Voter Registration and Turnout in Federal
Elections by Gender 1972 -1996
| GENDER |
VAP |
% REGISTERED |
# VOTED |
% VOTED |
| 1996 |
| Male |
92,632,000 |
64.4 |
48,909,000 |
52.8 |
| Female |
101,020,000 |
67.3 |
56,108,000 |
55.5 |
| |
| 1994 |
| Male |
91,006,000 |
61.2 |
40,716,000 |
44.7 |
| Female |
99,260,000 |
63.7 |
44,986,000 |
45.3 |
| |
| 1992 |
| Male |
88,557,000 |
66.9 |
53,312,000 |
60.2 |
| Female |
97,126,000 |
69.3 |
60,554,000 |
62.3 |
| |
| 1990 |
| Male |
86,621,000 |
61.2 |
38,659,000 |
44.6 |
| Female |
95,496,000 |
63.1 |
43,331,000 |
45.4 |
| |
| 1988 |
| Male |
84,531,000 |
65.2 |
47,704,000 |
56.4 |
| Female |
93,568,000 |
67.8 |
54,519,000 |
58.3 |
| |
| 1986 |
| Male |
82,364,000 |
63.4 |
37,729,000 |
45.8 |
| Female |
91,526,000 |
65 |
42,225,000 |
46.1 |
| |
| 1984 |
| Male |
80,327,000 |
67.3 |
47,354,000 |
59 |
| Female |
89,636,000 |
69.3 |
54,524,000 |
60.8 |
| |
| 1982 |
| Male |
78,046,000 |
63.7 |
38,025,000 |
48.7 |
| Female |
87,437,000 |
64.4 |
42,285,000 |
48.4 |
| |
| 1980 |
| Male |
74,082,000 |
66.6 |
43,753,000 |
59.1 |
| Female |
83,003,000 |
67.1 |
49,312,000 |
59.4 |
| |
| 1978 |
| Male |
71,465,000 |
62.6 |
33,281,000 |
46.6 |
| Female |
80,181,000 |
62.5 |
36,306,000 |
45.3 |
| |
| 1976 |
| Male |
68,957,000 |
67.1 |
41,079,000 |
59.6 |
| Female |
77,591,000 |
66.4 |
45,620,000 |
58.8 |
| |
| 1974 |
| Male |
66,393,000 |
62.8 |
30,675,000 |
46.2 |
| Female |
74,906,000 |
61.7 |
32,489,000 |
43.4 |
| |
| 1972 |
| Male |
63,833,000 |
73.1 |
40,908,000 |
64.1 |
| Female |
72,370,000 |
71.6 |
44,858,000 |
62 |
| |
The following chart pertains only to Presidential
elections.
Registration and turnout figures published in:
"Current Population Reports, Series P20"- U.S. Bureau of Census