While America focuses on the 2008 primaries, we suggest you view this video to remind
us all what has made these elections possible throughout our history.

10 Reasons to Register Republican in Oldham County during 2008 

10.  Over 52% of voters in Oldham County are registered Republican

9.  The percentage of Republican Voters is increasing monthly and yearly

8.  Less than 38% of voters in Oldham County are registered as Democrats

7.  Over 62% of new Oldham County voters registered as Republican during 2006 and 2007

6.  The Judge/Executive and entire Fiscal Court are elected Republicans

5.  The County Clerk, Attorney, Sheriff, Jailer, Property Valuation Administrator, Coroner, and Surveyor are elected Republicans

4.  Kentucky is a closed primary state—you can only vote for your party’s candidates in Primary Elections

3.  Most Democrats and Independents could only vote for non-partisan judges during the May 2006 primary due to lack of Democratic primary races and candidates

2.  Oldham County is the 10^th most Republican county in the Commonwealth with nearly 20,000 voters registered as Republican

1.  With over 20,000 registered Republicans, Oldham County is the 4^th most Republican county in the 4^th Congressional District, and the largest outside of Northern Kentucky

April 20, 2008

Oldham County 2008 Voter Registration Data: 

56% of New Registered Voters in 2007 Are Republican

Remains 10th most Republican County in the Commonwealth

According to data from the  Kentucky State Board of Elections website, The Oldham County Republican party gained a net 683 new registered voters from January 16, 2007 to December 17, 2007, compared to a net gain of 415 for the Democratic Party.  Those registered as "Other" increased by 130 for 2007.   Nearly 1,600 voters have registered Republican over the past two years, solidifying the Republican domination in Oldham County. 

April 20, 2008 data from the Kentucky State Board of Elections reflected continued gains from all parties after a purging of data in February.   Democrats gained a net 216 voters from March 15, 2008 to April 20, 2008 reflecting interest in the May primaries for Democrat candidates for President and U.S. Senate.  This compares with a net increase of 110 new registered Republican voters and 21 new registered "other" voters.

The table below reflects 2006 and 2007  year-end results and 2008 registration data to date.

Currently, 52.2 percent of voters in Oldham County are registered as Republican, 38.1 percent are registered Democrat, and 9.7 percent are registered as "Other".  

Click here to review Precinct Level details for December 2007 registration data

Oldham County Remains Number 10 in Registered Republicans

Oldham County remains the 10th most Republican County in the Commonwealth according to data from the Kentucky State Board of Elections.  The table below reflects the top 15 Republican Kentucky Counties as of April 15, 2008.  Oldham is ranked 29th in terms of percentage of voters registered Republican.

Top 10 Republican Counties in Kentucky as of April 20, 2008

COUNTY DEM GOP OTHER TOTAL REG Percent GOP 1 JEFFERSON 286,241 158,604 43,519 488,364 32.5 2 FAYETTE 92,915 63,833 16,735 173,483 36.8 3 KENTON 46,806 45,903 13,350 106,059 43.3 4 BOONE 27,830 38,357 8,884 75,071 51.1 5 LAUREL 9,654 28,779 1,441 39,874 72.2 6 PULASKI 11,580 28,638 2,450 42,668 67.1 7 CAMPBELL 27,297 25,543 6,417 59,257 43.1 8 HARDIN 33,449 22,693 5,388 61,530 36.9 9 WARREN 35,138 22,004 4,426 61,568 35.7 10 OLDHAM 14,818 20,264 3,748 38,830 52.2

Click here to review registration data for all Kentucky Counties as of April 15, 2008 or here to view the list sorted by percent of voters registered Republican

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Our organization meets on the third Thursday of each month.  Contact Anne Gernstein at 222-8832,  Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m If you have any questions.