Who's deciding our elections? Voter turnout by the numbers

According to a report recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 96 million people voted in the 2006 congressional elections, an increase of 7 million from 2002. About 48 percent of voting-age citizens cast a ballot in 2006, the highest since 1994 when the Census Bureau first began collecting this data. The voting rate in the Midwest was higher at 53 percent than any other region.

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