Kentucky By the Numbers

post from TalkLeft on 16 May 2008 02:01:00 PM. © TalkLeft

According to the Kentucky Secretary of State, here is the breakdown of registered voters as of May 20, 2008:

Total: 2,857,231
Democrats 1,629,845
Republicans 1,040,438
Indpendents 186,948

Male 1,344,579
Female 1,512,503

Absentee ballots were available starting May 2 and have to be received by May 20, the date of the primary. In the 2004 primary (pdf), there were 563, 000 registered voters and a 23% turnout (375,000 voted in the Democratic primary, a 24% turnout.) Women and men voted in roughly equal numbers.

It's a closed primary and party registration changes had to be in by December 31. Registration ended April 22, 2008. Independents cannot vote in the primary.

My earlier post on Kentucky demographics is here.