Sangamon Sun

Of the 271 citizens living in New Salem in 2019, 206 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 106 of those people were female and 100 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	100	36.9
Females 18 and over	106	39.11

Source: US Census Bureau