Listed below are registration numbers from a cross-section of cites and counties across, with an emphasis on large cites and suburban counties across the state. I also included counties and cities from each of the 11 CD's in Virginia.
The first column reflects the number of voters registered as of January 1, 2008; the second column reflects the total through July 31, 2008:
ALBEMARLE COUNTY 61,773 63,709
ALEXANDRIA CITY 87,402 92,427
AMELIA COUNTY 7,692 7,982
APPOMATTOX COUNTY 9,552 9,772
ARLINGTON COUNTY 130,639 138,147
AUGUSTA COUNTY 40,336 41,445
BEDFORD COUNTY 44,035 44,999
BOTETOURT COUNTY 21,913 22,415
BRISTOL CITY 11,045 11,493
BUCHANAN COUNTY 16,494 16,485
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY 9,241 9,398
CAMPBELL COUNTY 32,592 33,224
CAROLINE COUNTY 15,792 16,511
CHARLOTTE COUNTY 8,227 8,348
CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY 23,726 24,807
CHESAPEAKE CITY 129,001 134,848
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 188,397 196,668
CULPEPER COUNTY 24,600 25,619
DANVILLE CITY 27,401 27,854
FAIRFAX CITY 14,436 14,798
FAIRFAX COUNTY 634,439 654,240
FALLS CHURCH CITY 7,577 7,891
FAUQUIER COUNTY 41,022 42,429
FREDERICKSBURG CITY 11,120 11,867
GREENSVILLE COUNTY 6,444 6,557
HALIFAX COUNTY 21,390 21,933
HAMPTON CITY 78,411 82,335
HANOVER COUNTY 64,018 65,655
HARRISONBURG CITY 16,559 17,002
HENRICO COUNTY 175,943 184,365
HOPEWELL CITY 12,160 12,648
KING & QUEEN COUNTY 4,573 4,711
LOUDOUN COUNTY 161,043 170,319
MARTINSVILLE CITY 8,414 8,625
MATHEWS COUNTY 6,737 6,819
MECKLENBURG COUNTY 19,602 20,271
MONTGOMERY COUNTY 46,256 47,607
NELSON COUNTY 10,207 10,425
NEWPORT NEWS CITY 103,813 107,787
NORFOLK CITY 105,416 112,315
NOTTOWAY COUNTY 8,639 8,917
PETERSBURG CITY 17,518 18,616
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY 39,139 39,897
PORTSMOUTH CITY 56,425 58,637
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 194,625 204,295
PULASKI COUNTY 20,578 20,891
RICHMOND CITY 100,050 105,187
ROANOKE CITY 56,829 58,622
ROANOKE COUNTY 63,792 64,860
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY 12,887 13,184
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 40,699 41,718
SHENANDOAH COUNTY 24,627 25,334
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY 11,137 11,428
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 67,573 70,869
STAFFORD COUNTY 67,378 70,709
STAUNTON CITY 13,672 14,116
SUFFOLK CITY 48,665 51,103
SURRY COUNTY 5,176 5,235
TAZEWELL COUNTY 27,527 27,999
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY 260,627 271,401
WAYNESBORO CITY 11,363 11,724
WESTMORELAND COUNTY 10,459 10,824
WILLIAMSBURG CITY 6,864 7,555
WINCHESTER CITY 13,975 14,323
WISE COUNTY 22,446 23,010
WYTHE COUNTY 17,514 17,899
YORK COUNTY 42,001 43,075
As you can see from the data, large cities and counties across the urban crescent are producing large numbers of voters, as expected.
In NOVA, Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria have a combined total of approximatelly 33,000 new voters.
In Tidewater, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake have a total of approximatelly 33,500 new voters.
In the Richmond area, Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico have a total of approximately 21,700 new voters.
Percentage wise, Williamsburg has had an increase of 10% in their voting rolls, followed by Norfolk (6.5%), Arlington (6.2%), Petersburg (6.0), Alexandria (5.9%), and Suffolk, Richmond, and Prince William (5%).
Stafford County and Spotsylvania County seem to be mirror images of each other, in terms of the number of registered voters on 1/1/2008 and 7/31/2008.
Of all the large urban counties and cities that support Dems in statewide elections, Portsmouth Newport News, and Hampton seems to be lagging a bit. I also would have thought that Richmond would have had higher numbers as well.
Rural southside counties in the 5th CD have not seen large increases in voter registration that have significant black populations and that were carried by Obama in the primary - Pittslyvania, Mecklenburg, Appomatox, Buckingham, Cumberland and Amelia counties. Increasing voters in these counties is crucial to Tom Periello in the 5th. The same seems to be the case throughout the rural 4th as well.
If folks are interested, I can track these results each month and post them here.
Enjoy the data.
VA Repub's are all ready beating the 'voter fraud" drum..and can only expect more of the same. The 8/12/08 WSJ,page 4a, carries story of how new voter registration is new "Battleground" and that Repubs are especially "concerned" with VA and PA.
Hampton is also at a 5% increase.
We definitely need to do more work in Portsmouth, where we're under a 4% increase in a highly Democratic, low registration rate city. Any help folks can offer would be greatly appreciated :-)
Williamsburg voter registration increases are a function of the fact that W&M students were allowed to register to vote in Williamsburg rather than vote absentee, and lots of students changed their voting address to vote in the primary this year. I expect even more registrations after school starts again, especially with an Obama office in Williamsburg getting the word out. A presidential campaign office in Williamsburg unprecedented and we should get lots of student volunteers!