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About two in three U.S. citizens voted in the 2008 presidential election

In 2008 and 2010, women were more likely to vote than men. Voting rates were similar among whites and African Americans, while Hispanics were less likely to vote.

Voter participation in presidential and mid-term elections since 1980

About two in three U.S. citizens voted in the 2008 presidential election

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009.

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