NEW REPORT! Voting And Registration In The Election Of November 2008
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008
Issued May 2010
Issued May 2010
By Thom File and Sarah Crissey
This U.S. Census Bureau report examines levels of voting and registration in the November 2008 presidential election, the characteristics of citizens who reported either registering or voting in the election, and the reasons why some registered individuals did not vote.
According to the report, 64 percent of voting-age citizens voted in 2008, a similar turnout to the 2004 presidential election. While the total turnout reached 131 million in 2008, approximately 15 million people who were registered to vote did not do so. Compared to the 2004 election, the voting rates for Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics increased, while the voting rate for non-Hispanic Whites decreased slightly.
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