While the nation has grown more Republican since George W. Bush took office, party affiliation in Maine has remained relatively stagnant for the two major parties. In fact, the GOP lost slightly more than 1,000 enrolled voters between 2000 and 2002, while Democrats increased their numbers by a little more than 1,000.
The number of independents in Maine during that period declined by 1,315.
The largest shift, in both actual number and percentage, was in the Green Independent Party, which picked up 7,426 new voters, almost doubling the 8,743 enrollment it had in 2000.
The shifts had no effect on the rankings of the parties, with unenrolled voters in Maine continuing to constitute the largest group, at about 38 percent, Democrats next with about 31 percent, Republicans with about 29 percent of all registered voters, and Green Independent Party members accounting for about 2 percent.
– Chris Williams
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