North Carolina has registered 826,468 new voters since January 1, 2008. This covers through the end of mail-in registration on October 10, and includes 6,868 who registered October 16-19 during the first four days of the state's 17-day early voting process. Registration at the State's 300+ Early Voting sites ends November 1.
Some summary totals by party of new voters in 2008:
Democratic: 48.40%
Republican: 21.48%
Unaffiliated: 29.89%
Libertarian: 0.23%
By race of new voters:
Native American: 1.01%
Asian: 1.58%
Black: 30.88%
Two Races: 1.24%
White: 56.76%
Other*: 8.53%
* includes "undesignated", "other", and blank field on the registration card
The 6,868 new voters during early voting are 34.83% Black and 54.00% Democratic, both higher numbers than the yearly total.
Meanwhile, early voting continues in North Carolina with aa total of 271,863 ballots cast after four days of the 17-day early voting period.
Some county totals for new voters in 2008:
Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) 98,265
Wake County (Raleigh) 82,357
Durham County (Durham) 39,281
Orange County (Chapel Hill) 21,900
Of the new voters, 207,778 were age 18-21, and another 95,203 age 22-25.
Figuring net totals by comparing the January 1 total of 5,604,420 with the October 18 total of 6,153,550 at http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/... shows a total growth in the voter rolls of 549,030. Why the difference between 826,468 and 549,030? The latter number subtracts out voters who died, were purged for felony conviction, moved to another state and cancelled registration or who moved within North Carolina from one county to another (registration in North Carolina is handled by counties, but there is a state database.) All 826,468 are voters who would not have been eligible to vote on November 4 if they had not registered this year.
source for data analysis of new voters.
ftp://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/data/new_reg_20080101to20081019.zip