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Clark County Voter Profile

Published Quarterly

Fourth Quarter 2009 Report:
Clark County registered 6,225 new voters by the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, a slim increase of 2.9 percent from the 6,049 new voters added during the previous quarter (Q3 2009). The latest period reported a materially smaller growth percentage compared to the previous two quarters, which recorded increases of 10.4 percent (Q2 2009) and 10.3 percent (Q3 2009). Nevertheless, the number of new voter registrations is consistent with other non-election year periods and is consistent with expectations.

Third Quarter 2009 Report:
By the end of the third quarter of 2009, Clark County registered 6,000 new voters, a modest increase from the 5,500 new voters added during the previous quarter (Q2 2009). The volume of new registrants is consistent for a quarter falling outside an election year. While voter registration continues to grow, the 803,600 total active voters reported at the end of the third quarter remained significantly lower than the 842,400 active voters reported at the end of 2008. Total active voters increased by a slight 0.7 percent over the previous quarter’s 798,384. Excluding a period of purging active voters to inactive status, the latest quarter represents the smallest gain of active voters since Applied Analysis began tracking voter registration trends (Q1 2003).

Second Quarter 2009 Report:
Second quarter voter registration activity in Clark County increased marginally, adding an additional 5,500 new voters to the election rolls. This level of activity is consistent with the volume of new registration occurring during the first quarter of the year. It is important to note that new voter registration activity does not necessarily correlate to population growth or driver’s license surrenders. For instance, second quarter driver’s license surrenders, as estimated by the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, totaled 13,657 while new voter registrations during the quarter totaled 5,485. Using this measure, only 40.2 percent of new residents registered to vote. Voter registration activity is also heavily influenced by election cycles.

First Quarter 2009 Report:
The first quarter of 2009 witnessed a 6.0-percent decline in the number of active registered voters compared to the prior quarter. This trend is neither unusual nor unexpected; voter registration typically slows in quarters following a general election. In fact, the number of new voters registered during the quarter totaled nearly 5,000 individuals, an 84-percent decline from the preceding quarter. During each quarter in 2005 (following George W. Bush’s re-election), the number of new voters averaged 5,800, and in no quarter exceeded 7,000 individual registrations.

Fourth Quarter 2008 Report:
As of December 31, 2008, Clark County was comprised of 399,382 (47.4 percent) active registered Democrats, 269,678 (32.0 percent) active registered Republicans, and 131,583 (15.6 percent) active registered Non-Partisan voters. The balance of the total 842,395 active registered voters, 41,752 (5.0 percent) active registered voters, was registered to other parties. Other parties consist of the Libertarian Party, the Independent American Party (the Nevada affiliate of the national Constitution Party), and the Green Party. It is estimated that approximately 61 percent of the eligible Clark County population is registered to vote, and 57 percent of the eligible population is an active registered voter.

Third Quarter 2008 Report:
As of September 30, 2008, Clark County was comprised of 370,068 (47.2 percent) active registered Democrats, 255,865 (32.6 percent) active registered Republicans, and 119,936 (15.3 percent) active registered Non-Partisan voters. The balance of the total 783,898 active registered voters, 38,029 (4.9 percent) active registered voters, was registered to other parties. Other parties consist of the Libertarian Party, the Independent American Party (the Nevada affiliate of the national Constitution Party), and the Green Party. It is estimated that approximately 61 percent of the eligible Clark County population is registered to vote, and 49 percent of the eligible population is an active registered voter.

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