Voter Registration Totals in
the United States.
2000 REGISTRATION TOTALS
(table)
| |
Dem. |
Rep. |
Indp. & Misc. |
Constit. |
Lib't. |
GREEN |
Reform |
Nat Law |
other |
|
Alaska |
76,561 |
116,059 |
248,374 |
5 |
6,884 |
4,260 |
58 |
7 |
21,440 |
|
Arizona |
830,904 |
942,078 |
382,068 |
? |
12,576 |
3,807 |
1,588 |
101 |
- - |
|
California |
7,134,588 |
5,485,467 |
2,325,962 |
321,838 |
94,937 |
138,695 |
79,152 |
58,275 |
68,345 |
|
Colorado |
854,409 |
1,014,960 |
980,582 |
300 |
4,259 |
4,121 |
204 |
1,209 |
- - |
|
Connecticut |
701,017 |
485,593 |
842,232 |
131 |
682 |
1,046 |
536 |
? |
389 |
|
Delaware |
214,515 |
171,447 |
115,228 |
291 |
738 |
473 |
295 |
334 |
351 |
|
D. Columbia |
271,380 |
26,485 |
51,243 |
? |
? |
3,767 |
? |
? |
1,214 |
|
Florida |
3,803,081 |
3,430,238 |
1,495,422 |
94 |
9,462 |
2,728 |
4,672 |
669 |
351 |
|
Iowa |
567,180 |
591,717 |
691,047 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Kansas |
449,297 |
734,771 |
424,349 |
2,701 |
9,976 |
- - |
1,888 |
- - |
- - |
|
Kentucky |
1,539,562 |
846,621 |
170,630 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Louisiana |
1,668,872 |
613,107 |
497,035 |
17 |
1,016 |
393 |
2,408 |
23 |
58 |
|
Maine |
280,987 |
265,889 |
330,430 |
? |
? |
2,152 |
2,879 |
? |
- - |
|
Maryland |
1,547,111 |
805,893 |
356,481 |
57 |
4,021 |
1,614 |
824 |
? |
- - |
|
Massachusetts |
1,460,881 |
546,333 |
1,973,380 |
17 |
16,071 |
1,576 |
2,495 |
73 |
232 |
|
Nebraska |
392,344 |
537,605 |
153,088 |
- - |
1,790 |
325 |
55 |
65 |
- - |
|
Nevada |
365,593 |
366,431 |
124,029 |
15,454 |
4,715 |
1,411 |
769 |
568 |
- - |
|
New Hampshire |
224,564 |
302,138 |
329,817 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
New Jersey |
1,179,577 |
876,386 |
2,654,805 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
New Mexico |
508,414 |
318,282 |
131,109 |
6 |
3,787 |
11,674 |
215 |
46 |
- - |
|
New York |
5,243,617 |
3,171,044 |
2,308,714 |
- - |
- - |
12,121 |
- - |
- - |
527,320 |
|
North Carolina |
2,588,137 |
1,765,476 |
831,857 |
? |
6,909 |
? |
254 |
? |
- - |
|
Oklahoma |
1,233,999 |
797,949 |
200,287 |
? |
703 |
? |
252 |
? |
- - |
|
Oregon |
751,414 |
679,975 |
443,370 |
148 |
13,663 |
4,710 |
727 |
? |
968 |
|
Pennsylvania |
3,736,304 |
3,250,764 |
756,763 |
7,918 |
30,248 |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
South Dakota |
181,129 |
226,906 |
61,913 |
? |
1,074 |
? |
130 |
? |
- - |
|
West Virginia |
659,833 |
309,970 |
97,058 |
? |
956 |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Wyoming |
63,994 |
133,927 |
21,853 |
? |
246 |
? |
7 |
35 |
- - |
|
TOTAL |
38,529,264 |
28,813,511 |
18,999,126 |
348,977 |
224,713 |
194,873 |
99,408 |
61,405 |
620,668 |
|
PERCENT |
43.84 |
32.78 |
21.62 |
.40 |
.26 |
.22 |
.11 |
.07 |
.71 |
The parties in the
"Other" column are: in Alaska, 19,346 Alaskan Independence
and 2,094 Republican Moderate; Peace and Freedom in California;
Independence in Connecticut; Independent Party in Delaware; Umoja in
D.C.; these parties in Florida: Socialist 167, Socialist Workers 156,
Workers World 28; Socialist in Louisiana; these parties in
Massachusetts: Socialist 221, Prohibition 11; these parties in New
York: Independence 197,246, Conservative 173,905, Liberal 95,207,
Right to Life 53,107, Working Families 7,855; Socialist in Oregon.
All data is for September,
October or November 2000, except Maine data, which is for June 2000.
November 2000 data for Maine will be reported in the next issue.
States not mentioned above do not provide for voters to register into
parties, when they register to vote. Rhode Island registration forms
ask the voter to choose a party, but the state does not keep track of
how many people join any party. Utah switched to a system in which
voters register into parties this year, but the state as yet has no
data on how many registrants any party has. A court this year ordered
New Jersey to let voters register into unqualified parties, but the
decision is being appealed, and in the meantime the lower court order
is not in effect.
Dashes mean that the voters
are not permitted to register into a particular party, since the
particular party is not, or was not, qualified in that state, and the
state won't let people register into unqualified parties. A question
mark means that the state has not tabulated the number of registrants
in a particular party.
Totals in November 1998
were: Dem. 37,425,660 (44.94%), Rep. 27,695,767 (33.26%), Indp. &
misc. 16,804,922 (20.18%), Constitution (then called US Taxpayers)
317,510 (.38%), Reform 245,831 (.30%), Libertarian 179,255 (.22%),
Green 118,537 (.14%), Natural Law 70,032 (.08%), other parties 424,101
(.51%).
1998 REGISTRATION TOTALS
(table)
| |
Dem. |
Rep. |
Indp. & Misc. |
US Tax |
Reform |
Libt |
Green |
Nat Law |
other |
|
Alaska |
76,212 |
112,273 |
246,213 |
? |
? |
? |
3,303 |
? |
18,141 |
|
Arizona |
912,613 |
1,013,533 |
317,176 |
? |
759 |
17,466 |
1,744 |
? |
- - |
|
California |
6,989,006 |
5,314,912 |
1,966,240 |
291,678 |
88,425 |
82,079 |
98,443 |
65,433 |
72,969 |
|
Colorado |
783,044 |
914,486 |
860,090 |
? |
? |
3,201 |
1,226 |
1,394 |
- - |
|
Connecticut |
699,766 |
477,684 |
784,819 |
99 |
316 |
149 |
194 |
? |
1,637 |
|
Delaware |
195,295 |
160,997 |
107,944 |
254 |
293 |
648 |
14 |
398 |
- - |
|
District of Columbia |
275,202 |
25,406 |
48,371 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
5,407 |
|
Florida |
3,691,742 |
3,292,589 |
1,223,675 |
1,356 |
2,695 |
7,037 |
965 |
207 |
- - |
|
Iowa |
567,441 |
588,061 |
613,543 |
- - |
782 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Kansas |
433,759 |
685,107 |
383,419 |
302 |
1,323 |
9,773 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Kentucky |
1,570,461 |
835,465 |
184,413 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Louisiana |
1,677,917 |
577,884 |
432,120 |
40 |
438 |
691 |
89 |
14 |
- - |
|
Maine |
300,264 |
270,678 |
352,412 |
? |
19,175 |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Maryland |
1,479,094 |
778,211 |
310,259 |
? |
1,752 |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Massachusetts |
1,388,177 |
485,961 |
1,651,050 |
154 |
2,289 |
7,610 |
311 |
59 |
3,259 |
|
Nebraska |
390,800 |
521,142 |
144,208 |
? |
187 |
64 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Nevada |
372,219 |
375,469 |
127,183 |
16,520 |
315 |
4,819 |
713 |
627 |
- - |
|
New Hampshire |
203,567 |
272,115 |
271,715 |
? |
? |
3,207 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
New Jersey |
1,141,593 |
872,349 |
2,525,002 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
New Mexico |
491,337 |
309,344 |
101,295 |
? |
256 |
1,183 |
8,549 |
? |
- - |
|
New York |
4,923,893 |
3,083,549 |
2,100,432 |
- - |
122,172 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
321,307 |
|
North Carolina |
2,504,964 |
1,598,901 |
663,310 |
? |
? |
4,754 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Oklahoma |
1,181,004 |
714,163 |
154,903 |
? |
536 |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Oregon |
779,799 |
695,315 |
429,009 |
? |
1,221 |
11,946 |
2,986 |
1,900 |
1,381 |
|
Pennsylvania |
3,514,970 |
3,072,299 |
638,519 |
7,107 |
2,847 |
23,095 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
South Dakota |
179,195 |
219,624 |
53,108 |
? |
50 |
924 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
West Virginia |
632,288 |
295,825 |
79,278 |
? |
? |
420 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Wyoming |
70,038 |
132,425 |
35,216 |
? |
? |
189 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
TOTAL |
37,425,660 |
27,695,767 |
16,804,922 |
317,510 |
245,831 |
179,255 |
118,537 |
70,032 |
424,101 |
|
PERCENT |
44.94 |
33.26 |
20.18 |
.38 |
.30 |
.22 |
.14 |
.08 |
.51 |
Note: updates
exist for the above.
REGISTRATION TALLY
The Dec.
8, 1998 Ballot Access News carried a chart showing
the number of registered members in each political party. However, the
Maine data for the 1998 general election wasn't available when that
chart was produced, nor was the Alaska data for the unqualified or
newly qualified parties. That data is now available. Maine figures
are: Democratic 296,970; Republican 268,276; Reform 17,700;
Independent and miscellaneous, 350,807. Alaska new data is Libertarian
3,226; Republican Moderate 515; Taxpayers 2; Independent and
miscellaneous 242,470.
The final tally for the
nation for November 1998 is thus: Democratic 37,422,366; Republican
27,693,365; Indp. & Misc. 16,799,574; US Taxpayers 317,512; Reform
244,356; Libertarian 182,481; Green 118,537; Natural Law 70,032; other
424,616.
1996 REGISTRATION TOTALS
(table)
(See also this correction.)
See this note
about tables.
| |
Dem. |
Rep. |
Indp. & Misc. |
US Tax |
Reform |
Libt |
Green |
Nat Law |
other |
|
Alaska |
70,008 |
101,509 |
224,080 |
? |
? |
? |
3,034 |
? |
16,186 |
|
Arizona |
911,024 |
1,012,282 |
295,499 |
? |
542 |
18,418 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
California |
7,387,504 |
5,704,536 |
1,836,846 |
290,172 |
108,381 |
77,675 |
95,090 |
84,665 |
77,216 |
|
Colorado |
719,082 |
824,222 |
739,130 |
? |
? |
2,420 |
501 |
? |
148 |
|
Connecticut |
656,737 |
455,555 |
652,448 |
127 |
? |
70 |
2,017 |
? |
1,488 |
|
Delaware |
177,728 |
148,806 |
91,295 |
216 |
299 |
566 |
10 |
431 |
157 |
|
D. C. |
282,454 |
25,463 |
48,371 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
5,131 |
|
Florida |
3,728,513 |
3,309,105 |
928,492 |
79 |
1,557 |
5,509 |
731 |
119 |
103,772 |
|
Iowa |
575,560 |
603,068 |
563,330 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Kansas |
423,595 |
650,566 |
351,492 |
- - |
936 |
9,829 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Kentcky |
1,475,802 |
746,174 |
174,110 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Louisiana |
1,654,388 |
536,147 |
348,705 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Maine |
298,204 |
271,565 |
338,631 |
? |
23,474 |
? |
2,580 |
? |
- - |
|
Maryland |
1,518,248 |
775,896 |
289,271 |
254 |
425 |
3,785 |
? |
98 |
- - |
|
Massachusetts |
1,319,753 |
476,581 |
1,651,050 |
? |
? |
8,157 |
189 |
49 |
1,588 |
|
Nebraska |
384,667 |
502,030 |
127,894 |
- - |
174 |
234 |
- - |
57 |
- - |
|
Nevada |
325,450 |
329,661 |
105,854 |
12,923 |
35 |
3,833 |
9 |
369 |
- - |
|
New Hampshire |
206,273 |
276,129 |
227,627 |
? |
? |
3,207 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
New Jersey |
1,099,722 |
866,873 |
2,354,271 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
New Mexico |
457,678 |
281,895 |
92,380 |
? |
? |
1,407 |
5,841 |
? |
- - |
|
New York |
4,738,254 |
2,996,511 |
2,052,021 |
45,772 |
70,114 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
257,484 |
|
North Carolina |
2,346,552 |
1,456,599 |
511,426 |
- - |
311 |
2,585 |
- - |
70 |
- - |
|
Oklahoma |
1,169,526 |
690,611 |
118,610 |
- - |
129 |
141 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
|
Oregon |
788,001 |
701,901 |
390,342 |
8 |
440 |
10,102 |
1,529 |
4 |
1,074 |
|
Pennsylvania |
3,334,777 |
2,909,143 |
537,195 |
2,994 |
2,093 |
14,435 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
South Dakota |
184,262 |
223,932 |
51,121 |
? |
? |
656 |
? |
? |
- - |
|
West Virginia |
616,207 |
288,199 |
66,339 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
- - |
|
Wyoming |
74,673 |
140,438 |
25,379 |
? |
? |
181 |
? |
40 |
- - |
|
TOTAL |
36,924,642 |
27,305,397 |
15,195,035 |
352,545 |
208,910 |
163,210 |
111,342 |
85,853 |
464,244 |
|
PERCENT |
45.69 |
33.79 |
18.80 |
.44 |
.26 |
.20 |
.14 |
.11 |
.57 |
The parties in the
"Other" column are: Alaska Independence in Alaska; Peace and
Freedom in California; Populist in Colorado 39, Concerned Citizens in
Colorado 109; A Connecticut Party in Connecticut 1,414, Independence
in Connecticut 74; A Delaware Party in Delaware; Statehood in D.C.
4,381, Umoja in D.C. 750; these parties in Florida: Independent
101,138, Conservative 1,159, Independence 1,148, American 183,
Socialist Workers 107, Reform-Silly 37; these parties in
Massachusetts: Interdependent 1,319, Socialist 149, Conservative 81,
Prohibition 14, others 25; these parties in New York: Conservative
159,499, Liberal 90,505, Freedom 7,480; Socialist in Oregon.
All data is for October or
November 1996, except Maine data, which is for June 1996. November
1996 data for Maine will be reported in the next issue.
States not mentioned above
do not provide for voters to register into parties, when they register
to vote. Rhode Island registration forms ask the voter to choose a
party, but the state does not keep track of how many people join any
party.
A dash means that the voters
are not permitted to register into a particular party, since the
particular party is not, or was not, qualified in that state, and the
state won't let people register into unqualified parties. A question
mark means that the state has not tabulated the number of registrants
in a particular party.
Totals two years ago were:
Dem. 34,586,676 (47.13%), Rep. 24,618,092 (33.55%), Indp. & misc.
13,363,803 (18.21%), U.S. Taxpayers 246,951 (.34%), Libertarian
109,001 (.15%), Green 89,566 (.12%), Patriot 41,187 (.06%), other
parties 328,833 (.45%).
Totals four years ago were:
Dem. 35,616,630 (47.76%), Rep. 24,590,383 (32.97%), Indp. & misc.
13,617,167 (18.26%), U.S.Taxpayers 247,995 (.33%), Green 102,557
(.14%), Libertarian 100,394 (.13%), other parties 306,673 (.41%).
1994 (TABLE)
See this note
about tables.
| |
Dem. |
Rep. |
Indp/Misc. |
Libt |
Green |
Patriot |
oth(1) |
oth(2) |
oth(3) |
|
Alaska |
59,782 |
78,212 |
186,976 |
? |
2,558 |
? |
12,936 |
-- |
-- |
|
Arizona |
873,413 |
933,642 |
260,404 |
7,574 |
? |
? |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Calif. |
7,219,635 |
5,472,391 |
1,565,511 |
69,951 |
86,198 |
466 |
242,510 |
66,955 |
167 |
|
Colorado |
668,892 |
696,566 |
666,845 |
1,945 |
72 |
? |
18 |
-- |
-- |
|
Conn. |
675,129 |
465,372 |
710,469 |
? |
? |
? |
2,017 |
? |
? |
|
Delaware |
150,716 |
126,813 |
61,689 |
466 |
7 |
130 |
182 |
168 |
10 |
|
Dt. Col. |
286,273 |
26,830 |
45,606 |
? |
? |
? |
4,181 |
-- |
-- |
|
Florida |
3,245,518 |
2,747,074 |
546,078 |
3,585 |
453 |
34,877 |
212 |
81 |
72 |
|
Iowa |
581,150 |
586,781 |
463,195 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Kansas |
404,511 |
582,672 |
321,504 |
5,508 |
? |
? |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Kentcky |
1,398,854 |
644,709 |
88,589 |
? |
? |
? |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Louis'na |
1,566,905 |
433,362 |
221,063 |
360 |
38 |
12 |
29 |
24 |
2 |
|
Maine |
306,145 |
268,862 |
343,481 |
-- |
? |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Maryland |
1,442,927 |
694,982 |
226,557 |
(es)2,700 |
? |
? |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Mass. |
1,224,887 |
396,344 |
1,548,634 |
333 |
40 |
13 |
171 |
54 |
1 |
|
Nebraska |
365,872 |
456,399 |
97,050 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| |
