Census Analysis
(All statistics in thousands)
West Virginia |
Year |
Race |
VAP |
CVAP |
REG |
REG % |
TO |
TO % |
REG SHARE |
TO SHARE |
VR POTENTIAL |
2008 |
Total |
1,395 |
1,387 |
917 |
66.1% |
741 |
80.8% |
|
|
470 |
| White |
1,345 |
1,340 |
890 |
66.4% |
720 |
80.9% |
97.06% |
97.17% |
450 |
| Black |
39 |
38 |
21 |
55.3% |
19 |
90.5% |
2.29% |
2.56% |
17 |
| Latino |
9 |
6 |
5 |
83.3% |
5 |
100.0% |
0.55% |
0.67% |
1 |
| 2006 |
Total |
1,394 |
1,389 |
873 |
62.9% |
513 |
58.8% |
|
|
516 |
| White |
1,327 |
1,323 |
841 |
63.6% |
494 |
58.7% |
96.33% |
96.30% |
482 |
| Black |
44 |
44 |
18 |
40.9% |
11 |
61.1% |
2.06% |
2.14% |
26 |
| Latino |
3 |
2 |
2 |
100.0% |
- |
n/a |
0.23% |
n/a |
- |
| 2004 |
Total |
1,395 |
1,394 |
935 |
67.1% |
798 |
85.3% |
|
|
459 |
| White |
1,326 |
1,325 |
896 |
67.6% |
764 |
85.3% |
95.83% |
95.74% |
429 |
| Black |
42 |
42 |
23 |
54.8% |
20 |
87.0% |
2.46% |
2.51% |
19 |
| Latino |
5 |
5 |
1 |
20.0% |
1 |
100.0% |
0.11% |
0.13% |
4 |
| 2002 |
Total |
1,379 |
1,372 |
827 |
60.3% |
507 |
61.3% |
|
|
545 |
| White |
1,325 |
1,322 |
805 |
60.9% |
492 |
61.1% |
97.34% |
97.04% |
517 |
| Black |
34 |
33 |
15 |
45.5% |
10 |
66.7% |
1.81% |
1.97% |
18 |
| Latino |
8 |
8 |
5 |
62.5% |
3 |
60.0% |
0.60% |
0.59% |
3 |
| 2000 |
Total |
1,405 |
1,397 |
886 |
63.4% |
732 |
82.6% |
|
|
511 |
| White |
1,349 |
1,346 |
856 |
63.6% |
708 |
82.7% |
96.61% |
96.72% |
490 |
| Black |
45 |
45 |
29 |
64.4% |
22 |
75.9% |
3.27% |
3.01% |
16 |
| Latino |
7 |
5 |
1 |
20.0% |
1 |
100.0% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
4 |
| 1998 |
Total |
1,401 |
1,399 |
880 |
62.9% |
503 |
57.2% |
|
|
519 |
| White |
1,365 |
1,365 |
858 |
62.9% |
489 |
57.0% |
97.50% |
97.22% |
507 |
| Black |
22 |
22 |
11 |
50.0% |
8 |
72.7% |
1.25% |
1.59% |
11 |
| Latino |
5 |
3 |
1 |
33.3% |
1 |
100.0% |
0.11% |
0.20% |
2 |
| 1996 |
Total |
1,423 |
1,412 |
921 |
65.2% |
715 |
77.6% |
|
|
491 |
| White |
1,368 |
1,365 |
900 |
65.9% |
706 |
78.4% |
97.72% |
98.74% |
465 |
| Black |
41 |
39 |
19 |
48.7% |
8 |
42.1% |
2.06% |
1.12% |
20 |
| Latino |
3 |
2 |
1 |
50.0% |
1 |
100.0% |
0.11% |
0.14% |
1 |
| 1994 |
Total |
1,396 |
n/a |
852 |
n/a |
475 |
55.8% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
1,329 |
n/a |
820 |
n/a |
460 |
56.1% |
96.24% |
96.84% |
n/a |
| Black |
57 |
n/a |
29 |
n/a |
13 |
44.8% |
3.40% |
2.74% |
n/a |
| Latino |
4 |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| 1992 |
Total |
1,367 |
n/a |
888 |
n/a |
784 |
88.3% |
|
|
n/a |
| White |
1,317 |
n/a |
858 |
n/a |
758 |
88.3% |
96.62% |
96.68% |
n/a |
| Black |
43 |
n/a |
28 |
n/a |
21 |
75.0% |
3.15% |
2.68% |
n/a |
| Latino |
4 |
n/a |
3 |
n/a |
2 |
66.7% |
0.34% |
0.26% |
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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