Democrats represent 51 percent of all registered voters in Los Angeles County, compared to 25 percent listing themselves as Republicans, according to county officials, adding that 20 percent declined to state a party preference.
The percentage of registered Democrats has remained consistent since the 2004 Presidential Primary, while the percentage of Republican registrants has decreased by 2 percent and the percentage of voters choosing to decline to state a party choice has increased by 3 percent in the past four years, according to county figures.
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With only a few days remaining before the close of voter registration for the Nov. 4 Presidential General Election, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan reported that voter registrations reached an all-time high recently, breaking the record set in 2002 when registration rolls exceeded 4 million registered voters for the first time in county history.
"We reached a milestone this week with 4,149,229 registrants on file and that number will continue to increase before the Oct. 20 close of registration," Logan added. "These numbers signal an historical interest in the 2008 presidential election."
According to the county records, 50 percent of voters who have registered since June are between 18 and 25; 30 percent are between the ages of 30 and 49; and 14 percent are between the ages of 50 and 64. 54 percent of all new voters are female, while 46 percent are male.
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