LOD: Graphic View of Voter Reg

The John W. Pope Civitas Institute deserves its reputation for biased polling and twisted thinking, but it can sometimes be a useful place to see statistics from a government source presented in a nifty format – in this case, county-by-county voter registration details. (Ironic, right? Civitas roundly trashes the government, including the State Board of Elections, the source of this feature, and then uses the tax-financed government agency’s data for its untainted private purposes. But, of course, Civitas is not wholly private; it’s a tax-subsidized think tank, funded almost entirely by tax-sheltered profits from Art Pope’s Roses/Maxway family corporation, funneled through the John W. Pope Foundation to Civitas. Democracy NC is a tax-subsidized nonprofit, too, and thanks for your financial support!) But back to the nifty format: This presentation lets you quickly see the change in voter registration in your county and across the state; change the dates in the window for a longer view; hover your cursor over the county name to see race and party details; and export data to an Excel file. Statewide, because of list maintenance, there are 60,500 fewer Republicans and 136,000 fewer Democrats registered now than in November 2008, and 91,000 additional voters registered as Unaffiliated.