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The number of males plus the number of females do not add up to the total number of voters. Why the discrepancy?

April 26, 2017discrepancy females males Plus total voters

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The number of males plus the number of females do not add up to the total number of voters. Why the discrepancy?

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When not provided by the source, data is entered into the GENDER field for each voter based on the FIRSTNAME. If the name is not in the dataset through which the list is assigned, the GENDER field is left blank. So, as a result, not all names get assigned a gender.