Increase in Alaska voter registration

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Posted: October 14, 2008 - 8:01 pm

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From Julia O'Malley in Anchorage --

The total number of registered voters in Alaska has increased just under 5 percent since the last presidential election, according to the numbers issued this week by the Alaska Division of Elections. The population increase in that time has been roughly 3 percent, according to the Department of Labor.

This election has slightly fewer voters under 24 than four years ago, while there have been larger increases in the number of registered voters over 45.

In general the percentages of registered Republican, Democrat, unaffiliated and non-partisan are almost unchanged compared to the last two elections. Examining the real numbers, there are small, almost identical increases among registered Democrats and Republicans as well as bumps in the number of non-partisan and undeclared voters. Smaller parties have lost numbers across the board.

Here's the raw data, with the last two elections for comparison:

Registered voters by age, October 2008 (Total:490,656)

24 and under: 10 percent (53,841) (2 percent decrease over 2004)

25 to 34: 20 percent (99,735) (5 percent increase over 2004)

35 to 44: 20 percent (96,328) (8 percent decrease over 2004)

45 to 54: 22 percent (108,838) (2 percent increase over 2004)

55 to 64: 16 percent (78894) (25 percent increase over 2004)

65 to 74: 7 percent (33437) (27 percent increase over 2004)

Over 75: 4 percent (18,218) (20 percent increase over 2004)

Unknown: less than one percent.

Registered voters by age, October 2004. (Total: 469,043)

24 and under: 11 percent (55,288) (7 percent increase over 2000)

25 to 34: 20 percent (94,398) (7 percent decrease from 2000)

35 to 44: 22 percent (104,984) (17 percent decrease from 2000)

45 to 54: 23 percent (106,568) (3 percent increase over 2000)

55 to 64: 13 percent (62,891) (27 percent increase over 2000)

65 to 74: 5 percent (26,207) ( 11 percent increase over 2000)

Over 75: 3 percent (15, 131) (15 percent increase over 2000)

Unknown: less than one percent.

Registered voters by age, October 2000 (Total 469,477)

24 and under: 10 percent (51,462)

25 to 34: 21 percent (101,356)

35 to 44: 26 percent (123,109)

45 to 54: 21 percent (103,085)

55 to 64: 10 percent (49,444)

65 to 74: 5 percent (23,427)

Over 75: 2 percent (12,790)

Voters by party political party, October 2008 (total: 495,731)

Alaskan Independence: 2 percent (13,810) (13 percent decrease)

Democratic: 15 percent (76,792) (8 percent increase over 2004)

Republican: 25 percent (126,583) (8 percent increase over 2004)

Libertarian: 1 percent (6 972) (4 percent decrease over 2004)

Non partisan: 15 percent (77,227) (11 percent increase over 2004)

Undeclared: 37 percent (185,587) (5 percent increase over 2004)

Green: less than one percent (2,949) (51 percent decrease over 2004)

Republican Moderate: less the 1 percent (3,939) (10 percent decrease over 2004)

Veterans Party: less than 1 percent (1,935)

October 2004 (total: 469,042):

Alaskan Independence: 3 percent (15,653) (21 percent decrease over 2000)

Democratic: 15 percent (70,930) (7 percent decrease over 2000)

Republican: 25 percent (117,445) (2 percent increase over 2000)

Libertarian: 2 percent (7,296) (5 percent increase over 2000)

Non partisan: 15 percent (69,505) (10 percent decrease over 2000)

Undeclared: 38 percent (176,663) (7 percent increase over 2000)

Green: 1 percent (4,466) (14 percent increase over 2000)

Republican Moderate: 1 percent (4,363) (119 percent increase over 2000)

Other: less than 1 percent ( 2721)

October 2000 (total 469,454)

Alaskan Independence: 4 percent (19,093)

Democratic: 16 percent (75,979)

Republican: 24 percent (115,010)

Libertarian: 1 percent (6,896)

Non partisan: 16 percent (76,493)

Undeclared: 35 percent (165,018)

Green: less than 1 percent (3,896)

Republican Moderate: less than 1 percent (1988)

Other: 1 percent (5081)

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