For the first time ever, there are over one million active registered voters in Clark County, Nevada (Las Vegas). This is just astounding. Population growth has continued to be very strong in Clark County (even through the recession). In 2000, the population of Clark County was 1,375,765 and in 2010, that number skyrocketed to 1,951,269 for a 41.8% increase. A conservative estimate places the total population of Clark County at about 2,150,000 as of 2016.
And now for another milestone. We surpassed the 140,000 margin over the Republicans among active voters in Clark County. It will be so interesting to see what the final numbers are on Wednesday morning since Tuesday evening is the final deadline to register either in person or online in the state of Nevada. My prediction now is somewhere around 142,000.
Here are the current active voter registration counts:
Democrats 434,147
Republicans 293,588
Independents 217,182
Other 60,569
Total 1,005,086
So the current margin is 140,559 which represents a jump of 1,223 since my last report two days ago, or an average of 611.5 per day. These are very solid numbers. At the close of registration in 2012, we had an advantage of just over 127,000 among active registered voters. I will be so interested to see what percentage of the statewide active registered voters that Clark County comprises by the close of registration. My prediction is 71% so we’ll see if I’m right.