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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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U.S. Census Bureau estimates 102,743,000 civilians eligible to vote in Nov. 6, 1956 presidential election, up 4.6M from 1952; women outnumber men by 4.5M among civilians.
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Be Old Enough To
Vote By November
WASHINGTON- (INS)- The
Census Bureau estimated Friday
102,743,000 U. S. civilians will be
old enough to vote in the Presi-
dential election Nov. 6.
This does not include members
of the Armed Forces of voting age,
who number approximately 2,100,
000.
In November, 1952, some 98,133,000
civilians were of voting age. Thus
the increase in the past four years
was about 4,600,000.
Women of voting age, estimated
at
53,652,000 for 1956.
will out-
number men by
more than four
and
one-half
million
although
about one-half
of this difference
is accounted for by men in the
Armed Forces.
The total vote in the 1952 Presi-
dential election was 61,552,000, or
62.7 per cent of the civilian popu-
lation of voting age.
The Bureau pointed out that
many people that are old enough
to vote do not do so and many
others cannot because they have
not met State requirements on citi-
zenship. residence, registration, or
payment of poll taxes.
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Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Nov. 6
Outcome
total vote in 1952 was 61,552,000, or 62.7% of civilian voting age population. many eligible do not vote or cannot due to state requirements.
Event Details
Census Bureau estimated 102,743,000 U.S. civilians old enough to vote in Presidential election, excluding approximately 2,100,000 Armed Forces members. Increase of about 4,600,000 from 98,133,000 in November 1952. Women of voting age estimated at 53,652,000, outnumbering men by more than four and one-half million, half due to men in Armed Forces.