Looking Ahead to the November Electorate
Rankings of States by Selected Demographic Indicators: November 1994
| |
Population 65 years and over |
Population 18 years and over |
| |
White |
Black |
Hispanic* |
| STATE |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
| Alabama |
17.8 |
22 |
76.0 |
44 |
23.0 |
7 |
0.6 |
46 |
| Alaska |
6.3 |
51 |
78.1 |
42 |
3.7 |
33 |
3.0 |
22 |
| Arizona |
18.9 |
11 |
90.4 |
23 |
2.7 |
35 |
17.6 |
4 |
| Arkansas |
20.2 |
5 |
85.1 |
32 |
13.6 |
14 |
1.0 |
40 |
| California |
14.6 |
44 |
80.2 |
39 |
7.3 |
24 |
24.7 |
3 |
| Colorado |
13.7 |
49 |
93.0 |
16 |
3.9 |
31 |
11.8 |
7 |
| Connecticut |
18.7 |
13 |
90.2 |
24 |
7.9 |
22 |
6.4 |
12 |
| Delaware |
17.0 |
29 |
81.5 |
38 |
16.5 |
10 |
2.1 |
29 |
| District of Columbia |
16.8 |
32 |
35.6 |
51 |
62.2 |
1 |
5.8 |
14 |
| Florida |
24.6 |
1 |
86.1 |
30 |
12.1 |
17 |
13.1 |
5 |
| Georgia |
13.9 |
48 |
73.3 |
45 |
25.0 |
6 |
1.8 |
31 |
| Hawaii |
15.8 |
39 |
40.7 |
50 |
2.4 |
38 |
7.1 |
11 |
| Idaho |
16.6 |
34 |
97.0 |
6 |
0.2 |
48 |
5.1 |
15 |
| Illinois |
17.1 |
27 |
82.7 |
36 |
14.0 |
13 |
7.7 |
10 |
| Indiana |
17.3 |
25 |
91.5 |
21 |
7.4 |
23 |
1.8 |
32 |
| Iowa |
20.7 |
3 |
97.1 |
5 |
1.8 |
41 |
1.2 |
37 |
| Kansas |
18.8 |
12 |
91.8 |
20 |
5.6 |
28 |
3.7 |
21 |
| Kentucky |
17.1 |
28 |
92.5 |
18 |
6.8 |
25 |
0.6 |
47 |
| Louisiana |
16.0 |
38 |
70.0 |
48 |
28.5 |
3 |
2.5 |
26 |
| Maine |
18.4 |
15 |
98.8 |
2 |
0.2 |
49 |
0.5 |
48 |
| Maryland |
15.0 |
42 |
71.0 |
47 |
25.1 |
5 |
2.8 |
23 |
| Massachusetts |
18.4 |
14 |
92.2 |
19 |
5.0 |
29 |
4.6 |
18 |
| Michigan |
16.9 |
31 |
84.6 |
33 |
13.5 |
15 |
2.1 |
28 |
| Minnesota |
17.1 |
26 |
95.3 |
10 |
1.9 |
39 |
1.2 |
39 |
| Mississippi |
17.5 |
24 |
67.1 |
49 |
32.0 |
2 |
0.7 |
44 |
| Missouri |
19.1 |
10 |
88.7 |
27 |
9.9 |
20 |
1.2 |
38 |
| Montana |
18.1 |
19 |
94.4 |
12 |
0.2 |
50 |
1.3 |
34 |
| Nebraska |
19.4 |
9 |
95.0 |
11 |
3.4 |
34 |
2.4 |
27 |
| Nevada |
14.6 |
45 |
87.7 |
29 |
6.1 |
27 |
11.2 |
8 |
| New Hampshire |
16.0 |
37 |
98.1 |
3 |
0.4 |
47 |
0.9 |
41 |
| New Jersey |
18.2 |
18 |
82.4 |
37 |
13.3 |
16 |
10.2 |
9 |
| New Mexico |
15.7 |
40 |
89.0 |
26 |
1.8 |
40 |
37.2 |
1 |
| New York |
17.7 |
23 |
78.7 |
41 |
16.5 |
11 |
11.9 |
6 |
| North Carolina |
16.8 |
33 |
77.5 |
43 |
20.3 |
8 |
1.2 |
36 |
| North Dakota |
20.1 |
7 |
95.5 |
8 |
0.4 |
45 |
0.4 |
50 |
| Ohio |
18.1 |
21 |
88.6 |
28 |
10.2 |
19 |
1.3 |
35 |
| Oklahoma |
18.3 |
16 |
84.6 |
34 |
6.7 |
26 |
2.6 |
25 |
| Oregon |
18.1 |
20 |
94.0 |
13 |
1.5 |
42 |
3.8 |
20 |
| Pennsylvania |
20.8 |
2 |
89.8 |
25 |
8.7 |
21 |
2.0 |
30 |
| Rhode Island |
20.2 |
6 |
93.7 |
14 |
3.8 |
32 |
4.8 |
16 |
| South Carolina |
16.1 |
36 |
71.6 |
46 |
27.5 |
4 |
0.9 |
42 |
| South Dakota |
20.3 |
4 |
92.9 |
17 |
0.4 |
46 |
0.4 |
51 |
| Tennessee |
17.0 |
30 |
84.5 |
35 |
14.5 |
12 |
0.7 |
43 |
| Texas |
14.3 |
47 |
85.8 |
31 |
11.4 |
18 |
24.9 |
2 |
| Utah |
13.6 |
50 |
95.4 |
9 |
0.7 |
43 |
4.8 |
17 |
| Vermont |
16.1 |
35 |
99.1 |
1 |
** |
51 |
0.5 |
49 |
| Virginia |
14.8 |
43 |
78.8 |
40 |
17.9 |
9 |
2.7 |
24 |
| Washington |
15.7 |
41 |
90.4 |
22 |
2.7 |
37 |
4.3 |
19 |
| West Virginia |
20.0 |
8 |
96.5 |
7 |
2.7 |
36 |
0.6 |
45 |
| Wisconsin |
18.2 |
17 |
93.6 |
15 |
4.6 |
30 |
1.7 |
33 |
| Wyoming |
14.6 |
46 |
97.1 |
4 |
0.6 |
44 |
5.8 |
13 |
NOTE: Rankings determined by percentages derived from detailed data before rounding.
* Hispanic persons may be of any race.
** Represents zero or rounds to zero.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census and You, vol. 29,
no. 9, September 1994, page 5.
