Arizona has semi-closed primaries, which means that independents can choose any party’s primary ballot, but party members are confined to voting in the primary of their own party. According to this story, last month, 70% of the independent voters who chose a partisan ballot chose a Republican ballot. The article does not say what percentage chose a Democratic primary ballot, and what percentage chose a Libertarian ballot, and what percentage chose an Americans Elect ballot.
Probably the missing data is available on the Secretary of State’s web page, but internet access is so poor from my vacation location, I can’t do that research. If anyone finds the information, please comment.
As to the problem that some recent posts say “comments closed”, that is an intended problem that ought to be correct soon, I hope.
Is this a cyclical thing (hope thats the correct spelling of the word) or has there been a time in Arizona when more independents voted in the Democratic Primary?
Admittedly, independents are unpredictable. If I vote in a partisan primary, it is usually because a certain candidate is running as a partisan and under Alabama law, I’m allowed to vote in any primary I wish. If my vote can make a difference, then it’s worth being a “Democrat” or a “Republican” for a day.