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Voter demographics are of great importance to the success of this
planned
constitutional Amendment. The following table shows the demographics for the
1998 election:
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U.S. VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS FOR 1998 ELECTIONS |
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Turnout by Voter Group |
Voting Age Population |
Percent Registered |
Number Voted |
Percent Voted |
Percent of Total U.S. Vote |
|
1998 U.S. Totals |
183,450,000 |
67.1 |
83,098,000 |
45.3 |
100 |
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SEX |
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|
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Male |
87,713,000 |
65.7 |
39,391,000 |
44.9 |
47.8 |
|
Female |
95,738,000 |
68.4 |
43,706,000 |
45.7 |
52.1 |
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RACE |
|
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|
|
|
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White |
143,651,000 |
69.3 |
68,068,000 |
47.4 |
78.3 |
|
Black |
21,613,000 |
63.7 |
9,044,000 |
41.9 |
11.7 |
|
Hispanic |
12,395,000 |
55.2 |
4,068,000 |
32.8 |
6.7 |
|
Asian & Pac |
4,344,000 |
49.1 |
1,404,000 |
32.3 |
2.3 |
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Data from the Federal Election
Commission. |
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The left column shows that Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islanders
(for convenience called non-white, and regretting that this terminology, though
usual in U.S. statistics, is inappropriate) represent 20.7 percent of the actual voters. U.S. Census Data
show that males represent 49 percent of the
population, so male non-white voters are 10.1
percent of the total. Female voters both white and non-white are 52.1 percent
of the voters. Together, female
and male non-white voters therefore comprise 62.2 percent of the U.S. voters.
The results are similar for the 2002 Elections:
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U.S. VOTER DEMOGRAPHICS FOR 2002 ELECTIONS |
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Turnout by Voter Group |
Number Voted |
Percent of Total U.S. Vote |
|
2002 U.S. Totals |
110,826,000 |
100.00% |
|
Non-Hispanic White
Male |
42,359,000 |
38.22% |
|
Female and Minority Men |
68,467,000 |
61.78% |
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Data from the Federal Election
Commission. |
The Citizens' Assembly
will have seven times more females and 2.7 times more non-whites than Congress. Consequently, the 62
percent of all actual U.S. voters, who are seriously under-represented in Congress, will
have fair and equal representation on the Citizens' Assembly. Demographic groups
whom Congress pervasively under-represents will be highly motivated to support
this
planned
constitutional Amendment.
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