Growth of Voters Registered as Non-Partisan Continues to Top Growth in Either Major Party

The Nevada Secretary of State’s office  released the voter registration numbers for September, 2015 on October 1^st and while the changes in percentage of voter share are in the low hundredths of a percent; the Democratic Party lost 0.04%, the Republican Party gained 0.01%, Non-Partisan gained 0.03%, and the minor parties’ share remained unchanged, the percent of increase in voters registered in each category is more significant. (NOTE: Registration as Non-Partisan had the largest increase in voter share)

State-Wide

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	478,738	2,609	0.55
R	422,777	2917	0.69
NP	240,418	1,990	0.83
O	77,806	392	0.51

Non-Partisan largest increase

Clark County

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	358,487	1,668	0.47
R	256,159	1,608	0.63
NP	170,454	1,247	0.74
O	49,524	250	0.51

Non-Partisan largest increase

Washoe County

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	78,807	941	1.2
R	86,130	1,121	1.3
NP	42,771	668	1.6
O	16,221	154	1.0

Non-Partisan largest increase

18 – 34 Year Olds

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	108,651	961	0.89
R	72,867	755	1.0
NP	85,725	763	0.9
O	23,340	98	0.42

Republican Party largest increase, NP second

55 and Over

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	216,181	1,100	0.5
R	214,439	1,549	0.73
NP	74,368	515	0.7
O	27,970	138	0.5

Republican Party largest increase, NP second

Rural Counties

Party	# Registered Voters	Increase	% of Increase
D	41,444	0	0
R	80,488	188	0.23
NP	27,193	75	0.28
O	12,061	42	0.35

Minor parties largest increase, NP second

One month closer to the presidential caucuses and the trend of voters choosing no political party affiliation continues. Voters continue to be turned-off by the political dogma of the so-called party bases.

The Nevada Election Modernization and Reform Act (NEMRA) remains a way to reverse this. I am working on bringing NEMRA, with changes that will resolve the few issues raised last session back for 2017. Details will be posted on this blog in the near future.