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population
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| Voter
registration
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| Voter turnout
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| Turnout of voting-age
population (percent)
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2008*231,229,580NA*148,218,161*64.1%* 2006 220,600,000135,889,60080,588,00043.6%2004221,256,931174,800,000122,294,97855.3 2002 215,473,000150,990,59879,830,11937.02000205,815,000156,421,311105,586,27451.3 1998 200,929,000141,850,55873,117,02236.41996196,511,000146,211,96096,456,34549.1 1994 193,650,000130,292,82275,105,86038.81992189,529,000133,821,178104,405,15555.1 1990 185,812,000121,105,63067,859,18936.51988182,778,000126,379,62891,594,69350.1 1986 178,566,000118,399,98464,991,12836.41984174,466,000124,150,61492,652,68053.1 1982 169,938,000110,671,22567,615,57639.81980164,597,000113,043,73486,515,22152.6 1978 158,373,000103,291,26558,917,93837.21976152,309,190105,037,98681,555,78953.6 1974 146,336,00096,199,020155,943,83438.21972140,776,00097,328,54177,718,55455.2 1970 124,498,00082,496,747258,014,33846.61968120,328,18681,658,18073,211,87560.8 1966 116,132,00076,288,283356,188,04648.41964114,090,00073,715,81870,644,59261.9 1962 112,423,00065,393,751453,141,22747.31960109,159,00064,833,096568,838,20463.1 *Preliminary results. This will be updated as more information becomes available. n.a. = not available. NOTE: Presidential election years are in boldface. 1. Registrations from Iowa not included. 2. Registrations from Iowa and Mo. not included. 3. Registrations from Iowa, Kans., Miss., Mo., Nebr., and Wyo. not included. D.C. did not have independent status. 4. Registrations from Ala., Alaska, D.C., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.C., N.D., Okla., S.D., Wis., and Wyo. not included. 5. Registrations from Ala., Alaska, D.C., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.M., N.C., N.D., Okla., S.D., Wis., and Wyo. not included.
Source: Federal Election Commission. Data drawn from Congressional Research Service reports, Election Data Services Inc., and State Election Offices.
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