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Census Analysis
(All statistics in thousands)
South Carolina |
Year |
Race |
VAP |
CVAP |
REG |
REG % |
TO |
TO % |
REG SHARE |
TO SHARE |
VR POTENTIAL |
2008 |
Total |
3,313 |
3,202 |
2,385 |
74.5% |
2,100 |
88.1% |
|
|
817 |
| White |
2,413 |
2,319 |
1,713 |
73.9% |
1,466 |
85.6% |
71.82% |
69.81% |
606 |
| Black |
854 |
847 |
650 |
76.7% |
615 |
94.6% |
27.25% |
29.29% |
197 |
| Latino |
111 |
37 |
21 |
56.8% |
18 |
85.7% |
0.88% |
0.86% |
16 |
| 2006 |
Total |
3,197 |
3,043 |
1,986 |
65.3% |
1,376 |
69.3% |
|
|
1,057 |
| White |
2,145 |
2,133 |
1,363 |
63.9% |
933 |
68.5% |
68.63% |
67.81% |
770 |
| Black |
858 |
828 |
582 |
70.3% |
419 |
72.0% |
29.31% |
30.45% |
246 |
| Latino |
151 |
35 |
9 |
25.7% |
7 |
77.8% |
0.45% |
0.51% |
26 |
| 2004 |
Total |
3,061 |
3,002 |
2,238 |
74.6% |
1,899 |
84.9% |
|
|
764 |
| White |
2,142 |
2,120 |
1,617 |
76.3% |
1,377 |
85.2% |
72.25% |
72.51% |
503 |
| Black |
837 |
834 |
595 |
71.3% |
498 |
83.7% |
26.59% |
26.22% |
239 |
| Latino |
52 |
16 |
13 |
81.3% |
13 |
100.0% |
0.58% |
0.68% |
3 |
| 2002 |
Total |
2,967 |
2,900 |
1,972 |
68.0% |
1,353 |
68.6% |
|
|
928 |
| White |
2,134 |
2,123 |
1,455 |
68.5% |
989 |
68.0% |
73.78% |
73.10% |
668 |
| Black |
705 |
702 |
483 |
68.8% |
343 |
71.0% |
24.49% |
25.35% |
219 |
| Latino |
107 |
61 |
27 |
44.3% |
18 |
66.7% |
1.37% |
1.33% |
34 |
| 2000 |
Total |
2,929 |
2,897 |
1,993 |
68.8% |
1,725 |
86.6% |
|
|
904 |
| White |
2,171 |
2,160 |
1,516 |
70.2% |
1,303 |
85.9% |
76.07% |
75.54% |
644 |
| Black |
662 |
657 |
454 |
69.1% |
402 |
88.5% |
22.78% |
23.30% |
203 |
| Latino |
62 |
46 |
7 |
15.2% |
7 |
100.0% |
0.35% |
0.41% |
39 |
| 1998 |
Total |
2,817 |
2,793 |
1,907 |
68.3% |
1,328 |
69.6% |
|
|
886 |
| White |
2,032 |
2,024 |
1,391 |
68.7% |
1,001 |
72.0% |
72.94% |
75.38% |
633 |
| Black |
741 |
741 |
504 |
68.0% |
317 |
62.9% |
26.43% |
23.87% |
237 |
| Latino |
24 |
16 |
6 |
37.5% |
3 |
50.0% |
0.31% |
0.23% |
10 |
| 1996 |
Total |
2,716 |
2,705 |
1,851 |
68.4% |
1,479 |
79.9% |
|
|
854 |
| White |
2,005 |
1,994 |
1,399 |
70.2% |
1,127 |
80.6% |
75.58% |
76.20% |
595 |
| Black |
677 |
677 |
436 |
64.4% |
338 |
77.5% |
23.55% |
22.85% |
241 |
| Latino |
18 |
15 |
6 |
40.0% |
6 |
100.0% |
0.32% |
0.41% |
9 |
| 1994 |
Total |
2,681 |
n/a |
1,635 |
n/a |
1,217 |
74.4% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
1,765 |
n/a |
1,108 |
n/a |
872 |
78.7% |
67.77% |
71.65% |
n/a |
| Black |
882 |
n/a |
520 |
n/a |
341 |
65.6% |
31.80% |
28.02% |
n/a |
| Latino |
16 |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1992 |
Total |
2,580 |
n/a |
1,730 |
n/a |
1,496 |
86.5% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
1,842 |
n/a |
1,274 |
n/a |
1,134 |
89.0% |
73.64% |
75.80% |
n/a |
| Black |
683 |
n/a |
430 |
n/a |
338 |
78.6% |
24.86% |
22.59% |
n/a |
| Latino |
21 |
n/a |
8 |
n/a |
8 |
100.0% |
0.46% |
0.53% |
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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