |
216 |
122 |
56.5% |
97 |
79.5% |
3.84% |
3.99% |
94 |
| Latino |
265 |
179 |
84 |
46.9% |
61 |
72.6% |
2.64% |
2.51% |
95 |
| 2004 |
Total |
4,840 |
4,497 |
3,483 |
77.5% |
3,085 |
88.6% |
|
|
1,014 |
| White |
4,297 |
4,049 |
3,234 |
79.9% |
2,880 |
89.1% |
92.85% |
93.35% |
815 |
| Black |
292 |
273 |
148 |
54.2% |
127 |
85.8% |
4.25% |
4.12% |
125 |
| Latino |
323 |
212 |
140 |
66.0% |
106 |
75.7% |
4.02% |
3.44% |
72 |
| 2002 |
Total |
4,931 |
4,459 |
3,198 |
71.7% |
2,340 |
73.2% |
|
|
1,261 |
| White |
4,424 |
4,103 |
2,980 |
72.6% |
2,179 |
73.1% |
93.18% |
93.12% |
1,123 |
| Black |
316 |
252 |
176 |
69.8% |
138 |
78.4% |
5.50% |
5.90% |
76 |
| Latino |
315 |
180 |
74 |
41.1% |
46 |
62.2% |
2.31% |
1.97% |
106 |
| 2000 |
Total |
4,614 |
4,246 |
3,244 |
76.4% |
2,772 |
85.5% |
|
|
1,002 |
| White |
4,189 |
3,930 |
3,047 |
77.5% |
2,590 |
85.0% |
93.93% |
93.43% |
883 |
| Black |
311 |
256 |
173 |
67.6% |
158 |
91.3% |
5.33% |
5.70% |
83 |
| Latino |
251 |
175 |
103 |
58.9% |
51 |
49.5% |
3.18% |
1.84% |
72 |
| 1998 |
Total |
4,594 |
4,234 |
2,947 |
69.6% |
2,124 |
72.1% |
|
|
1,287 |
| White |
4,282 |
4,011 |
2,830 |
70.6% |
2,042 |
72.2% |
96.03% |
96.14% |
1,181 |
| Black |
213 |
168 |
93 |
55.4% |
70 |
75.3% |
3.16% |
3.30% |
75 |
| Latino |
217 |
117 |
47 |
40.2% |
30 |
63.8% |
1.59% |
1.41% |
70 |
| 1996 |
Total |
4,560 |
4,230 |
3,040 |
71.9% |
2,569 |
84.5% |
|
|
1,190 |
| White |
4,187 |
3,966 |
2,875 |
72.5% |
2,438 |
84.8% |
94.57% |
94.90% |
1,091 |
| Black |
228 |
193 |
125 |
64.8% |
98 |
78.4% |
4.11% |
3.81% |
68 |
| Latino |
161 |
119 |
48 |
40.3% |
36 |
75.0% |
1.58% |
1.40% |
71 |
| 1994 |
Total |
4,532 |
4,277 |
2,993 |
70.0% |
2,351 |
78.5% |
|
|
1,284 |
| White |
4,179 |
4,027 |
2,842 |
70.6% |
2,235 |
78.6% |
94.95% |
95.07% |
1,185 |
| Black |
214 |
180 |
120 |
66.7% |
94 |
78.3% |
4.01% |
4.00% |
60 |
| Latino |
128 |
87 |
28 |
32.2% |
16 |
57.1% |
0.94% |
0.68% |
59 |
| 1992 |
Total |
4,501 |
n/a |
3,262 |
n/a |
2,960 |
90.7% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
4,233 |
n/a |
3,141 |
n/a |
2,854 |
90.9% |
96.29% |
96.42% |
n/a |
| Black |
184 |
n/a |
95 |
n/a |
83 |
87.4% |
2.91% |
2.80% |
n/a |
| Latino |
124 |
n/a |
28 |
n/a |
18 |
64.3% |
0.86% |
0.61% |
n/a |
| 1990 |
Total |
4,486 |
n/a |
3,109 |
n/a |
2,638 |
84.9% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
4,208 |
n/a |
3,013 |
n/a |
2,558 |
84.9% |
96.91% |
96.97% |
n/a |
| Black |
159 |
n/a |
73 |
n/a |
61 |
83.6% |
2.35% |
2.31% |
n/a |
| Latino |
154 |
n/a |
49 |
n/a |
39 |
79.6% |
1.58% |
1.48% |
n/a |
| 1988 |
Total |
4,445 |
n/a |
3,160 |
n/a |
2,827 |
89.5% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
4,192 |
n/a |
3,064 |
n/a |
2,750 |
89.8% |
96.96% |
97.28% |
n/a |
| Black |
160 |
n/a |
72 |
n/a |
59 |
81.9% |
2.28% |
2.09% |
n/a |
| Latino |
142 |
n/a |
41 |
n/a |
31 |
75.6% |
1.30% |
1.10% |
n/a |
| 1986 |
Total |
4,399 |
n/a |
2,939 |
n/a |
2,129 |
72.4% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
4,148 |
n/a |
2,829 |
n/a |
2,058 |
72.7% |
96.26% |
96.67% |
n/a |
| Black |
185 |
n/a |
92 |
n/a |
67 |
72.8% |
3.13% |
3.15% |
n/a |
| Latino |
110 |
n/a |
19 |
n/a |
15 |
78.9% |
0.65% |
0.70% |
n/a |
| 1984 |
Total |
4,422 |
n/a |
3,078 |
n/a |
2,693 |
87.5% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
4,192 |
n/a |
2,964 |
n/a |
2,595 |
87.6% |
96.30% |
96.36% |
n/a |
| Black |
177 |
n/a |
113 |
n/a |
99 |
87.6% |
3.67% |
3.68% |
n/a |
| Latino |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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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