PHOENIX — In Graham County, more new voters are opting to remain unaffiliated than align themselves with the Republican or Democratic parties.
That’s according to voter registration released Thursday by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.
Independent voters grew by 2.2 percent from April to July, while the Republican Party voter rolls grew by one-half of 1 percent.
Democratic Party voter registration in Graham County declined by four-tenths of 1 percent during the same time period.
In Greenlee County, the growth of independent and Republican voter rolls grew at nearly the same rate. Independents grew by six-tenths of a percent, while Republicans grew by five-tenths of 1 percent.
Just as in Graham, Democratic Party voter registration declined from April to July, decreasing by seven-tenths of 1 percent.
Graham County added 140 new voters in the second quarter of this year, with two Libertarian, 110 independents and 50 Republican. Democrats lost 22 voters.
Greenlee County saw a net increase of just seven new voters — adding one Libertarian, nine independents and 10 Republicans while losing 13 Democrats.
Statewide, there were 28, 042 new voters added to the rolls over the last three months, up to 4.3 million voters. Republicans added 3,093 voters, Democrats added 539 and independents grew by 24,994.
