Rise of California’s no-party voter
Voters in the state are increasingly likely to reject party labels and declare no party preference when registering to vote.
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Voters in the state are increasingly likely to reject party labels and declare no party preference when registering to vote. “No party preference” voters are 23% of those registered. Republicans are 28% and Democrats 43%. Two decades ago, unaffiliated voters were 10% of California registered voters.
San Francisco
Leads the state at 31 percent.
Los Angeles
Just above the state average at 23.7 percent.
Central Valley
The majority of counties have a rate of less than 20 percent.
Source: California Secretary of State, as of Sept. 5 2014
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