2013-02004. Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2012  

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    AGENCY:

    Office of the Secretary, Commerce.

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    ACTION:

    General notice announcing population estimates.

    SUMMARY:

    This notice announces the voting age population estimates as of July 1, 2012, for each state and the District of Columbia. We are providing this notice in accordance with the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e).

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Enrique Lamas, Acting Chief, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room HQ-5H174, Washington, DC 20233, at 301-763-2071.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Under the requirements of the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e), I hereby give notice that the estimates of the voting age population for July 1, 2012, for each state and the District of Columbia are as shown in the following table.

    Estimates of the Population of Voting Age for Each State and the District of Columbia: July 1, 2012

    AreaPopulation 18 and over
    United States240,185,952
    Alabama3,697,617
    Alaska544,349
    Arizona4,932,361
    Arkansas2,238,250
    California28,801,211
    Colorado3,956,224
    Connecticut2,796,789
    Delaware712,042
    District of Columbia522,843
    Florida15,315,088
    Georgia7,429,820
    Hawaii1,089,302
    Idaho1,169,075
    Illinois9,811,190
    Indiana4,945,857
    Iowa2,351,233
    Kansas2,161,601
    Kentucky3,362,177
    Louisiana3,484,090
    Maine1,063,274
    Maryland4,540,763
    Massachusetts5,244,729
    Michigan7,616,490
    Minnesota4,102,991
    Mississippi2,239,593
    Missouri4,618,513
    Montana783,161
    Nebraska1,392,120
    Nevada2,095,348
    New Hampshire1,045,878
    New Jersey6,838,206
    New Mexico1,571,096
    New York15,307,107
    North Carolina7,465,545
    North Dakota545,020
    Ohio8,880,551
    Oklahoma2,877,457
    Oregon3,038,729
    Pennsylvania10,024,150
    Rhode Island833,818
    South Carolina3,643,633
    South Dakota629,185
    Tennessee4,962,227
    Texas19,073,564
    Utah1,967,315
    Vermont502,060
    Virginia6,329,130
    Washington5,312,045
    West Virginia1,471,372
    Wisconsin4,408,841
    Wyoming440,922
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division.

    I have certified these counts to the Federal Election Commission.

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    Dated: January 18, 2013.

    Rebecca M. Blank,

    Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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    [FR Doc. 2013-02004 Filed 1-29-13; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-07-P

Document Information

Published:
01/30/2013
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
General notice announcing population estimates.
Document Number:
2013-02004
Pages:
6289-6290 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2013-02004.pdf