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The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.

VOREG

Registered for the most recent November election
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Description

VOREG identifies whether the person registered to vote for the most recent November election.

The CPS assumes that individuals that voted during the most recent November elections were already registered (no double-check question for this group of observations). Thus, the universe for VOREG comprises only those persons who did not vote.

This variable is part of the Voter Supplement.

Comparability

This variable is completely comparable across all available years.

Universe

  • Persons age 18+ who did not vote in the most recent November election.

Availability

Years Jan Feb ASEC Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1976 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1978 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1980 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1982 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1984 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1986 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1988 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1990 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1992 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1994 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1996 - - - - - - - - - - X -
1998 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2000 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2002 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2004 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2006 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2008 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2010 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2012 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2014 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2016 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2018 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2020 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2022 - - - - - - - - - - X -
2024 - - - - - - - - - - X -

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