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Libertarian Party Voter Registration Increases 11% As Republicans, Democrats Wane

Libertarian Party Voter Registration Increases 11% As Republicans, Democrats Wane


Published in Elections and Politics - 2 mins - Apr 06
(From the Intellectual Ammunition section in Volume 19, No. 7 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) Voter registration in the Republican and Democratic parties has decreased significantly in recent years. Libertarian Party LogoHowever, according to American’s leading ballot access expert Richard Winger, Libertarian Party voter registration in the U.S. is growing — by a whopping 11.4% since late 2012. According to Winger, the most recent figures available from state governments show 368,561 registered Libertarians in March of 2014, compared to 330,811 in November of 2012. That’s from the 30 states that, along with the District of Columbia, allow voters to include a party affiliation with their voter registration. Libertarian Party Chair Geoffrey Neale was, naturally enough, pleased. “I think it’s great that Libertarian registration is increasing throughout America, while the Democrats and Republicans have been shrinking,” he said in a media release. “Maybe it’s our across-the-board message of ‘more freedom, less government.’” The states with the largest percent increases were Idaho (161% increase), Wyoming (68% increase), Nebraska (55% increase), and Louisiana (33% increase). The surge comes after the 2012 election season in which Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson won a record 1.276 million votes, double the 2008 vote. In total, 2012 Libertarian Party candidates received nearly 16 million votes nationwide, and set new records in several categories.

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Author of The Social Singularity, After Collapse, and The Decentralist. His most recent book is Underthrow: How Jefferson’s Dangerous Idea will Spark a New Revolution.

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