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Measuring & Analyzing the U.S. Voting Population
This section reviews presently available data on the size and distribution of U.S. voting population (ages 18 and older and citizen). While data are now available from Census 2010 for the population 18 years and over, the decennial census does not collect information on citizenship. As a result, data from Census 2010 (or updates) need to be augmented with related data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), Voting and Registration Supplement and/or American Community Survey data, to develop Census 2010-based and post-Census 2010 estimates of the voting population (ages 18 and older and citizen). This section will be updated in late 2011 with new data that reflect these types of Census 2010-based updates. ACS 2005-09 Citizen Voting Age Population Data shown in the ranking table are based on a special tabulation of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS). These estimates are based on the 2005-09 5-year ACS data and are centric to mid-2007. Use the ranking table shown below to view/analyze the citizen voting age population for the U.S., states, counties and cities/places iterated by several population categories. Congressional districts were not included in the special tabulation. The race/ethnic population categories include total population, White alone, Black alone, Asian alone, American Indian or Alaska Native alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, and Hispanic/Non-Hispanic. Click PopType dropdown below ranking table to view list of population categories. Data for cities/places are included for population groups with 5,000 or more population. Citizen Voting Age Population -- Interactive Ranking Table See ranking table usage notes below ranking table. Click ShowAll button between Find/Queries. See related ranking tables -- http://proximityone.com/rankingtables.htm. Using the Ranking Table • Click on a column header to sort on that column; click column header again to sort in other direction. • Click ShowAll button to show all tabulation areas and restore full set of data view. • Click State to select on geographies in a selected state (click ShowAll between selections). • Click GeoType to select a type of geography (click ShowAll between selections). Viewing Geographic and Population Subsets An as example, to view Texas population by county who are Hispanic, proceed as follows: • Click ShowAll button to show all tabulation areas and restore full set of data view. • Click State and select TX Texas. • Click GeoType and select 050 County geography. • Click PopType and select 13 Hispanic population. The table now shows only rows that meet this criteria. Click on a column header to sort on that column; click column header again to sort in other direction. Additional Information Proximity develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. |
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