According to ballot counts, 64.8 million Americans voted in the November 1986 general elections. This is 3 million fewer than the 67.6 million voting in the 1982 elections, despite the addition of 8.4 million persons to the voting-age population (persons 18 years and over). The returns for 1986 represent 46 percent of the voting-age population, down from 40 percent voting in 1982.

Appendix B [<1.0 MB]

Appendix C [<1.0 MB]

Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Single Years of Age and Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Residence, for the United States [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex, for States [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Reported Voting and Registration, by Age, Sex, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Reported Voting and Registration of Employed Persons, by Sex and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Reported Voting and Registration of Family Members, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Family Income [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Type of Respondent [<1.0 MB]

Appendix A. Historical Tables [<1.0 MB]

Others in Series

Publication

Geographical Mobility: March 1983 to March 1984

September 1986

This report provides information on the geographical mobility of Americans between March 1983 and March 1984.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1985

November 01, 1986

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1985 CPS.

Publication

Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1986

December 1987

Detailed tabulations provide statistics on the marital status and living arrangements of the United States population using data from the 1986 CPS.

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