FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Catherine Lu, Public Information Officer
(702) 486-6982 / 334-7953
clu@sos.nv.gov
(Carson City, NV; July 2, 2012) – Numbers released today by Secretary of State Ross Miller’s Elections Division show that Democrats registered more than twice as many voters than Republicans since the close of voter registration on May 22 for the primary election.
Since May 23, Democrats registered 9,849 active voters, while Republicans registered 4,651 active voters. Active registered nonpartisans increased by 4,462 during the same time period. Of the 1,078,951 active registrants statewide, which is an increase of 20,143 since the close of registration on May 22, 41.05% (442,945) are Democrats, 36.96% (398,766) are Republicans, and 16.26% (175,420) are nonpartisans.
The latest voter registration breakdown by county, party, age, and district can be found under the Election Center at www.nvsos.gov or by clicking here.
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