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 | 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.
TABLE | OCTOBER 28, 2016
Selected Characteristics of the Citizen, 18 and Older Population
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
FIGURE | MAY 10, 2017
Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin
Voting Rate Drops Since 2012 for Black Population
FIGURE | MAY 10, 2017
Voting Rates by Age
More Millennials Vote: Only Age Group to See Voter Turnout Increase Since 2012
FIGURE | NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Citizen Voting-Age Population
A series of graphics showing selected characteristics of the citizen voting-age population from the 2015 ACS for all U.S. states and congressional districts.
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.