NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2014
CONTACT: State Election Board PIO Bryan Dean, (405) 522-6624 bdean@elections.ok.gov
Number of registered voters up by more than 15,000
(Oklahoma City) – Nearly 2 million Oklahomans were registered to vote at the end of June, a net increase of 15,553 voters since January, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Thursday.
As of June 30, Oklahoma had 1,994,365 registered voters:
DEMOCRAT………………….883,289.......44.3 percent
REPUBLICAN………………..865,128…...43.4 percent
AMERICANS ELECT……………….8……N/A
INDEPENDENT………………245,940…..12.3 percent
TOTAL……………………….1,994,365
The statistics show a net increase in registered Republicans and Independents since January, but a net decrease in the number of registered Democrats.
Democrats remain the largest percentage of Oklahoma voters at 44.3 percent, followed by Republicans at 43.4 percent and Independents at 12.3 percent. In January, Democrats made up 44.8 percent of registered voters, followed by Republicans at 43.2 percent and Independents at 12.1 percent. Since January, Republicans have seen a net increase of 10,799 and Independents have seen a net increase of 7,070. There has been a net decrease in the number of Democrats by 2,320.
The State Election Board began recording statewide voter registration statistics by party in 1960.
YEAR DEM REP IND OTHER
1960 82.0% 17.6% 0.4% N/A
1980 75.8% 22.8% 1.4% N/A
2000 56.7% 35.0% 8.3% *
TODAY 44.3% 43.4% 12.3% *
*Registration for minor recognized parties or political organization was less than 0.0001 percent.
To view historical voter registration statistics or to download a voter registration application, visit http://elections.ok.gov. The deadline to register to vote for the Aug. 26 Runoff Primary election is Friday, Aug. 1, 2014.
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