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Of the 84,730 citizens living in Polk County in 2020, 65,580 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 33,846 of those people were female and 31,734 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 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	31,734	37.45
Females 18 and over	33,846	39.95

Source: US Census Bureau