In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and origin.
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TABLE | MAY 2017
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2016
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
TABLE | OCTOBER 28, 2016
Selected Characteristics of the Citizen, 18 and Older Population
TABLE | JULY 2015
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2014
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
Publications
PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 2018
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.
PUBLICATION | JULY 16, 2015
Congressional Elections and the American Electorate: 1978–2014
This report provides analysis of the American electorate in congressional elections since 1978.
PUBLICATION | APRIL 24, 2014
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
FIGURE | MAY 10, 2017
Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin
Voting Rate Drops Since 2012 for Black Population
FIGURE | MAY 10, 2017
Voting Rates by Age
More Millennials Vote: Only Age Group to See Voter Turnout Increase Since 2012
FIGURE | NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Citizen Voting-Age Population
A series of graphics showing selected characteristics of the citizen voting-age population from the 2015 ACS for all U.S. states and congressional districts.
News
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 10, 2017
Nuevos Datos del Censo sobre Participación en las Elecciones 2016
La oficina del Censo publicó datos de participación en las elecciones 2016. Las tablas proveen datos de votantes por edad y otras características demográficas.
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 10, 2017
Voting Rate for the Black Population Dropped in the 2016 Election
New Census Bureau data looks at voter turnout in the November 2016 presidential election by race, Hispanic origin, age and other demographic characteristics.
PRESS RELEASE | MAY 10, 2016
Demographic and Economic Profiles of Oregon’s Electorate
Statistics that give an overall profile of the state’s voting-age population and industries.