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OK: GOP, independent voters rise; voters in Dem Party on decline

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By Patrick B. McGuigan | CapitolBeatOK

OKLAHOMA CITY — The steady decline of strength for Oklahoma’s Democratic Party, and comparative strength for Republicans and independents, continues as the 2012 election campaign unfolds.

New data for the Sooner State’s 2,030,073 registered voters shows that 46.45 percent of voters are Democrats, nearly 42 percent are Republican and 11.59 percent are Independent, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board.

After purging of electoral lists, the number of voters is slightly smaller than the 2,090,130 who were registered in January 2011, and lower still than the 2,183,996 who were registered in 2009.

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