In election years, the Current Population Survey collects data on reported voting and registration, and later reports stats by turnout, age, race and origin.
Tables
TABLE | FEBRUARY 2020
Population and Voting Rates for Congressional Districts: 2018
TABLE | APRIL 2019
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2018
The P20 detailed tables are released every two years following national level elections.
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.
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
VISUALIZATION | FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Participation in Presidential Elections by Sex Since 1980
Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.
VISUALIZATION | FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Participation in Congressional Elections by Sex Since 1978
Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen.
VISUALIZATION | FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Congressional District Voting Rates and Population Characteristics
Discover voting rates and the characteristics of American voting-age citizens by their congressional designations.
News
PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 23, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2018 Voting and Registration Data
These tables present a portrait of the voting population by demographic and economic variables including race, sex, age, educational attainment and more..
PRESS RELEASE | DECEMBER 19, 2018
Nevada e Idaho son los estados de mayor crecimiento de la nación
La población estadounidense creció en 0,6 por ciento y Nevada y Idaho fueron los Estados de más rápido crecimiento de la nación.
PRESS RELEASE | DECEMBER 19, 2018
Nevada and Idaho Are the Nation’s Fastest-Growing States
The U.S. population grew by 0.6 percent and Nevada and Idaho were the nation’s fastest-growing states between July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018.