This is the second part in my continuing series collecting together the lastest voter registration numbers in various key states for this fall's coming Presidential election. I gained all the information listed below from government databases available for the public. As you will notice when reviewing the numbers, some states do not provide breakdown of voter registration by party. Some do, however, breakdown registration by race. Given the wide gap in support (as exhibited by polls) of support for Senator Obama by African-Americans, I have used this measure as a proxy for new Democratic party registration in those states that do not give partisan breakdown. Some states, however, do not even give this type of breakdown, leaving me to simply report the raw numbers without any indication who these newly registered voters are (Dems, Reps., Independents, etc.,). Even more problematic some states (Ohio being the most glaring example) do not even give out voter registration numbers that are more current than the 2006 mid-term elections. With that said, here are the numbers:
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