PHOENIX — The number of voters in Graham and Greenlee counties registered to vote in Tuesday’s Primary Election was down 5 percent from April.
That’s according to data released by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office on July 21.
Graham County has 20,385 registered voters in July, down 1,110 from April.
Republicans continue to dominate, with 10,548; however, that’s down 553 from April. Democrats showed less of a drop, falling 216 from April’s 4,354 registered voters to 4,138 in July. Those registering with no party preference were at 5,354 in July, down 320 from 5,674 in April.
There are 198 registered voters under the No Label Party, 121 Libertarian, and 16 Green Party in Graham County.
In Greenlee County, there are 4,564 registered voters, down 263 from April’s total of 4,827.
Republicans dropped by 127, falling from 1,955 in April to 1,828 in July; while Democrats dropped 51, going from 1,196 in April to 1,145 in July. Those with no party preference fell by 80, from 1,558 in April to 1,478 in July.
Greenlee County has 61 No Label Party registered voters, 47 Libertarians and 5 registered as Green Party.
Cochise County, which shares both state Legislative and Congressional districts with Graham and Greenlee counties, saw an increase in the number of voters, eight-tenths of a percent to 82,413.
Again, Republicans dominate the voter registration rolls, with 33,023 registered Republicans in Cochise County, followed by 29,286 voters with no party affiliation and 18,372 Democrats.
Statewide, the voter rolls decreased by 34,306, to 4.3 million. Republicans dropped by 18,718 to 1.52 million. Meanwhile Democrats dropped by 10,713 voters to 1.2 million, and independents decreased by 6,404 to 1.5 million.
