Final Count: 200,000 New CT Voters Register Ahead of 2012 Election

In the last six weeks, over 100,000 Connecticut citizens registered to vote in the 2012 presidential election and more than 200,000 new voters have registered in total since Jan. 1, according to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill.

On Monday, which is National Voter Registration Day, Merrill announced that nearly half of all new voters — just over 90,000 — this year are young people between the ages of 18 and 29. This was similar to 2008, when younger voters represented the largest group that registered in that year.

In Clinton as of October 16 (the day of the second presidential debate), there are 2,279 registered Republicans, 2,502 registered Democrats, and 4,262 registered voters who are unaffiliated with a political party.

The total number of active registered voters in Connecticut is 2,089,311 – just shy of the all-time record of active registered voters measured prior to the 2008 presidential election, Merrill said.  

“I think this is a very encouraging sign,” said Merrill said. “Many people are now focused on the critical questions facing our country and our state as we head to the polls tomorrow, and the trick is to take that focus and turn it into action.”

Unaffiliated voters, those not registered to any party, still make up the largest voting bloc — and the same goes for the newly registerd voters. In 2012 roughly 92,000 unaffilited voters signed on, compared to just over 70,000 new Democrats and 33,000 new Republicans.

And in a presidential year, between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, registration numbers and turnout numbers typically jump higher than in midterm election years.

Here is a list of all the breakdown figures on new voters in the 2012 election, provided by the secretary of the state’s office.

ACTIVE VOTERS IN CONNECTICUT AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2012

PARTY  - COUNT

A Better Future - 6

A Connecticut Party - 7

A Sentinel Party - 26

Canterbury First -  2

Chatham Party - 9

Concerned Citizens - 182

Connecticut For Lieberman - 83

Democratic  - 767,693

Enfield Taxpayers Party - 2

Friends Of Saybrook - 13

Green - 1,815

Guilty - 1

Independence - 833

Independence For Montville - 7

Independent - 13,933

Independent Choice - 1

Libertarian - 1,603

Milford Independent Party - 3

Norwich for Change - 1

Pro-Bethel - 2

Realistic Balance - 5

Reform - 87

Republican - 430,439

Spring Glen Party - 9

Swing - 2

The Hampton Party - 1

Unaffiliated - 872,243

We The People -  44

Winsted Independent - 37

Working Families - 222

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 TOTAL    2,089,311

NEW VOTERS SINCE 1/1/12

PARTY  - COUNT

A Connecticut Party  2

Canterbury First    1

Chatham Party    1

Concerned Citizens   2

Connecticut For Lieberman   9

Democratic     70,928

Friends Of Saybrook    2

Green   223

Independence   88

Independent    4,537

Independent Choice   1

Libertarian  398

Realistic Balance     2

Reform   9

Republican   33,067

Spring Glen Party    9

Swing    1

Unaffiliated    92,592

We The People    3

Winsted Independent     2

Working Families   60

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        TOTAL    201,937

NEW VOTERS SINCE 1/1/12 AGE 18 TO 29

PARTY -  COUNT

A Connecticut Party  2

Concerned Citizens  2

Connecticut For Lieberman   4

Democratic   31,061

Friends Of Saybrook    1

Green 118

Independence   36

Independent   2,267

Independent Choice    1

Libertarian   237

Realistic Balance    1

Reform      4

Republican 13,268

Spring Glen Party    6

Swing    1

Unaffiliated    43,036

We The People   2

Working Families  42

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  TOTAL     90,089

NEW VOTERS SINCE 1/1/12 AGE 30 TO 44

PARTY -   COUNT

Canterbury First     1

Chatham Party     1

Connecticut For Lieberman    2

Democratic  18,299

Green   70

Independence   23

Independent    1,091

Libertarian      118

Realistic Balance    1

Reform     3

Republican    8,703

Spring Glen Party       2

Unaffiliated       23,916

Working Families     9

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         TOTAL     52,239

NEW VOTERS AS OF 1/1/12 AGE 45 TO 59

PARTY -  COUNT

Connecticut For Lieberman     1

Democratic    12,885

Green 28

Independence    13

Independent    709

Libertarian     24

Reform     2

Republican     6,669

Spring Glen Party   1

Unaffiliated     15,216

We The People        1

Winsted Independent   2

Working Families    5

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          TOTAL    35,556

NEW VOTERS SINCE 1/1/12 AGE 60 AND OLDER

PARTY  -   COUNT

Connecticut For Lieberman   2

Democratic    8,532

Friends Of Saybrook      1

Green     7

Independence    16

Independent     458

Libertarian        17

Republican    4,324

Unaffiliated      10,178

Working Families       4

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TOTAL    23,539