Politics
| Year | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 39.01% 136,905 | 59.36% 208,323 |
| 2004 | 40.5% 135,114 | 58.2% 194,068 |
| 2000 | 35.4% 110,010 | 57.5% 178,400 |
| 1996 | 30.6% 89,120 | 58.7% 171,021 |
| 1992 | 31.7% 102,212 | 43.6% 140,593 |
| 1988 | 48.6% 148,614 | 49.7% 151,816 |
| 1984 | 54.8% 162,152 | 44.8% 132,353 |
| 1980 | 43.8% 130,252 | 39.0% 116,173 |
| 1976 | 41.6% 125,538 | 55.0% 165,710 |
| 1972 | 46.5% 138,040 | 53.0% 157,324 |
| 1968 | 35.4% 99,721 | 61.0% 171,901 |
| 1964 | 25.3% 71,653 | 73.4% 210,135 |
| 1960 | 42.9% 126,599 | 56.9% 167,875 |
| Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 13, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Number of Voters | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | 158,409 | 32.98% | |||
| Republican | 57,759 | 12.02% | |||
| Unaffiliated | 261,600 | 54.46% | |||
| Minor Parties | 2,619 | 0.55% | |||
| Total | 480,387 | 100% | |||
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