Ohio Votes: Civic Engagement in the Buckeye State, 2002-2006 examines Ohio’s population and rates of electoral participation between 2002 and 2006, and compares them to the United States as a whole. The report’s major focal points include rates of eligibility, registration and voter turnout by race or ethnicity, age and income.

The data show that Ohioans who are White, those who are older and those who are more affluent are more likely to register to vote and turn out at the polls.

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Figure 1: Ohio Income Composition of Voter Eligible Population and Electorate, 2006.

Figure 2: Ohio Age Composition Voter Eligible Population, Registered Voters, and Voters, 2006.

Figure 3: Ohio Racial/Ethnic Composition of Voter Eligible Population, Registered Voters, and Voters, 2006.

Figure 4: Ohio Education Composition of Voter Eligible Population, Registered Voters, and Voters, 2006.

Figure 5: Ohio Residency Composition of Voter Eligible Population, Registered Voters, and Voters, 2006.