Report reveals more Oklahomans registered to vote – Journal Record

As of Jan. 15, there were 2,218,374 people registered to vote in Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board. (Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash)

OKLAHOMA CITY Registered Republicans increased their majority among Oklahoma voters in the last two years, while Democrats lost ground and percentages of registered independent and Libertarian voters both increased, according to figures released Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Election Board.

The board released its annual voter registration report, which showed that as of Jan. 15 there were 2,218,374 people registered to vote in the Sooner State. That compared favorably to Jan. 15, 2020, when there were 2,090,107 Oklahomans registered to cast ballots.

Slightly more than half of registered voters in the state 50.6% identify as Republicans. In January 2020, some 48.3% were registered Republicans.

By contrast, 31.4% of state voters as of Jan. 15 identified as Democrats. That compared to 35.3% who identified as Democrats in 2020.

Some 17.2% of state voters identify as independents, while 1% identify as Libertarian.

Doing the math, there currently are 1,122,582 registered Republicans in Oklahoma, 696,723 registered Democrats, 381,088 independents and 17,981 Libertarians.

Oklahomas official voter registration statistics are counted every year on Jan. 15.

According to Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax, it is easy to register to vote in Oklahoma. Eligible applicants can fill out applications using the OK Voter Portal registration wizard or download a Voter Registration Application from the State Election Board website. Applications are also available at all 77 county election board offices in the state as well as at most tag agencies, post offices and libraries.

The next voter registration deadline is March 21.

Current voters who need to make changes to their registration can update an address within the same county and/or party affiliation online using the OK Voter Portal or by submitting a new Voter Registration Application to their county election board.

For more information on voter registration or to view historical voter registration statistics, online go to oklahoma.gov/elections.

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