- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Voter Participation in the National Election November 1964", October 25, 1965
- Date of Original:
- 1965-10-25
- Subject:
- Political participation
African Americans--Civil rights
Voter registration
African Americans--Politics and government - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- reports
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Report on the voter turnout statistics of the 1964 national election. The 1964 presidential election saw a high voter turnout, with 69% of the civilian non-institutional population of voting age reporting that they voted. Voter participation rates varied by age, sex, race, and region of residence. Men were more likely to vote than women, and white people were more likely to vote than non-white people. The South had the lowest voter turnout, while the North Central Region had the highest. Residents of metropolitan areas were more likely to vote than residents of non-metropolitan areas. The report includes a variety of tables breaking down voter participation among specific demographic groups. 50 pages.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:2047
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: achives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076 - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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