INDEPENDENTS FASTEST-GROWING POLITICAL AFFILIATION, SEC. ADAMS SAYS
347,000 Kentuckians Now List Political Party as “Other”
Frankfort, Ky. (August 31, 2022) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Kentucky voter registration as Independent or under other political affiliations is outpacing registration in the two major parties. In July, “Other” registration grew at more than double the rate of Republican or Democrat registration.
“Political allegiances are in flux,” said Adams. “Republicans recently took the lead in voter registration from Democrats, but there’s more to the story, as many voters now do not affiliate with either party. Any candidate for statewide office needs to not just hold the base, but also reach out to others.”
Overall, Kentucky voter registration increased by 5,995 voters in July. Over that month, 3,796 voters were removed – 2,624 deceased voters, 798 voters convicted of felonies, 330 voters who moved out of state, 23 adjudged mentally incompetent, and 21 who voluntarily de-registered.
Republican registrants account for 45.2 percent of the electorate, with 1,615,178 voters. Republican registration increased by 3,118 voters, a 0.19 percent increase. Democratic registrants account for 45.0 percent of the electorate, with 1,606,843 voters. Democratic registration decreased by 2,726 voters, a 0.17 percent decrease. Kentuckians registered under other political affiliations account for 9.7 percent of the electorate, with 347,481 voters. Other registration increased by 1,807 voters, a 0.52 percent increase.
Well one thing the Big Red Wave this Fall is starting to look like a Ripple.
In Alaska the democrats flipped a house seat that was held by a republican for 49 years.
If a democrat can win in Alaska they can win anywhere.
Looks like the party of Trump is history thank God.
People are sick of all the fighting between Republicans & Democrats …no wonder going Independent makes sense!
Seemed the Status Quo totally forgot they are supposed to work for the People, not special interests!
They still have to vote for a Democrat or a Republican. I am not sure about this but if you are registered as a independent you can vote for Democrat or a Republican in a primary.
I voted for Joe Bi-Dung I loved his speech with China red in the background Joe is my hero
There is a difference in being registered as “other” and being “independent”. If you register as Independent, that is simply another political party and in the primary, you can vote for the Independent candidate of your choice. If you are registered as “other”, you can vote for issues (if there are any) on a primary ballot but you cannot vote for candidates. You can, however, vote in the general election, for whomever you choose. Registering as an independent does not make you independent of a party-it’s simply a different party with it’s own platform. Be sure that is the platform you actually support before registering.
Well don’t see any reason to register as a independent if you can’t vote democrat or republican then KY must be a closed primary state