The Nevada Secretary of State’s office released the voter registration numbers for September, 2015 on October 1st and while the changes in percentage of voter share are in the low hundredths of a percent; the Democratic Party lost 0.04%, the Republican Party gained 0.01%, Non-Partisan gained 0.03%, and the minor parties’ share remained unchanged, the percent of increase in voters registered in each category is more significant. (NOTE: Registration as Non-Partisan had the largest increase in voter share)
State-Wide
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
478,738
|
2,609
|
0.55
|
|
R
|
422,777
|
2917
|
0.69
|
|
NP
|
240,418
|
1,990
|
0.83
|
|
O
|
77,806
|
392
|
0.51
|
Non-Partisan largest increase
Clark County
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
358,487
|
1,668
|
0.47
|
|
R
|
256,159
|
1,608
|
0.63
|
|
NP
|
170,454
|
1,247
|
0.74
|
|
O
|
49,524
|
250
|
0.51
|
Non-Partisan largest increase
Washoe County
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
78,807
|
941
|
1.2
|
|
R
|
86,130
|
1,121
|
1.3
|
|
NP
|
42,771
|
668
|
1.6
|
|
O
|
16,221
|
154
|
1.0
|
Non-Partisan largest increase
18 – 34 Year Olds
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
108,651
|
961
|
0.89
|
|
R
|
72,867
|
755
|
1.0
|
|
NP
|
85,725
|
763
|
0.9
|
|
O
|
23,340
|
98
|
0.42
|
Republican Party largest increase, NP second
55 and Over
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
216,181
|
1,100
|
0.5
|
|
R
|
214,439
|
1,549
|
0.73
|
|
NP
|
74,368
|
515
|
0.7
|
|
O
|
27,970
|
138
|
0.5
|
Republican Party largest increase, NP second
Rural Counties
|
Party
|
# Registered Voters
|
Increase
|
% of Increase
|
|
D
|
41,444
|
0
|
0
|
|
R
|
80,488
|
188
|
0.23
|
|
NP
|
27,193
|
75
|
0.28
|
|
O
|
12,061
|
42
|
0.35
|
Minor parties largest increase, NP second
One month closer to the presidential caucuses and the trend of voters choosing no political party affiliation continues. Voters continue to be turned-off by the political dogma of the so-called party bases.
The Nevada Election Modernization and Reform Act (NEMRA) remains a way to reverse this. I am working on bringing NEMRA, with changes that will resolve the few issues raised last session back for 2017. Details will be posted on this blog in the near future.