U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for November 2

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2: ELECTION DAY

Profile America — Tuesday, November 2nd.  Today is general election day across the nation, with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives on the line as well as one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate, often in sharply contested campaigns.  It is also the 90th anniversary of the day in 1920 when women were allowed to vote for the first time in U.S. history in national elections.  Ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution followed a 70-year-long struggle for women's suffrage, which raised deep passions on both sides of the issue.  In the last congressional election year — 2006 — 44.7 percent of eligible women reported that they voted, compared with 42.4 percent of men.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 545

               Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 406  

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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