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Of the 40,129 citizens living in Benton County in 2019, 29,985 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 14,952 of those people were female and 15,033 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	15,033	37.46
Females 18 and over	14,952	37.26

Source: US Census Bureau