Republican and Democratic Party Membership Continues to Decline

[StateBoiler]

http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/030108.html#1

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Here's the state-by-state registration figures for the states that do them at the link above.

Democrat: 41.66%
Republican: 31.89%
Independent: 24.82%
Reform/Independence Party: 0.42%
Constitution: 0.41%
Green: 0.28%
Libertarian: 0.24%
Other: 0.29%

States with Democrats having largest membership: California, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

States with Republicans having largest membership: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming

States with Independents having largest membership: Alaska, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Utah

[Person Man]

...and Colorado should be in the Indy list soon.

[Reaganfan]

I'm not registered with any party either. It doesn't always mean people don't consider themselves a DEM or REP.

[Sasquatch]

I'm done voting for major parties. I voted Democrat in 2004 and 2006 and boy do I feel like a fool.

[frihetsivrare]

I'm done voting for major parties. I voted Democrat in 2004 and 2006 and boy do I feel like a fool.

I couldn't vote in 2006 but I feel like a fool just for giving the Democrats the benefit of the doubt.

[Joe Biden 2020]

I voted for the Republicans in 2000 and 2002 and the Democrats in 2004 and 2006 and I will still vote for the major parties for some time to come.  I'm on the fence as to who I will support for president right now.  I'm slowly getting turned off by Obama.  I'm liking Hillary more and more, but I don't think she has much of a shot.  I am starting to grow fond of John McCain and, in a way, returning to my Republican roots where I started my voting life in 2000.  Mind you, then, I was a staunch, hardcore conservative Republican and thought Gore was horrible.  I won't get that far to the right, but I just don't know where I'll be come November 4, 2008.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

I think they're all going to be voting RonPaul right?

[Beet]

I'm done voting for major parties. I voted Democrat in 2004 and 2006 and boy do I feel like a fool.

I couldn't vote in 2006 but I feel like a fool just for giving the Democrats the benefit of the doubt.

What do you guys think the Democrats should have done? Cut off funding for the Iraq war?

[Joe Biden 2020]

I'm done voting for major parties. I voted Democrat in 2004 and 2006 and boy do I feel like a fool.

I couldn't vote in 2006 but I feel like a fool just for giving the Democrats the benefit of the doubt.

What do you guys think the Democrats should have done? Cut off funding for the Iraq war?

Oh, heavens no.  To me, that would be telling the troops "I don't give a crap about you, I just hate this president and everything he stands for."

The Democrats are too patriotic and too loyal to our troops (for the most part) to do that.

[TeePee4Prez]

Ehh, my independent streak is showing again.  I really don't care much for the Democratic party at this point.  Their organization sucks and I don't know how they'd be with spending.  Hey, they generally supported the war and didn't bother to read the PATRIOT Act plus the blacktivists such as Sharpton, McKinney, etc. will never go away.  Where's my home?

[AkSaber]

I'm done voting for major parties. I voted Democrat in 2004 and 2006 and boy do I feel like a fool.

I couldn't vote in 2006 but I feel like a fool just for giving the Democrats the benefit of the doubt.

What do you guys think the Democrats should have done? Cut off funding for the Iraq war?

Oh, heavens no.  To me, that would be telling the troops "I don't give a crap about you, I just hate this president and everything he stands for."

The Democrats are too patriotic and too loyal to our troops (for the most part) to do that.

Well, during '06 the Democrats heavily touted their anti-war beliefs, didn't they? Then, when they won Congress, they shut up very quickly. Come to find out, the Democrats in office are making lots of money off the Iraq War, just like Cheney and his friends. I wonder if that is where a lot of this anger is coming from. For me that's where it's coming from.

[RouterJockey]

Is there any indication that the loss of Democratic or Republican voters (registered voters that is) is translating into higher numbers of registered 3rd party voters?  Or are they just turning Independent/Undeclared?

I know I've read recently that the Libertarian Party has increased membership by something like 25% in the last year.  But 25% of a small number is still a small number....

[Хahar 🤔]

Is there any indication that the loss of Democratic or Republican voters (registered voters that is) is translating into higher numbers of registered 3rd party voters?  Or are they just turning Independent/Undeclared?

I know I've read recently that the Libertarian Party has increased membership by something like 25% in the last year.  But 25% of a small number is still a small number....

Mostly indy.