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.

Download the Full Report: Representational Bias in the 2006 Election. Douglas R. Hess. October 2007.

Download Individual 1-Page Tables from the Report:

• Table 1a: Registration and Voting by State, 2006 CPS.

• Table 1b: Registration by State, 2002-2006 CPS.

• Table 1c: Voter Turnout by State, 2002-2006 CPS.

• Figure 1: State Voter Registration as Percent of VEP, Ranked, 2006.

• Table 2: Gender and Voting Behavior, 2006 CPS.

• Table 3 and Figure 2: Race/Ethnicity and Voting Behavior, 2006 CPS.

• Table 4 and Figure 3: Gender, Age and Voting Behavior, 2006 CPS.

• Table 5a (Gender, Age and Voter Registration) and Table 5b (Gender, Age and Race and Voter Turnout), 2006 CPS.

• Table 6 and Figure 4: Household Income and Voting Behavior, 2006 CPS.

• Table 7 and Figure 5: Education and Voting Behavior, 2006 CPS.

• Table 8a (Residency Length and Voting Behavior) and Table 8b (Residency Length and Race/Ethnicity), 2006. CPS.

• Table 9: Percent of Race/Ethnicity in Demographic Groups with Low Electoral Participation, 2006 CPS.