Table 5. Percent Reported Voted by Age and Gender: November 1964 to Present Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: October 17, 1997 (Numbers in thousands) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18-44 years 45 + years ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Men Women Men Women Men Women --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Number 92,632 101,020 53,277 54,765 39,353 46,256 Percent voted 52.8 55.5 42.9 47.8 66.2 64.7 1994 Number 91,006 99,260 53,406 54,783 37,601 44,478 Percent voted 44.7 45.3 33.9 35.9 60.2 57.0 1992 Number 88,557 97,126 52,008 53,682 36,549 43,445 Percent voted 60.2 62.3 52.3 57.1 71.5 68.9 1990 Number 86,621 95,496 51,695 53,677 34,927 41,819 Percent voted 44.6 45.4 34.6 37.2 59.5 55.9 1988 Number 84,531 93,568 50,652 52,781 33,878 40,788 Percent voted 56.4 58.3 47.4 51.6 69.9 66.8 1986 Number 82,364 91,526 49,558 51,795 32,806 39,732 Percent voted 45.8 46.1 35.3 37.2 61.6 57.8 1984 Number 80,327 89,636 48,428 50,571 31,899 39,065 Percent voted 59.0 60.8 51.3 55.5 70.6 67.8 1982 Number 78,046 87,437 46,656 49,049 31,389 38,388 Percent voted 48.7 48.4 38.7 39.7 63.7 59.5 1980 Number 74,082 83,003 43,326 46,096 30,756 36,906 Percent voted 59.1 59.4 51.3 54.2 70.0 66.0 1978 Number 71,465 80,181 41,228 43,986 30,238 36,196 Percent voted 46.6 45.3 36.2 37.2 60.7 55.1 1976 Number 68,957 77,591 39,259 41,995 29,699 35,596 Percent voted 59.6 58.8 52.3 54.1 69.2 64.3 1974 Number 66,393 74,906 37,260 40,123 29,133 34,782 Percent voted 46.2 43.4 36.2 36.0 59.0 51.9 1972 Number 63,833 72,370 35,395 38,390 28,439 33,979 Percent voted 64.1 62.0 57.9 58.7 71.7 65.7 1970 Number 56,431 64,270 28,583 31,503 27,848 32,767 Percent voted 56.8 52.7 47.8 46.7 66.1 58.4 1968 Number 54,464 62,071 27,077 30,195 27,180 31,651 Percent voted 69.8 66.0 64.2 63.1 75.6 69.0 1966 Number 52,799 60,001 26,290 29,522 26,509 30,479 Percent voted 58.2 50.3 50.1 47.8 66.1 58.1 1964 Number 52,123 58,482 26,144 29,070 25,977 29,413 Percent voted 71.9 67.0 66.8 64.8 77.1 69.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Prior to 1972, data are for persons of voting age, 21 years old and over, in most States. Source: Current Population Reports, Series P20-466, "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1992," and earlier reports. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Fertility and Family Statistics Branch 301-457-2445