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Of the 20,130 citizens living in Merrick in 2019, 15,520 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 8,087 of those people were female and 7,433 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	7,433	36.92
Females 18 and over	8,087	40.17

Source: US Census Bureau