PHOENIX — Just in time for an election year, voter registration numbers are climbing in Graham and Greenlee counties.
That’s according to data released by the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.
The number of registered voters climbed six-tenths of 1 percent between October and January in Graham County, to 20,208.
Republicans make up the majority of Graham County’s voters, at 10,168, followed by independents at 5,346 and Democrats at 4,501. Both Republicans and independents have shown gains over the last six months, while Democrats have seen declines.
In Greenlee County, the number of registered voters grew by eight-tenths of 1 percent, to 4,785.
Again, Republicans are the dominant group of voters, at 1,790, followed by independents at 1,514 and Democrats at 1,398. Just as in Graham County, it’s Republicans and independents growing the voter rolls, while Democrats continue to lose numbers.
Cochise County, which shares both state Legislative and Congressional districts with Graham and Greenlee counties, saw a decline in the number of voters, dropping 2 percent to 75,700.
The only party to see an increase in voters in Cochise County was the Green Party, which recorded its first 47 voters over the last six months.
Statewide, the voter rolls declined by 2.6 percent, to 4.1 million. Both independents and Democrats dropped by about 40,000 voters each, while Republicans saw a drop of almost 30,000.
