Compared to 2008, the number of voters registered as Republicans in Plainfield dropped by 16 percent to 930, while Democrats increased slightly to 12,869 in this presidential election year.
Registered voter numbers released by the Union County Board of Elections a week ago show a drop in unaffiliated voters (8,859 to 8,750), but overall totals a bit higher than 2008's surge going into the general election.
Voter totals for 2012 compared to 2008 decreased in the Third and Fourth wards, but increased in the First and Second wards. Democrats increased in each ward.
The bottom line, with a few Green Party, Libertarians and Conservatives in the mix, is 22,555 residents eligible to vote in 2012. Now the trick is to get people to the polls on Nov. 6. All registered voters should have received sample ballots by now, so check your polling place and find a time between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to get there.
--Bernice
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