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2000 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 210,720,178 7.71 1,377,013 2,339,388 536,039 3,082,746 2,937,000 194,331,440 105,375,486 107,390,107
(Est.)		 50.0 54.2 55.3
(Est.)
Alabama 3,338,480 1.33 26,225 40,178 5,484 51,798 3,242,141 1,672,551 50.1 51.6
Alaska 439,198 2.98 4,173 4,779 525 7,088 419,001 285,560 287,825 65.0 68.2 68.7
Arizona 3,812,590 10.36 26,510 59,810 3,474 59,889 3,357,862 1,532,016 1,559,520 40.2 45.6 46.4
Arkansas 2,002,739 2.11 11,915 28,409 8,659 34,779 1,925,615 921,781 46.0 47.9
California 24,877,906 19.74 163,001   117,647 280,648 19,685,241 10,965,849 11,142,843 44.1 55.7 56.6
Colorado 3,243,649 6.00 16,833   5,500 22,333 3,026,857 1,741,368 53.7 57.5
Connecticut 2,577,728 6.82 18,355 47,636 1,868 44,041 2,357,837 1,459,525 1,474,103 56.6 61.9 62.5
Delaware 596,389 3.93 6,921 20,052 579 17,526 555,400 327,529 54.9 59.0
DC 458,152 7.53 7,456     7,456 416,192 201,355 43.9 48.4
Florida 12,444,563 12.47 71,319 296,139 5,982 225,371 10,667,493 5,963,110 6,138,765 47.9 55.9 57.5
Georgia 6,088,159 3.66 44,232 321,407 21,556 226,492 5,639,114 2,583,208 2,684,951 42.4 45.8 47.6
Hawaii 921,695 9.17 5,053     5,053 832,108 367,951 371,113 39.9 44.2 44.6
Idaho 936,901 3.81 5,535 35,103 1,409 24,496 876,695 501,615 516,647 53.5 57.2 58.9
Illinois 9,218,881 8.04 45,281     45,281 8,432,415 4,742,123 4,932,192 51.4 56.2 58.5
Indiana 4,522,034 1.69 20,125     20,125 4,425,536 2,182,295 2,246,003 48.3 49.3 50.8
Iowa 2,206,241 4.61 7,955 21,147 2,763 21,292 2,083,263 1,315,563 59.6 63.1
Kansas 1,987,123 2.36 8,344   3,829 12,173 1,928,050 1,072,216 1,092,716 54.0 55.6 56.7
Kentucky 3,062,971 2.55 14,919 19,620 4,614 29,343 2,955,529 1,544,107 1,568,058 50.4 52.2 53.1
Louisiana 3,258,261 1.58 35,207 35,854 22,860 75,994 3,130,730 1,765,656 1,776,133 54.2 56.4 56.7
Maine 982,292 1.30       0 969,542 651,817 66.4 67.2
Maryland 3,974,596 6.22 23,538 81,523 13,666 77,966 3,649,271 2,025,480 2,036,455 51.0 55.5 55.8
Massachusetts 4,885,052 7.54       0 4,516,864 2,704,984 2,736,006 55.4 59.9 60.6
Michigan 7,386,420 3.62 47,718     47,718 7,071,342 4,232,501 4,279,299 57.3 59.9 60.5
Minnesota 3,672,695 2.71 6,238 115,906 3,072 67,263 3,505,721 2,438,657 2,458,303 66.4 69.6 70.1
Mississippi 2,082,046 1.34 20,241 15,118 1,596 29,396 2,024,693 994,184 47.8 49.1
Missouri 4,197,849 1.89 27,382 53,299 12,563 66,595 4,051,969 2,359,892 56.2 58.2
Montana 678,630 1.10 3,105     3,105 668,044 410,986 417,916 60.6 61.5 62.6
Nebraska 1,268,290 2.26 3,895 21,483 476 15,113 1,224,543 696,983 707,223 55.0 56.9 57.8
Nevada 1,514,329 9.73 10,063 12,189 4,056 20,214 1,346,706 608,970 613,360 40.2 45.2 45.5
New Hampshire 937,879 4.80 2,257     2,257 890,574 569,081 578,656 60.7 63.9 65.0
New Jersey 6,359,586 10.24 29,784 130,610 11,709 106,798 5,601,620 3,187,226 3,293,378 50.1 56.9 58.8
New Mexico 1,319,330 5.49 5,342 10,461 1,670 12,243 1,234,602 598,605 615,607 45.4 48.5 49.9
New York 14,356,264 12.87 70,198   57,858 128,056 12,380,843 6,821,999 6,960,215 47.5 55.1 56.2
North Carolina 6,126,099 4.81 31,532 105,949 3,352 87,859 5,743,739 2,911,262 3,015,964 47.5 50.7 52.5
North Dakota 483,044 0.89 1,076     1,076 477,682 288,256 292,249 59.7 60.3 61.2
Ohio 8,499,425 1.86 45,833     45,833 8,295,191 4,705,457 4,795,989 55.4 56.7 57.8
Oklahoma 2,572,710 2.22 23,181 30,969 1,825 40,491 2,475,099 1,234,229 48.0 49.9
Oregon 2,594,982 8.48 10,580     10,580 2,364,437 1,533,968 1,559,215 59.1 64.9 65.9
Pennsylvania 9,386,744 2.80 36,847     36,847 9,087,219 4,912,185 52.3 54.1
Rhode Island 806,955 4.84 3,286 20,922 331 14,078 753,818 408,783 412,074 50.7 54.2 54.7
South Carolina 3,024,798 1.07 21,778 44,632 4,378 48,472 2,944,106 1,382,717 1,433,533 45.7 47.0 48.7
South Dakota 556,114 0.90 2,616     2,616 548,502 316,269 322,159 56.9 57.7 58.7
Tennessee 4,319,596 2.47 22,166 40,682 8,093 50,600 4,162,497 2,076,181 2,100,241 48.1 49.9 50.5
Texas 15,128,443 10.55 166,719 441,848 111,719 499,362 13,033,393 6,407,037 6,407,637 42.4 49.2 49.2
Utah 1,531,300 6.12 5,632     5,632 1,431,961 770,754 784,582 50.3 53.8 54.8
Vermont 466,174 1.51       0 459,120 294,308 297,146 63.1 64.1 64.7
Virginia 5,386,558 4.91 30,168 33,955 5,148 52,294 5,069,777 2,739,447 2,789,808 50.9 54.0 55.0
Washington 4,426,352 5.31 14,915 154,466 160 92,308 4,098,869 2,487,433 2,517,028 56.2 60.7 61.4
West Virginia 1,406,441 0.56 3,856 6,216 1,112 8,076 1,390,498 648,124 46.1 46.6
Wisconsin 4,028,200 3.21 20,612 53,242 9,923 57,156 3,841,695 2,598,607 64.5 67.6
Wyoming 367,329 0.63 1,680 4,115 514 4,252 360,751 213,726 221,685 58.2 59.2 61.5

 
    Dr. Michael McDonald
Department of Public and International Affairs
George Mason University
4400 University Drive - 3F4
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

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Email: mmcdon@gmu.edu