10-20-10 —     Kentucky will have 2,885,775 citizens appear on its voter rolls for  the November 2 general election. That number is the second highest  

total of registered voters in the Commonwealth's history, just  slightly lower than the record set during the 2008 general election,  which totaled 2,906,809.

    There were 2,851,996 citizens registered to vote in the 2010 primary  election and 2,766,288 in the 2006 general election, the most recent  comparable election cycle.

    "We are confident that Kentucky has one of the best voter  registration databases in the country, and these registration figures  reflect our efforts to ensure a fair and honest election in the  Commonwealth," stated Secretary of State Trey Grayson. "While we  

would like to see these numbers increase to historic levels, we must  also be mindful that our voter rolls must be continually updated to  

reflect those voters who are deceased, have moved away, or must be  removed from the rolls for other lawful reasons."

    The registration totals are a net increase of 33,779 voters from  those who were registered to vote in the 2010 primary election,  increasing the voter rolls by 1.18 percent.

    In comparison, voter registration figures increased by a net of  49,578, or 1.74 percent, from the 2008 primary election to the 2008  

general election.

    The 2010 increase is considerably lower than the 2.08 percent  increase that the registration figures saw in 2006, the last  comparable election cycle.

    Registration figures continued to show little change in the  percentage of male and female voters with females representing nearly  

53 percent of the registration population and males representing 47  percent.

    In terms of party registration, Democrats, Republicans, and "Others"  increased their number of registered voters by 0.39 percent, 2.17  

percent, and 2.56 percent since May of 2010, respectively. Democrats  increased their voters by 6,350 to 1,624,361.

    Republicans increased their voters by 22,665 to 1,067,537. "Others"  increased their voters by 4,758 to 193,871.

    Republicans and "Others" increased their percentages of the Kentucky  voter rolls as they now comprise 36.99 percent and 6.72 percent of  

Kentucky voters, respectively. That is an increase of 0.35 percent  and 0.09 percent since the 2010 primary election, respectively.  

Democrats saw their percentage decrease 0.48 percent since the 2010  primary election to 56.29 percent. Those percentages have set records  

in modern Kentucky history with Republicans and Others being higher  than ever before and Democrats being lower.

    Compared to the 2006 general election registration figures, there  

has been a net increase of 119,487 in total voters, or 4.32 percent;  

46,088 in Democratic voters, or 2.92 percent; 56,351 in Republican  

voters, or 5.57 percent; and 17,042 "Other" voters, or 9.64 percent.  

Democrats, Republicans, and "Others" represented 57.05 percent, 36.55  

percent, and 6.39 percent of the electorate in November of 2006,  

respectively. Since November of 2006, the percentage of the  electorate has changed -0.76 percent for Democrats, 0.44 percent for  Republicans, and 0.33 percent for "Others" as compared to current  

percentages of Kentucky registered voters.

    Secretary Grayson noted that the election's focus now shifts to  

getting people to the polls on Election Day. "Now that the  

registration books are closed, we must work diligently to see that  

every registered Kentuckian votes in the November 2, 2010 general  

election."

    Grayson encouraged citizens to utilize the Voter Information Center  (VIC) on the State Board of Election's website to confirm their voter  registration status and to locate their polling place. For complete  registration statistics, including county and district registration  statistics, as well as additional election information including the  VIC, please visit www.elect.ky.gov.