The proportion of the U.S. population that registers to vote and that does vote is highly skewed towards Whites, the educated and the wealthy. Furthermore, young eligible Americans, particularly young minority males, and those who have recently moved, are disproportionately represented among those who do not participate in the U.S. electorate.
This report provides an introductory review of frequency tables for responses to some of the questions in the November 2006 CPS as well as cross tabulations showing how the responses interact with race, gender and income. Data on voter registration and voter turnout for each state and the District of Columbia for 2002, 2004 and 2006 are also provided.
Representational Bias in the 2006 Electorate
Contributing Organization(s): Project Vote
Author(s)/Creator(s): Douglas R. Hess
Publishing Date: 2007-10-11
Issue Areas: Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Government Reform
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2007 Project Vote. All rights reserved.
File info: 24 pages; 470.71 KB file size
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Language code: English
Type/Format: Dataset; FactSheet; Evaluation
Language code: English
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