Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1883 — THE STATE’S VOTERS. [ARTICLE]

THE STATE’S VOTERS.

The Increase of White aud Colored Voters Since the Enumeration of 187 7. The statistics gathered by the Auditor of State, in compliance with the law requiring an enumeration of the voting population every six years, to he used as a basis for the redistricting of the State, shows that there has been an increase since 1877 of 48,607 voters in Indiana, and that the voting pop:ulation now numbers 490,833, Of whom 10,298 are colored mem The increase of white voters during the six years aggregates 46,565, which is at the rate of over 10 per cent. The increase in the number of colored voters during the same period has been 2,042, or about 25 percent.—The followingia a comparative statement of the enumeratioTi in 1877 and of file on e just completed by the Auditor, given by Congressional districts: ~ 1877. I 1883. Districts. —— 1 White. Col. I White, i Col. -First-777-...34,767.1,5531 41,W 2,487 Second 33,713 305 33,9851 371 Third..... 31,417 .964 34,717 1,190 Fourth 32,133 1,020 32,804 396 Sixth . 32,445 89H | 36,197 1,014 Seventh 33,224 l.DOjrl 37,770-2?H4r Etehth 35,393 617. 40,050 804 Ninth 34,482 353 38,068 386 . Tenth'...,.... 34,712 91 37,965' lOS Eleventh 39,479 384 45,519 449 Twelfth 31,886 711 36,857 89 Thirteenth 35,156; 125 40,497 182 Totals .. . ; 442.970! 8,056 489,535 8,056 I 10,298 Aggregate........ 451,0261 I' 499,833 The largest increase in the white popula - tion during th e six years has been in th« First district, composed of the counties esGibson. Perry. Tike. Posey, Spencer, Yandere burg and Warrick, where, in 1877, there were 24,797 white voters, and from the statistics J just gatheredit is shown thab there ip:e now 41,16(1 In the Eleventh District comprising the counties of Adams, Blackford, Grant, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Miami, Wabash and Wells,- the enumeration shows an increase from 39,479 to 45,519, Which is the largest voting population in any district in the State. The First District has the largest numlier of colored voters, 2,487, and the Twelfth the lowest, 89. In the Fourth District the colored voters have decreased from l,o2Gin 1877 to only 396. In Marion county there: are 27,529 white voters aiid 2,283 c.clored, while in 1877 there Were only 23,745 white and 1,907 colored.