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                        A SLOW DECLINE 

TPJ has consistently warned that Republicans are methodically building their voter base in comparison to North Carolina Democrats. That trend continues from January 1 through April 1 2006. 

The chart below demonstrates that Republicans have a net statewide increase in voter registration of some 3,829 voters since January 1.  Democrats achieved a net gain in 36 counties and Republicans achieved a net gain in 63 counties.  

County

Dem

Rep

Dem

Rep

Dem Change

Repub Change

Dem +/-

ALAMANCE

36582

28990

36601

29083

19

93

-74

ALEXANDER

9086

11048

9038

11053

-48

5

-53

ALLEGHANY

3506

2103

3517

2113

11

10

1

ANSON

11103

2158

11089

2158

-14

0

-14

ASHE

7459

8406

7522

8515

63

109

-46

AVERY

1653

7751

1661

7774

8

23

-15

BEAUFORT

15709

9124

15676

9133

-33

9

-42

BERTIE

11138

1320

11181

1331

43

11

32

BLADEN

14716

3017

14853

2990

137

-27

164

BRUNSWICK

24762

22844

24926

23185

164

341

-177

BUNCOMBE

68904

49510

69006

49657

102

147

-45

BURKE

22654

20387

22657

20445

3

58

-55

CABARRUS

33002

39849

33070

40064

68

215

-147

CALDWELL

17190

22881

17175

22958

-15

77

-92

CAMDEN

3119

1524

3130

1560

11

36

-25

CARTERET

15389

18044

15347

18243

-42

199

-241

CASWELL

9449

2984

9451

2980

2

-4

6

CATAWBA

30118

44887

30068

45186

-50

299

-349

CHATHAM

18525

10303

18664

10368

139

65

74

CHEROKEE

7704

8331

7753

8430

49

99

-50

CHOWAN

5546

2224

5581

2180

35

-44

79

CLAY

2572

3096

2653

3116

81

20

61

CLEVELAND

30028

18465

30020

18496

-8

31

-39

COLUMBUS

25057

5732

25144

5747

87

15

72

CRAVEN

26851

21759

26866

21933

15

174

-159

CUMBERLAND

87432

48843

87834

49205

402

362

40

CURRITUCK

5509

4529

5517

4598

8

69

-61

DARE

9764

7503

9763

7505

-1

2

-3

DAVIDSON

32250

45034

32226

45200

-24

166

-190

DAVIE

5703

13279

5693

13322

-10

43

-53

DUPLIN

15130

6501

15201

6546

71

45

26

DURHAM

96105

30176

96261

30246

156

70

86

EDGECOMBE

26935

5758

26929

5791

-6

33

-39

FORSYTH

83075

70432

83194

70700

119

268

-149

FRANKLIN

16075

9696

16131

9813

56