New Rhode Island Registration Data

The Rhode Island Secretary of State’s office says that as of November 7, the number of registered voters in each party is: Democratic 319,729; Repubican 92,709; Moderate 2,817; independent and miscellaneous 367,628. These numbers are not on any state web page yet. The percentages are: Democratic 40.84%; Republican 11.84%; Moderate .36%; independent and miscellaneous 46.96%.

In February 2016 the percentages were: Democratic 39.05%; Republican 10.30%; Moderate .34%; independent and miscellaneous 50.32%.

New Jersey Registration Data

On November 7, the New Jersey Secretary of State posted new registration data. The percentages: Democratic 35.64%; Republican 20.82%; Libertarian .09%; Conservative .06%; Green .05%; Constitution .04%; Socialist .02%; Natural Law .02%; Reform .01%; independent and miscellaneous 43.24%.

Percentages in January 2016 were: Democratic 32.10%; Republican 19.47%; Libertarian .05%; Green .02%; Conservative .01%; Constitution, Natural Law, Reform, and Socialist, under .01%. Socialist registration back then was only 25 voters in the entire state, but now it is 1,271.

New Utah Voter Registration Data

On November 1, the Utah state elections office released new voter registration data. The percentages: Republican 48.40%; Democratic 11.39%; Independent American Party 1.41%; Libertarian .81%; Constitution .33%; Green .07%; independent and miscellaneous 37.59%. The Green registration total is not on the state web page, but is 916 voters.

In January 2016, the percentages were: Republican 47.50%; Democratic 9.32%; Independent American Party .79%; Libertarian .62%; Constitution .30%; Green .09%; independent and miscellaneous 41.38%.

New Iowa Registration Data

On November 1, the Iowa Secretary of State released new voter registration data. The percentages: Republican 33.17%; Democratic 31.51%; Libertarian .42%; Green .13%; independent and miscellaneous 34.76%. The Libertarian and Green totals are not on the Secretary of State’s web page, but are 8,366 Libertarians and 2.671 Greens.

In February 2016, the percentages were: Republican 31.78%; Democratic 30.29%; Libertarian .30%; Green .09%; independent and miscellaneous 37.53%.

Canadian Government Will Send Postal Mail to Every Household, Inviting Canadians to Comment on Ideas for Electoral Reform

The Canadian government will soon postally mail literature to every household in Canada, informing readers that they are invited to visit a government web page and express themselves about proposals to change the electoral system, possibly to proportional representation. See this story.