New District of Columbia Voter Registration Data

Posted on by July 16, 2025
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As of June 30, registration in the District of Columbia percentages for each party are:  Democratic 75.63%; Republican 5.12%; Green .91%; Libertarian .28%; other and independent 18.05%.

The Libertarian total is not on the Board’s website, because the Libertarian Party is no longer a qualified party.  The number of registrations for the Libertarian Party is 1,326.  This number was obtained using the Freedom of Information process.

In March 2024 the percentages were:  Democratic 77.10%; Republican 5.08%; Green .86%; Libertarian unknown: other and independent 16.96%.

America Party Has Not Yet Filed to Have its California Name Protected

Posted on by July 15, 2025
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On July 4, Elon Musk first mentioned his intent to form the America Party.  But as of July 15, the America Party has not filed to be a political body in California.  It is very easy for a group to file as a political body.  Once filed, the person who files, and who says he or she is chair of that body, controls the party name.

Here is the list of political bodies in California.

North Dakota Redistricting Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court for Quick Relief

Posted on by July 15, 2025
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On July 15, the North Dakota plaintiffs in a Voting Rights Act redistricting case asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the order of the Eighth Circuit, pending final resolution of the case.  Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v Howe, 25A62.  See the filing here.

The U.S. District Court had found North Dakota’s last legislative redistricting to violate the federal Voting Rights Act, because it reduced the number of districts in which Native Americans had a reasonable chance to elect one of their own.  But then the Eighth Circuit had ruled that the federal Voting Rights Act, which has existed since 1965, can’t be the basis of any lawsuit brought by individuals or groups.  Instead, the Eighth Circuit said, only the federal government use the Act.  The vote was 2-1 and was unprecedented.

The U.S. Supreme Court wants a response from North Dakota by July 22.