AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, Commerce.
ACTION:
General notice announcing population estimates.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the voting age population estimates, as of July 1, 2005, for each State and the District of Columbia. We are giving this notice in accordance with the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act, Title 2, United States Code, Section 441a(e).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Signe I. Wetrogan, Acting Chief, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, Room 2019, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-2093.
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, 2005, 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, 2005
[In thousands]
| Area | Population 18 and over |
|---|---|
| United States | 222,940,420 |
| Alabama | 3,468,055 |
| Alaska | 475,337 |
| Arizona | 4,358,856 |
| Arkansas | 2,103,532 |
| California | 26,430,285 |
| Colorado | 3,484,652 |
| Connecticut | 2,675,291 |
| Delaware | 647,645 |
| District of Columbia | 437,684 |
| Florida | 13,721,987 |
| Georgia | 6,709,854 |
| Hawaii | 975,342 |
| Idaho | 1,054,916 |
| Illinois | 9,522,332 |
| Indiana | 4,669,126 |
| Iowa | 2,295,533 |
| Kansas | 2,070,402 |
| Kentucky | 3,193,245 |
| Louisiana | 3,375,977 |
| Maine | 1,044,169 |
| Maryland | 4,197,427 |
| Massachusetts | 4,940,707 |
| Michigan | 7,596,586 |
| Minnesota | 3,903,221 |
| Mississippi | 2,172,544 |
| Missouri | 4,422,078 |
| Montana | 730,676 |
| Nebraska | 1,327,158 |
| Nevada | 1,793,627 |
| New Hampshire | 1,006,789 |
| New Jersey | 6,556,124 |
| New Mexico | 1,438,902 |
| New York | 14,708,746 |
| North Carolina | 6,542,201 |
| North Dakota | 500,159 |
| Ohio | 8,704,930 |
| Oklahoma | 2,694,548 |
| Oregon | 2,791,112 |
| Pennsylvania | 9,612,877 |
| Rhode Island | 830,835 |
| South Carolina | 3,227,881 |
| South Dakota | 587,663 |
| Tennessee | 4,572,437 |
| Texas | 16,533,683 |
| Utah | 1,727,029 |
| Vermont | 490,431 |
| Virginia | 5,742,897 |
| Washington | 4,803,394 |
| West Virginia | 1,434,359 |
| Wisconsin | 4,240,206 |
| Wyoming | 394,973 |
I have certified these counts to the Federal Election Commission.
Dated: January 10, 2006.
Carlos M. Gutierrez,
Secretary, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. E6-660 Filed 1-20-06; 8:45 am]
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