United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Votes Cast For President 477
No. 780. Popular Vote Cast fo r President and Percent Distribution o f Vote by Political
P arty—Geographic Divisions: 1964 to 1980
[For composition of divisions, see fig. I, inside front cover]
YEAR AND PARTY Unit Total
New
England
Middle
Atlantic
East
North
Central
West
North
Central
South
Atlantic
East
South
Central
West
South
Central
Mountain
Pacific
1964, total.............. 1,000......... 70,845 4,786 14,837 15,659 6,550 6,294 3,289 5,016 2,837 9,377
Democratic.......... Percent...... 61.1 72.7 66.6 61.6 60.6 55.6 41.3 57.5 56.4 60.4
Republican Percent...... 38.5 27.0 32.9 38.2 39.1 44.4 52.2 42.3 43.3 39.4
Other.... Percent..... .5 .2 .3 .1 .2 (z) 6.5 .2 .3 .2
1968, total. 1,000......... 73,212 4,825 14,415 15,701 6,505 9,428 4,009 5,740 2,895 9,695
Democratic.......... Percent..... 42.7 57.1 47.9 43.9 43.2 34.5 27.3 36.0 38.1 45.3
Republican........... Percent..... 43.4 38.5 44.6 45.9 48.9 39.2 29.2 37.0 52.9 47.4
OUier.... Percent..... 13.9 4.4 7.6 10.2 7.0 26.3 43.5 27.0 9.0 7.3
1972, total.............. 1,000......... 77,719 5,197 14,755 16,286 6,904 9,923 3,921 6,204 3,397 11,132
Democratic.......... Percent..... 37.S 46.7 39.6 39.6 38.8 31.0 28.4 30.6 32.6 41.1
Republican........... Percent..... 60.7 52.5 59.3 58.9 59.8 68.0 69.5 67.6 63.6 55.2
Other.................. Percent..... 1.8 .7 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 2.2 1.0 3.8 3.7
1976, total.............. 1,000......... 81,556 5,351 14,169 16,809 7,346 11,392 4,596 7,210 3,815 10,867
Democratic.......... Percent..... 50.1 51.7 50.6 47.8 49.5 55.0 54.0 62.4 41.1 47.3
48.0 45 9 46.1 RO.fl 48.3 43.9 44.3 46.5 55.7 49.4
1.9 2.4 1.3 ■L9 2.2 1.1 1.7 1.1 3.2 3.3
1980, total.............. 1,000......... 86,515 5,467 13,739 17,458 7,719 12,589 5,147 8,078 4,346 11,973
Democratic.......... Percent...... 41.0 40.3 42.3 41.4 39.8 45.3 47.9 42.0 26.6 36.5
48 8 50.5 51.8 49.2 48.9 54.5 60.7 51.6
Other.................. Percent..... 8.2 14.9 8.9 8.1 8.4 5.5 3.2 3.5 10.6 11.9
Z Less than .05 percent.
Source: Elections Research Center, Washington, D.C., A m e ric a V o te s, biennial (copyright).
No. 781. Percent of Total and Voting-Age Population and of Popular and Electoral Vote
for President, by Regions and States: 1980
REGION 1 AND STATE
Total
population
8
Voting
age
population
3
Popular
vote
for
President
Electoral
vote
for
President
STATE
Total
population
8
Voting
age
population
3
Popular
vote
for
President
Electoral
vote
for
President
U.S................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Minnesota............................. 1.6 1.8 2.4 1.9
Mississippi............................. 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3
Northeast............... ............... 21.7 22.1 22.2 22.7 Missouri 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2
North Central......................... 25.9 25.6 29.1 27.0 Montana .4 .3 .4 .7
South.................................... 33.3 33.1 29.8 31.4 Nebraska............................... .7 .7 .7 .9
19.1 19.2 16.9 19.0
.4 .4 .3 .6
1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 .4 .4 .4 .7
Alaska .2 .2 .2 .6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.2
1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 .5 .7
California..............................
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 7.7 7.9 7.2 7.6
10.5 10.7 9.9 8.4
2.6 2.1 2.4
1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 .3 .6
1.4 1.4 1.6 “L5 Ohio............................. 4.6
,3 .3 .3 .6
Florida..................................
.3 .3 .2 ,6
4.4 4.6 4.3 3.2
1.2 1.2 1.4 1.1
5^2 5.0
2.4 2,4 1.8 2.2
.4 .4 .4 .7
.4 .4 .5
1.5
Indiana.................................
5.0 6.0 5.5 4.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9
2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4
4.8
1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 Utah .7
1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 .2 .2 .6
1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.2
1.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.7
Maine .5 .5 .6 .7
West Virginia........................ .9 .9 .9 1.1
Maryland............................... 1.9 1.6 1.8 1.9 Wisconsin............................. 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.0
2.5 2,6 2.9 2.6 .2 .2 .2 .6
Michigan............................... 4.1 4,0 4.5 3.9
‘ For composition of regions, see fig. I, inside front cover. 'Estim ated. A s of July. Includes Armed Forces residing in each
State, 'Estim ated. As of Nov. Resident population 16 years old and over.
Source: Complied from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series p-25, Nos. 911 and 916, and Elections
Research Center, Washington, D.C., America Votes, biennial (copyright).