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1998 Voting Age and Voting Eligible Population Estimates and Voter Turnout
Please see the FAQ for information on the construction of these statistics.

Ineligible Felon
VAP % Noncitizens VAP (Census STF4 April 2000) Prisoners Probation Parole Total Ineligible Felon Overseas VEP VEP Vote for Highest Office Total Votes VAP Turnout Rate VEP Turnout Rate Total Turnout Rate
U.S. Total 205,313,183 7.455 1,285,469 2,236,975 515,924 2,919,881 2,937,000 190,024,290 72,537,000 74,825,832
(Est.)		 35.3 38.2 39.4
(Est.)
Alabama 3,293,917 1.24 22,676 40,379 5,221 48,087 3,138,946 1317842 40.0 42.0
Alaska 429,317 2.71 4,097 4,274 478 6,712 402,324 223300 227156 52.0 55.5 56.5
Arizona 3,628,841 11.63 25,311 51,329 3,742 54,718 3,088,663 1017616 1037550 28.0 32.9 33.6
Arkansas 1,951,741 1.09 10,638 28,698 6,979 31,966 1,858,981 706011 36.2 38.0
California 23,980,067 19.75 161,904   108,424 432,542 18,440,407 8381871 8617649 35.0 45.5 46.7
Colorado 3,085,075 6.24 14,312   5,204 42,267 2,795,188 1327235 43.0 47.5 0.0
Connecticut 2,544,417 3.74 17,605 55,000 1,396 46,501 2,362,847 999537 1022453 39.3 42.3 43.3
Delaware 576,849 3.20 5,558 20,030 572 16,145 531,522 180527 31.3 34.0
DC 452,668 7.23 9,829     22,501 389,701 135501 137523 29.9 34.8 35.3
Florida 12,001,902 11.01 67,224 283,965 6,487 215,694 10,293,417 3965751 4070262 33.0 38.5 39.5
Georgia 5,828,114 2.93 39,262 278,669 20,482 199,079 5,343,497 1792880 1842145 30.8 33.6 34.5
Hawaii 910,645 10.38 4,924     14,789 787,544 407556 412520 44.8 51.8 52.4
Idaho 896,422 5.46 4,083 31,172 1,309 20,978 804,868 381248 386720 42.5 47.4 48.0
Illinois 9,070,725 7.50 43,051     139,408 8,085,716 3394521 3541379 37.4 42.0 43.8
Indiana 4,457,578 1.34 19,197     75,767 4,231,056 1588617 1618689 35.6 37.5 38.3
Iowa 2,176,940 1.84 7,394 18,447 2,194 18,812 2,071,780 956415 973032 43.9 46.2 47.0
Kansas 1,955,236 3.68 8,183   6,025 22,818 1,820,339 727236 743288 37.2 40.0 40.8
Kentucky 2,999,287 1.71 14,987 17,594 4,508 28,292 2,861,758 1145414 1215053 38.2 40.0
Louisiana 3,216,121 1.32 32,228 33,028 18,759 67,501 3,032,196 969165 990243 30.1 32.0 32.7
Maine 957,916 0.63       5,291 929,267 486808 50.8 52.4
Maryland 3,879,108 7.93 22,572 78,051 15,528 77,126 3,433,305 1535978 1556994 39.6 44.7 45.3
Massachusetts 4,793,966 7.83       39,572 4,303,568 1903336 1935277 39.7 44.2 45.0
Michigan 7,276,123 2.73 45,879     146,709 6,790,122 3036886 3143432 41.7 44.7 46.3
Minnesota 3,555,108 2.52 5,572 100,818 2,995 58,976 3,335,426 2091766 2105377 58.8 62.7 63.1
Mississippi 2,038,324 0.85 16,678 11,530 1,489 23,932 1,949,246 550694 27.0 28.3
Missouri 4,106,478 2.23 24,974 49,992 10,366 60,336 3,873,828 1576857 38.4 40.7
Montana 662,582 0.97 2,734     6,080 636,030 331551 338733 50.0 52.1 53.3
Nebraska 1,247,656 3.40 3,676 16,527 624 12,564 1,166,927 545238 581775 43.7 46.7 49.9
Nevada 1,402,851 10.63 9,651 12,561 4,055 19,987 1,212,842 435790 440042 31.1 35.9 36.3
New Hampshire 903,630 2.36 2,169     5,898 860,369 318940 330555 35.3 37.1 38.4
New Jersey 6,261,197 9.97 31,121 129,377 13,218 109,028 5,436,444 1813094 1894496 29.0 33.4 34.8
New Mexico 1,286,104 6.47 4,985 10,397 1,773 11,957 1,164,422 498703 517355 38.8 42.8 44.4
New York 14,139,223 14.10 70,001   59,548 218,855 11,709,796 4735236 4989877 33.5 40.4 42.6
North Carolina 5,948,653 2.59 31,961 105,227 5,806 90,381 5,598,842 2012143 33.8 35.9
North Dakota 481,790 0.79 915     2,452 464,726 213358 217584 44.3 45.9 46.8
Ohio 8,424,249 1.70 48,450     149,169 7,970,339 3404351 3534782 40.4 42.7 44.3
Oklahoma 2,518,285 1.52 20,892 29,093 1,532 36,971 2,390,516 873585 34.7 36.5
Oregon 2,526,500 6.89 8,927     48,602 2,258,015 1117747 1160400 44.2 49.5 51.4
Pennsylvania 9,314,795 2.77 36,377     177,925 8,712,528 3025152 32.5 34.7
Rhode Island 790,726 8.09 3,445 21,049 432 14,402 698,209 306445 309835 38.8 43.9 44.4
South Carolina 2,931,120 0.83 21,764 46,482 4,404 49,409 2,797,455 1077135 1092430 36.7 38.5 39.1
South Dakota 543,074 0.46 2,422     5,268 522,724 262111 266355 48.3 50.1 51.0
Tennessee 4,217,608 0.73 17,738 38,924 7,605 44,805 4,062,695 976236 1026017 23.1 24.0 25.3
Texas 14,504,988 11.02 144,510 443,688 109,820 476,174 12,146,822 3738078 25.8 30.8
Utah 1,467,078 5.22 4,453     12,618 1,333,435 494909 506553 33.7 37.1 38.0
Vermont 453,574 2.12       6,724 428,646 218120 224382 48.1 50.9 52.3
Virginia 5,222,121 3.68 30,276 30,576 6,700 52,264 4,886,203 1148861 22.0 23.5
Washington 4,294,765 6.79 14,161 152,140 375 90,606 3,834,962 1902482 1939421 44.3 49.6 50.6
West Virginia 1,403,549 0.15 3,478 6,511 975 7,709 1,366,657 351277 405139 25.0 25.7 29.6
Wisconsin 3,945,060 1.35 18,613 54,232 9,282 55,011 3,757,022 1760836 44.6 46.9
Wyoming 359,119 1.30 1,571 3,825 448 3,932 342,219 174888 178401 48.7 51.1 52.1
    Dr. Michael McDonald
Department of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
4400 University Drive - 3F4
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Office: 703-993-4191
Fax: 703-993-1399
Email: mmcdon@gmu.edu