Number of N.C.’s voters up 1.2M (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
RALEIGH – A new analysis of North Carolina voter registrations shows that the decade just passed was one of change for the state’s electorate.
Numbers released yesterday by elections watchdog Democracy North Carolina show that the number of independent voters in the state has increased by 83 percent since 2000.
By comparison, the number of registered Democrats has grown by only 11 percent and the number of Republicans has grown by 16 percent.
There are now more than 6 million registered voters in North Carolina. That is an increase of nearly 1.2 million from 10 years ago.
Onslow County showed the largest increase, up 63 percent.
The numbers also show that there was a 57 percent increase among nonwhite voters, compared with a 15 percent increase among whites.
Published: January 26, 2010
