Voter Registration in the United States, 1968-1988

This collection tabulates the number of registered voters who were eligible to cast ballots in biennial national elections in the United States between 1968 and 1988. Its purpose is to furnish additional research data on registration trends, the relationship between registration and voting, and the role and strength of political parties, and the degree of partisan competition. The unit of analysis is the county, and totals of registered voters are presented for all counties in 48 states (North Dakota does not require registration and Wisconsin does not report statewide voter registration figures). If available, county-level totals are also presented for registration by race, major or minor political party, or other similar category (e.g., declined to state, miscellaneous, other, etc.) provided by the reporting agency of the state.

本数据集详尽地列出了在1968年至1988年期间，美国两年一度的全国性选举中具有投票资格的登记选民人数。其旨在提供关于登记趋势、登记与投票之间的关系、政治党派的角色与影响力，以及政党竞争程度的额外研究数据。分析单位为县，涵盖48个州的全部登记选民总数（北达科他州无需登记，威斯康星州不报告全州选民登记数据）。如可获取，还将展示按种族、主要或次要政治党派，或其他由各州报告机构提供的类似类别（例如，未声明、其他等）划分的县级行政区划的登记选民总数。