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| Campaign
Endorsements |
| Political
Facts |
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October
2008
Voter Registration Totals
Source: Ballot Access News |
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Democrat
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Republican
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Independent Misc.
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Constitution
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Green
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Libertarian
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Reform
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Working Families
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Other
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| Alaska |
77,036
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127,446
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262,902
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?
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2,926
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6,926
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?
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?
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19,592
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| Arizona |
1,022,252
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1,118,587
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824,450
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?
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4,009
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18,153
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?
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?
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- -
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| California |
7,683,495
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5,428,052
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3,537,483
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370,405
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118,416
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83,574
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26,316
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?
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56,350
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| Colorado |
902,444
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892,791
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812,281
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1,461 |
5,526
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9,489
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?
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?
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183
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Connecticut |
779,784 |
427,020 |
885,211 |
263 |
1,906 |
987 |
106
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18 |
2,340 |
| Delaware |
280,347
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181,789
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136,731
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309
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587
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756
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140
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589
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1,618
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| District of Columbia |
321,027
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30,465
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70,721
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?
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4,548
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| Florida |
4,722,076
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4,064,301
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2,433,193
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932
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6,007
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16,883
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3,093
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?
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1,149
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| Iowa |
698,839
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592,397
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710,587
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- -
|
356
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762
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- -
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- -
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- -
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| Kansas |
451,577
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751,125
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446,450
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- -
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- -
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9,113
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1,296
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- -
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- -
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| Kentucky |
1,662,093
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1,053,871
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189,338
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105
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329
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997
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48
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?
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28
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| Louisiana |
1,442,468
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697,694
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584,591
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?
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1,040
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2,669
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1,457
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?
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- -
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| Maine |
310,950
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258,147
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346,374
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?
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27,354
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| Maryland |
1,946,823
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927,798
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532,241
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?
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8,045
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7,058
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?
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?
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10,235
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| Massachusetts |
1,559,464
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490,259
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2,144,417
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80
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7,522
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12,534
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438
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5,534
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240
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| Nebraska |
392,943
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558,465
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195,507
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8,625
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1,041
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453
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?
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?
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- -
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| Nevada |
531,317
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430,594
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187,758
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47,967
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3,349
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6,776
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?
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?
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- -
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| New Hampshire |
263,217
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268,108
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332,217
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| New Jersey |
1,782,556
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1,055,403
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2,511,396
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117
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953
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1,023
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67
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?
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154
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| New Mexico |
596,938
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378,351
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208,191
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91
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5,290
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2,172
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?
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?
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- -
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| New York |
5,831,445
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3,054,520
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2,523,696
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?
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28,983
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1,545
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?
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40,560
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550,541
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| North Carolina |
2,870,862
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2,004,704
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1,395,714
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| Oklahoma |
1,079,373
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859,872
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244,847
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| Oregon |
914,452
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686,656
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451,405
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2,996
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8,834
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13,701
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?
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1,984
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33,550
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| Pennsylvania |
4,480,961
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3,243,391
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978,123
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2,631
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16,686
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36,509
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?
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?
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- -
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| Rhode Island |
265,947
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67,387
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281,929
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| South Dakota |
204,413
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241,528
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83,147
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315
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?
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1,059
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?
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?
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- -
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| Utah |
118,037
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549,928
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649,452
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1,819
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?
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2,639
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256
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?
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| West Virginia |
675,305
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353,437
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167,111
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?
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973
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?
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?
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?
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- -
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| Wyoming |
65,640
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105,504
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27,796
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?
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?
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878
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?
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?
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- -
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| TOTAL |
43,933,901
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30,944,590
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24,157,259
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438,222
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255,019
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240,328
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32,961
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48,685
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675,980
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| Percent |
43.62%
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30.72%
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23.98%
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.44%
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.25%
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.24%
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.03%
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.05%
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.67%
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Parties in the "Other"
column are:
Alaska, 13,828 Alaskan Independence; 3,842 Republican Moderate, 1,922
Veterans; Calif., Peace & Freedom; Colo., United Party; Ct.,
Independent Party; Del., 310 Socialist Workers, 1,308 Independent
Party; Fla., 51 Boston Tea, 380 Socialist Workers, 614 Socialist, 30
America's Independent Party, 23 Party for Socialism & Liberation,
51 Prohibition; Ky., Socialist
Workers;
Maryland, Independent Party; Mass., 203 Socialist, 25 Veterans, 12
Prohibition; N.J., N.Y., 399,478 Independence, 151,063 Conservative;
Ore., 33,947 Independent, 53 Peace .
A dash means that the voters can't register into a particular party
because there is no write-in line on the registration form.
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Voter
Registration Totals For other Selected Years:
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Political
Parties In U.S. History (using FEC definition of "party")
Source: Ballot Access News
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POLITICAL PARTY |
BEGIN |
END |
BEST
PRESIDENTIAL YEAR |
BEST U.S. HOUSE
YEAR |
| Democratic |
1792 |
Ongoing |
1804, Jefferson, 72.86% |
1818, 70.13% |
| Republican |
1854 |
Ongoing |
1972, Nixon, 60.69% |
1920, 58.13% |
| Prohibition* |
1870 |
1980 |
1892, Bidwell, 2.25% |
1886, 2.97% |
| Socialist Labor |
1890 |
1976 |
1896, Matchett, .26% |
1898, .56% |
| Socialist* |
1898 |
Ongoing |
1912, Debs, 5.99% |
1912, 6.35% |
| Socialist Workers |
1946 |
2000 |
1976, Camejo, .11% |
1972, .08% |
| Communist* |
1922 |
1984 |
1932, Foster, .26% |
1938, .37% |
| Libertarian |
1974 |
Ongoing |
1980, Clark, 1.06% |
2000, 1.77% |
| Federalist |
1789 |
1818 |
1796, Adams, unknown % |
Unknown, probably 1798 |
| People’s |
1890 |
1908 |
1892, Weaver, 8.53% |
1894, 11.44% |
| Whig |
1834 |
1852 |
1840, Harrison, 52.87% |
1838, 47.88% |
| American |
1970 |
1984 |
1972, Schmitz, 1.42% |
1972, .28% |
| Constitution |
1992 |
Ongoing |
1996, Phillips, .19% |
1998, .21% |
| Natural Law |
1992 |
2002 |
1996, Hagelin, .12% |
1996, .63% |
| Green |
1996 |
Ongoing |
2000, Nader, 2.74% |
2002, .42% |
| Reform |
1996 |
Ongoing |
1996, Perot, 8.40% |
1998, .52% |
| National Republican |
1826 |
1834 |
1828, Adams, 43.96% |
1828, 37.74% |
| Greenback |
1876 |
1884 |
1880, Weaver, 3.35% |
1878, 12.18% |
| Farmer-Labor |
1920 |
1928 |
1920, Christensen, .99% |
1924, 1.81% |
| Single Tax |
1918 |
1926 |
1920, Macauley, .02% |
1920, .01% |
| Populist |
1984 |
1992 |
1992, Gritz, .10% |
1990, .09% |
| Liberty |
1840 |
1846 |
1844, Birney, 2.30% |
1844, 1.94% |
| Progressive |
1948 |
1954 |
1948, Henry Wallace, 2.38% |
1948, 1.91% |
| American Independent |
1974 |
1980 |
1976, Maddox, .21% |
1974, .40% |
| Anti-Masonic |
1830 |
1834 |
1832, Wirt, 8.00% |
1832, 14.48% |
| Free Soil |
1848 |
1852 |
1848, Van Buren, 10.13% |
1848, 8.63% |
| American (Know-Nothing) |
1854 |
1858 |
1856, Fillmore, 21.08% |
1854, 19.57% |
| Progressive |
1912 |
1916 |
1912, T. Roosevelt, 27.42% |
1912, 15.31% |
| U.S. Labor |
1974 |
1978 |
1976, LaRouche, .05% |
1976, .15% |
| People’s |
1972 |
1976 |
1972, Spock, .10% |
1974, .10% |
| Citizens |
1980 |
1984 |
1980, Commoner, .27% |
1980, .08% |
| New Alliance |
1988 |
1992 |
1988, Fulani, .24% |
1990, .09% |
| Union Labor |
1888 |
1890 |
1888, Streeter, 1.30% |
1888, 1.22% |
| Independence |
1906 |
1908 |
1908, Hisgen, .56% |
1906, .79% |
| Union |
1936 |
1938 |
1936, Lemke, 1.96% |
1936, .81% |
| Peace and Freedom |
1968 |
1970 |
1968, Cleaver, .05% |
1968, .09% |
| Southern Rights |
1850 |
1852 |
1852, Troup, .07% |
1850, 3.51% |
| Native American |
1852 |
1852 |
1852, Broome, .08% |
1852, .31% |
| Constitutional Union |
1860 |
1860 |
1860, Bell, 12.61% |
1860, .72% |
| Breckinridge Democratic |
1860 |
1860 |
1860, Breckinridge, 18.20% |
1860, 3.16% |
| Straight Democratic |
1872 |
1872 |
1872, O’Conor, .46% |
1872, .02% |
| National Democratic |
1896 |
1896 |
1896, Palmer, .97% |
1896, .87% |
| National |
1896 |
1896 |
1896, Bentley, .10% |
1896, .03% |
| Union Reform |
1900 |
1900 |
1900, Ellis, .04% |
1900, .02% |
| American |
1924 |
1924 |
1924, Nations, .08% |
1924, .03% |
| Liberty |
1932 |
1932 |
1932, Harvey, .13% |
1932, .22% |
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