The Washington herald., 1912-06-10
THIRD OF PEOPLE
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
Census Bureau Gives Statistics on
Those Who Can Cast Ballots
in Coming Election.
LIST is CLASSIFIED

Coincldent with the approach Of the ma
tional election, the Census Bureau has just
completed a compilation Of statistics OF
the various classes OF the male popula-
/ ton Of the United States proper Of voting
age. 1t is found that on the last census.
as taken in 1910, there were, in % cities
which had more than 5000 Inhabitants, a
| total Of 9,O04.422 males OF voting age
These males constituted 31-5 per cent, or
nearly one-third. of the combined popula-
ton, including females. OF all the cities,
which aggregated 2S,54SS16. The list Is
classified according to color. nativity, and
parentage. II was also found that the
males OF voting age in all the cities or
more than 5000 represent almost exactly
one-third OF the entire males OF age In
the United States.
Distinction is made between white males
OF native and foreign birth. respectively
and also for the native white in respect
to parentage Those havin= both parents
native OF the United States are classed
as OF native parentage; those having
either both parents born abroad or one
parent native and the other born abroad
are classed as Of foreign on mixed par
entage.
The potential voting strength OF each
State and city is expressed by the num-
Der Of its males twenty-one years OF age
and over, excluding the foreign born, who
have not become naturaliZed. But this
voters. II represents, rather, that num-
Der OF males who, from the standpoint
Of age alone, are eligible to vote, aside
from any qualifications based upon edu-
cation, length OF residence, or considera-
tlons OF a like nature imposed by the
national or State government
Statistics Are Given.
The table, as issued by the Census
Bureou. shows that the twenty-five prin-
clpal cities Of Massachusetts have a to-
tai OF 64S,TS3 males Of age. out OF a total
population In the whole State OF 1.2l0.-
66S; the twenty-one principal cities in
New York have a total OF .92,500 males
Of age out Of a total population OF
2,S36,13 OF these, 1879 are in New
York city alone. OF the other large cities,
Chicago has 7OO.5SO males OF voting age;
Philadelphia, 46S, ,S73; ST. Louis, 221 .9l3;
Boston, 2OS,321; Cleveland. HISS; Pitts
burg. 1s6. ga: Baltimore. 1854: Cincin-
natl. ll3.9ls: Minneapolis. lO6.So5; NIL
waukee. 1l3,l06; Atlanta, H5lo; New Or
leans, S5,S67.
The total Of the various States IL given
as follows: Alabama, 5l3I1l: Arkansas.
3g5. .S2l: California, s2O,S97; Colorado. H.
64S; Connecticut. 3F,6s2: Delaware, g.
81; District OF Columbia, lOS,tols Flofloh,
2GlS5: Georgia, 62O.616; Illinois, LTE3.1s2;
Indiana, So, G34: Iowa, 66s,6I2; Kansas,
5OS5ss: Kentucky. eO5, 81; louisiana, a.
sls; Maine. IS, n: Maryland. 3s7. sos; Mas
sachusetts, Lon, ,669; Michigan. s7O.s76;
Minnesota, 6l26s9; Missouri, s73,O63; Mon
tana, l55.Ol7: Nebraska, S53,626; New
Hampshire, 3s.66s: New Jersey. 77L7C2:
New York, 2.S6TT3: North Carolina 5OS,-
1874: Ohio. I.4S4, ,265; Oklahoma, ~, ,265:
Oregon. 257.lsS; Pennsylvania, 230e. .0e6;
Rhode Island. l63,S34 South Carolina,
S55, ,O45; Tennessee. So. .6Ss; Texas, 1.OoaS57
Utah, lO4,Il5: Virginia, IS, ,532; Washing
ton. 1924: West Virginia, 33s,34s; Wis
consin. 6S5, 7I1